DELUXE | John Deere 4020 Tractor

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4 жыл бұрын

In this video viewers spend time in the field with a 95 hp John Deere 4020 hydrostatic front wheel assist tractor and Oliver 548 plow . This tractor video shares specifications, production history and the original price tag of the John Deere 4020 tractor. The 4020 featured in this video is a deluxe version of a model year 1969 John Deere featuring a power shift transmission, hydrostatic front wheel assist, Hinson cab and a right side control console.
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@stanhensley3082 4 жыл бұрын

What a great sound.We ran 2 of them for a lot of years.One was a power shift.Loved them both.They could do anything we needed done.Light work,heavy pulling ,pto work and just fun to drive.Tuff as nails!!!

@1959hogryder 4 жыл бұрын

We had the power -shift plus the Synchro...mesh (?) .... That one took a bit of concentration ... Seen the same two on their log -skidders too

@wms1650 4 жыл бұрын

@@1959hogryder 1973 I worked for a farmer that used 4020s, a 5010 and 5020s with duals. One of the 4020s had, we called, an Automatic. The farmer said he wouldn't buy an automatic again because it didn't pull as much as the standard clutch model. I thought the 5020s were smooth with the duals. The 5010 had a cab and it was hot even though you had shade.

@rickbrandt9559 4 жыл бұрын

74 yr old farm kid raised, now city dweller,enjoys the machinery I grew up on(3020,4010,400 IHC,JD A,1939 Oliver 80 gas). Envy the sizes of equipment available today. Jason so lucky you get to be in/experience 1st hand old to new........ Keep the videos coming!

@bigtractorpower 4 жыл бұрын

Thank you for watching. That is a nice tractor line up. I like these big new machines today but I love finding classics at work to share.

@thegreenerthemeaner 4 жыл бұрын

One option you missed was the PowerShift disconnect lever on the left side of the cowl. It was to aid in cold starting. The other thing worth mentioning is the hydraulic pump in the Hydrostatic FWA possessed twice the capacity of the regular pump. From the sounds of this one when it is turned on, either a hard line bracket has broken or the main relief valve has seen better days due to likely overheating. These tractors are pushing oil thru the hubs even with it turned off which is soaking power. Imagine when it is cold out! In the low setting, you got a little something for the effort. They could turn way tighter than a MFWD, but that is about the only advantage they had. Need to leave the weights off the front of these tractors, the axle itself was usually enough ballast for 2WD. If they didn't slip some when on the high setting, they heated up the hydraulics fast when pulling hard.

@shorthood2518 4 жыл бұрын

I was under the impression that they used the same pump as a standard 4020. Also thanks to the series/parallel/reverse valve, the front wheels are bypassed until the switch is flipped on the dashboard. Also the later tractors didn't have a destroking lever like the earlier

@Sjanzo Жыл бұрын

In Mannheim, the 4040S and 4240S weee built from parts from the US and from ZF to create mechanical FWD for the European market. HFWD just cost them too much business to competitors... So with the 50 series, the headquarters got some sense and adopted the European MFWD...

@MidwestFarmToys 7 ай бұрын

I can't believe they stuck with hydraulic system all the way to the 50 series

@3408kid 4 жыл бұрын

jd4020 has got to be the best tractor ever made for all around farming its big enough to do heavy work and small enough to do light work and the powershift was better than any other transmission they had back then no other company had a transmission that was as good as this and these tractors never lose their value

@bigtractorpower 4 жыл бұрын

It is a solid tractor and work horse.

@xade7863 3 жыл бұрын

I would say a 2955 would be a better choice mostly cause it was a simpler to work on and could do basically the same work and the engines could withstand 110 to 125 horsepower without issues and they are great on fuel

@farminghuntingtrapping-fht Жыл бұрын

@@xade7863 yeah but the 2955 pulled 1,278 pounds less than the 4020 stock… I can definitely see why the 2955 could be the better tractor but I would still stick with the 4020

@xade7863 Жыл бұрын

@@farminghuntingtrapping-fht yea I agree to some degree 4020 was stronger and had more power capabilities but the 2955 had good cabs. They shifted good and usually done good if people kept good hydraulic fluid in them . And the 359 Dubuque built engine was better on fuel and cranked better in the cold than the 404 and was also very reliable all the way up to 140 horsepower and in some combines was up at 180+

@ginggur17 4 жыл бұрын

All the Deere’s had that same sound. A lovely ole work horse.

@dougdemaree1963 2 жыл бұрын

4020 diesel.....one of the greatest tractors ever built......Thanks for the video

@gwgillman1 4 жыл бұрын

the JD 4020 is like a Coyote and cockroaches,itll be around forever,not much can killem,they just keep going,awesome Tractor

@freedomring4813 4 жыл бұрын

Some rich looking soil.

@scottbourdon5423 4 жыл бұрын

This tractor is a thing of beauty!!!

@jeremysmits9784 4 жыл бұрын

I’ve never seen a 4020 with a 4wd before. Bet that thing would bring 3-4 times what it was new on a auction today!

@turbodiesel4709 4 жыл бұрын

Yeah they do!

@andyhutch8262 4 жыл бұрын

Hydraulic drive to front wheels, they had a habit of spinning rubber off the front tyres.

@motordudeable 3 жыл бұрын

They don’t work all that well. I have two of them and they are better than 2wd, but nothing like mechanical, just not enough hydraulic system pressure to really get the power to the ground

@SixOFord 3 жыл бұрын

@@motordudeable they're cool old tractors though! I didn't even know they existed until I saw this. Yours cab or open station ?

@motordudeable 3 жыл бұрын

@@SixOFord they are both factory cabbed with AC and sorry I should clarify they are 30 series, one a 4430 and the other a 4630, but same FWA. The 4630 works a lot better than the 44, but i think it’s because it’s a power shift and the trans pump can deliver a better volume of oil to the main pump.

@davenhla 4 жыл бұрын

That's an interesting machine with the FWA. I grew up with one just like this, minus the FWA, same side console, powershift, but we had a very nice hiniker cab on it. I am not a fan of 4020's. It makes a great chore tractor. It makes a mediocre workhorse. On hot summers, you didn't dare shut it down or it wouldn't restart until the whole tractor cooled off. If we tried to make it work pulling, it would buck back and something would break, at one point it was in the shop getting the powershift fixed because dad made the mistake of thinking we could try to plow with it, next month it was back getting some hydraulic issue fixed because one of the remotes just up and quit working, and two months later something else happened where it would go into gear, but there was this wierd delay and then a big jerk when it engaged. We had a lot of loaner tractor time that summer. We only had 34's on the back of ours, so maybe that had something to do with it, but IMO the engines do not lug past maybe a 200 rpm drop. They just start losing power and can't recover, so the tractor could either do the work, or not, there wasn't much in between. This was a big deal because we farmed hills, and varied soil from sandy to loam to red clay. I am sure a lot of guys farming flat black earth have stories about how nice a 4020 was. We enjoyed it on our corn planter and for chore work, but we didn;t use it to till, it would just run out of steam and peeter out on the transitions from flat ground to sandy hills, or worse, red clay, or mostly impossible for it, red clay hills. We had good use of it on our haybine later on also when we picked up a larger one, the 4020 seemed to excel on lighter pulling work, or PTO jobs. For the heavy work though, it couldn't hold a candle to our Case 1030, and our smaller David Brown 1200 gave it a run for it's money too. We rented a David Brown 1410 one summer, THAT was an excellent tractor for that HP range. Different strokes for different folks, and if ya love these tractors, that's just fine. But years of operating one on a dairy and the frustration of dealing with it's limitations leaves it on the bench for me.

@bigtractorpower 4 жыл бұрын

Great history. A Case 1030 and 1410 are on my wish list to film. I live in a red clay area. It is tough soil. I see 620 hp tractors stall out trying to sun soil at 18 inches.

@tommckinley111 2 ай бұрын

Definitely something wrong with that diesel engine if it wouldn't restart hot, those tractors did their best work hot(200-210F). curious what you were tilling with? we had a 71 3020D w/Powershift and we worked the snot out of it pulling a 4-16s trailer plow in flat blue clay in 2nd gear all day or a 12ft 370 Intl disk. 3020D is the same engine only 4cylinders instead of 6. And it is best to leave a hot diesel running, my experience in northern WI was cold was harder on them than anything.

@walterlaubscherjr2011 4 жыл бұрын

The 4020 in my opinion is one of the main staple tractors in farming

@jonathansmith5511 4 жыл бұрын

It's the most beautiful tractor I've ever seen.

@johnreynolds8170 4 жыл бұрын

Love to see the 4020 in action it will always be one of my favorites tractors great video 👍

@bigtractorpower 4 жыл бұрын

It is a neat classic to see working. Thank you for watching.

@philipbalsiger2982 4 жыл бұрын

Awesome video! Love the Oliver 546 plow. We have a 5 bottom we pull behind a 1984 8010 Allis-Chalmers.

@henrywardell4635 4 жыл бұрын

Bravo; Classic John Deere 4020 Tractor.

@bigtractorpower 4 жыл бұрын

Thank you for watching.

@Jacob_6420 4 жыл бұрын

That powershift seems like a very nice feature so long as it's working right

@chadjustice8560 4 жыл бұрын

The powershift worked 99 percent of the time. Big reason it's still offered today.

@Jacob_6420 4 жыл бұрын

@@chadjustice8560 I've never used one but it looks really nice to have

@thegreenerthemeaner 4 жыл бұрын

Whole thing is to keep them serviced, don't use farm store fluid, let them warm up fairly good before trying to shift them into the upper gears. Solid good performing transmission. My 4620 turned 172 on a dyno never had a moment's issue with the PowerShift in it.

@wms1650 4 жыл бұрын

@@thegreenerthemeaner The farmer I worked for, 1973-1974, said the Powershift didn't pull as well as the manual. He had only one Powershift the other 3 were standard transmission.

@lynwessel2471 6 ай бұрын

A farm in my area had a 4020 that made it to over 16,000 hours without repairs to the power shift.

@danlowery3235 4 жыл бұрын

My favorite tractor!!!!

@robbybachmann332 4 жыл бұрын

I enjoy your older iron videos just as much as the new tractor ones. So interesting to see these tractors still getting the job done. Was this some type of plowing day as there were other colour tractors and plows in the field near the end of the video. Sure looks like beautiful rich soil on that farm as well.

@davidstout5883 4 жыл бұрын

I joy all your videos. I had a 64 4020 and 71 4320 both good tractors.

@bigtractorpower 4 жыл бұрын

Very nice. I hope to get to film a 4320 some time.

@leesteele9290 4 жыл бұрын

Fully enclosed climate controlled cab without one once of insulation ,my how things have changed !!! Still the coolest tractor Deere will ever build !! Thanks for the video

@bigtractorpower 4 жыл бұрын

The cab has come along way in 50 years. It was a big step in staying out of the dust, heat and cold.

@mikehazlett4229 4 жыл бұрын

A friend and neighbor of mine used to have a guy chop his hay and he had a 4020. I loved to watch him chop hay with it.

@bigtractorpower 4 жыл бұрын

Chopping is about my favorite thing to watch. It would be neat to see a 4020 chopping.

@leinie6683 4 жыл бұрын

probably over 100,000 of them still in service ins some capacity

@billylindauer3636 4 жыл бұрын

Well there was over 184000 made so probably

@TheAgrotechnik 4 жыл бұрын

R-series of his times. :) Nice to see this rare version in action.

@markstengel7680 4 жыл бұрын

Real Cool. A model highly sought after by classic tractor collectors. A huge following of John Deere aficionados. Very nice photography. The farmland is picturesque. Can almost smell the freshly ploughed earth. A Classic BTP Episode🚜👍

@bigtractorpower 4 жыл бұрын

Thank you. This was a great find. It is a one family machine. It was ordered new to do custom chopping. It helped forage harvesting up hills and in the mud.

@NorthEastSaskFarmer 2 жыл бұрын

Love it! Didn’t know those cabs could come with heat, let alone air conditioning. I’d love that cab on my 3010

@bigtractorpower 2 жыл бұрын

I have to say I can’t ever recall coming across a 3010 or a 3020 with the cab but I am sure they are out there. It definitely would be cool to see.

@wgberg 4 жыл бұрын

Hello BigTractorPower, WOW, you really out did yourself this time! I really Love those John Deere 4020's and especially with the powershift and Hydraulic Front Wheel Assist. These are the definition of classic. I grew up somewhere between 75 to 125 miles North of there near the town of Mazeppa MN. I had a John Deere 4000 (Which is a 4020 with a 4010 transmission) and a International Harvester 710 AR 4-18" plow. Thank you very, very much for your fantastic video as well as your great commentary. Thanks, Bill

@floydgabel6039 4 жыл бұрын

A john deere 4000 doesn't have a 4010 transmission. The 4000 was a 4020 with a lighter differential and 3 point. Far as the transmission you could get it in a 8 speed synchro or 8 speed power shift. The power shift in the 4000 was very rare. The 4010 also had the 8 speed synchro transmission but it had 4 speeds for reverse instead of 3.

@bigtractorpower 4 жыл бұрын

Thank you for watching. I hope to get to film a 4000 someday

@turbodiesel4709 4 жыл бұрын

@@floydgabel6039 : Correct!!! 😀👍

@jaredstivers 4 жыл бұрын

Absolutely love this tractor

@bigtractorpower 4 жыл бұрын

😁👍

@Snowtruckdriver 4 жыл бұрын

I spent 100's of hours on Dad's 4020 after I got out of the Navy. i worked with him the first year I got out. He did custom chopping pulling a JD 38 chopper.

@bigtractorpower 4 жыл бұрын

Very cool. This 4020 is a one family tractor and it was bought new to custom chop corn.

@jankotze1959 4 жыл бұрын

So beautiful, I think every farmer love the old JD's, I believe Oliver plows were very popular

@bigtractorpower 4 жыл бұрын

Oliver built a great plow. Oliver/WHITE Plow provided plows for Case and Ford.

@jankotze1959 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks for this info, did not know that

@wms1650 4 жыл бұрын

@@bigtractorpower In Southeast Arkansas there was one rather large farmer, he grew rice, that used Olivers and Minneapolis Moline tractors. The Minneapolis Moline had 4 wheel drive in the 1960s. I loved the dark gold/brown engine and power train. I also liked the modern look of the Oliver tractors. My family used John Deere and Farmall International. We had one old 70 diesel with a gas starter engine. They really are Poppin Johnnys.

@mrourcanada8964 4 жыл бұрын

Man that 4020 has all the best things on it that’s awesome I love it

@bigtractorpower 4 жыл бұрын

😁👍👍

@caminola417 4 жыл бұрын

Loved the video & information of my favorite tractor ever, the John Deere 4020. As a boy growing up, the farmer behind our house had a row crop & a trike which he gave rides to me.

@bigtractorpower 4 жыл бұрын

Very cool. There was also a single wheel 4020 out plowing with this FWA. 4020.

@2009deerejohn 4 жыл бұрын

Awesome tractor! I’ve always thought the series were cool but the rare few with HFWA have always been my personal favorites, thank you for sharing:)

@bigtractorpower 4 жыл бұрын

This was a neat version of the 4020 to see inn action. It was fun to get to film such a rare tractor at work.

@billc3271 4 жыл бұрын

I didn't know it had a front wheel assist option. How cool an awesome tractor even better

@starfireolivier1452 Жыл бұрын

en france , il est arrivait en 1971 dabs cette configuration dans la ferme de 340 hectares ' ou travailler mon pere ( chef de culture ), il etait tres occupé dans cette ferme ,80 hectare de betterave et 180 hectare de blé 60 hectare de pomme de terre , ( terre riche jusqu a 10 tonne hectare de blé ) efeuilleuse a beterrave avant et a l ariere de l arracheuse a beterave, une charrue 3 corps demblon , et un konskrill de 6 m pour la preparation de betterave

@whiskeybuilder6335 3 жыл бұрын

Cool tractor! Love the fact that she's still working ground. No show queen.

@bigtractorpower 3 жыл бұрын

👍👍

@michaelbaumgardner2530 4 жыл бұрын

Boy howdy a Cadillac for 1969...Muscle Tractor.!!!

@bigtractorpower 4 жыл бұрын

It was for ‘69. 😁👍

@loadblock4995 4 жыл бұрын

bigtractorpower KZfaqr irishrose6119 has a sweet 6030 pulling a 24 row planter...... should interview them if possible! I’d love to know and see more of that rig

@joewright1977 Жыл бұрын

BACK IN THE EARLY 1970'S WE HAD A GUY WHO HAD A JOHN DEERE 4020 FWA.CAB.LOADER AND POWERSHIFT CUT CORN FOR US IT WAS SOME GREAT TRACTOR.THANKS FOR THE VIDEO IT BROUGHT BACK GREAT MEMORIES.

@bigtractorpower Жыл бұрын

This 4020 was bought new by the current owners family and was used to custom silage near Dyersville, Iowa.

@mew45869467 4 жыл бұрын

That's awesome I didn't know the 4020 had a deluxe edition

@mikeabresch94 4 жыл бұрын

Great stream near my home town nice tractor

@jamesvera4481 11 ай бұрын

Awesome guys thanks

@darrelstinson4737 4 жыл бұрын

Nice tractor. Oliver made a great plow as well. They pulled easier than other brands for some reason.

@bryanseward3649 4 жыл бұрын

I guess up watching my dad run a 4020 FWD. by far my favorite tractor.

@bigtractorpower 4 жыл бұрын

😁👍👍

@robertdaly9036 4 жыл бұрын

Great video as usual BTP. 👍👍

@danprosek1082 4 жыл бұрын

Yes thats rare unit nice soil thanks

@bigtractorpower 4 жыл бұрын

👍👍

@user-os2el5zw1l 6 ай бұрын

Excellent video Jason thanks for the classic

@carterbowe9964 4 жыл бұрын

That thing is neat

@bigtractorpower 4 жыл бұрын

It is a cool tractor.

@lewisgeyer1440 4 жыл бұрын

I don't have any firsthand knowledge but the hydrostatic fwd didn't have a good reputation in the area where I grew up. I've only seen it on the 30 series myself. Great tractor and video, thank you.

@bigtractorpower 4 жыл бұрын

Oliver was the first to use hydraulic front assist and John Deere is the only other brand that I know off that used this set up. The late 20 series, the 30 and 40 series used it. Mechanical front wheel assist is much stronger.

@stevefarrow9327 4 жыл бұрын

Lewis Geyer I have a few thousand hours on JD with FWA. Clean, high quality hyd. oil is a must. Proper attention to changing oil and filters will

@klh3244 4 жыл бұрын

Best tractor ever made!

@mr.random8957 3 жыл бұрын

Can agree we have this exact tractor LOVE IT

@oldfarmer3001 4 жыл бұрын

Thx for this film and your infos !

@bigtractorpower 4 жыл бұрын

Thank you for watching. This was an exciting to film.

@ryanschweikhardt 4 жыл бұрын

An oldie but goldie 👍🏻

@bigtractorpower 4 жыл бұрын

👍👍

@samtalley791 4 жыл бұрын

Jason I don’t know if it’s something you’d like to video or not but every year the second weekend in October the Antique Steam & Gas Engine Club puts on our fall show at Boonville, IN. Just east of Evansville. We pick corn, plow, disk, field cultivate, harrow, spread fertilizer, and plant winter wheat. We also have a corn shelling demonstration with a JD No 6 sheller. Some of the rarer pieces that come every year are a Massey Harris self propelled picker MF 97 LP and diesel, 98. Various different Molines, Oliver’s, and more

@kenmosholder1935 4 жыл бұрын

My Uncle, now retired, later had a 4240 that he absolutely loved.

@bigtractorpower 4 жыл бұрын

👍👍

@sean3223a 3 жыл бұрын

Awesome :)

@donaldthomas5852 3 жыл бұрын

I got a 2004 5320 cab 2wd John Deere 64hp fluid in the tires can pull 3.16's plow. And I got a 1990 Massey Ferguson 3070 cab 2wd 90hp fluid in tires that pulls 4.16's plow, that could probably pull 5.16's as heavy as the tractor is built.

@bigtractorpower 3 жыл бұрын

👍👍

@georgestirewalt8508 Жыл бұрын

Has always you do a Outstanding job, with your videos. Your voice add a captivating charisma, to your videos. Tractor, Plow and Operator are Great. Enjoyed it.

@mrnascar9129 4 жыл бұрын

I have a 71 4020 with a canopy . When I got married I told my wife it goes with me no matter what

@bigtractorpower 4 жыл бұрын

Very cool. I like the canopy ROPS. I just filmed a ROPS 4020 this fall.

@nickzimmerman1447 4 жыл бұрын

Great video, love watching moldboard plows rolling it over. Never new they made a 4020 4 wheel drive.

@bigtractorpower 4 жыл бұрын

Plowing is always great to see. A rare sight today with all the big mulch rippers on the market.

@reaperhunter7297 2 жыл бұрын

Same I thought they only made it 2 wheel drive

@bryanblood7063 4 жыл бұрын

Nice video haven't seen a hydrostatic front wheel drive 4020. Thst Oliver plow looked brand new. Maybe that always was stored in the barn out of the weather.

@ebla83 4 жыл бұрын

Same. I'm wondering if it was semi-retired, and they pulled it out just to show it off with those other old machines in the video. Super nice old machine!

@bryanblood7063 4 жыл бұрын

@@ebla83 even the coulters were shiny I kinda wish they would have shown in the video the other tractors in the video. I know it was about the 4020 but that Minneapolis moline looked like it was in good shape and for a split second I think there was a Alice d19 or maybe a d21. That d21 is a hell of a machine, it also looked to be in really good shape.

@ebla83 4 жыл бұрын

Yep. Same here!

@bryanblood7063 4 жыл бұрын

@@ebla83 but I'm a international guy would have loved to see a front assisted farmall 1206 most beautiful over hundred hp tractor in my opinion

@ebla83 4 жыл бұрын

@@bryanblood7063 I grew up with a mix of Internationals, John Deeres, and Cases. I love them all. To me, the 806 was my favorite. It just looked right the way it was set up with big tires and square fenders. Ran great. Love the 3020 Deere, and the 2090 Case as well! Great machines from an old era!

@Gixzer04 4 жыл бұрын

Def a rare find mike. Awesome video, the original owner must’ve really had the town chattering bout the $ spent on such a loaded 4020.

@bigtractorpower 4 жыл бұрын

This is a one family tractor. It was bought new in 1969 To do custom corn chopping in the area. The FWA was to help climb hill pulling a chopper and forage wagons. It proved its worth in muddy falls getting the silage crop in for area farms.

@Gixzer04 4 жыл бұрын

No kidding, wow. So it was a well worth investment n could keep on putting feed up while most others spun out ? I have a 4020 myself n am quite humbled. I honestly didn’t know FWA was even an option. I know what the 2wheelers can do. This is a sweet piece of history n still at work 👌. I pull a 9 tine deep ripper but I’d love a 4 or 5 bottom plow. Again awesome video. Is the family still in the custom business ? Seems like they were on the cutting edge.

@barendgroenewald8131 4 жыл бұрын

Best video ever!!!

@bigtractorpower 4 жыл бұрын

Thank you for watching.

@mackenziebaker4406 3 жыл бұрын

If he were to ever sell that I’d be there with the keys to my house that’s a beautiful tractor

@SebastianWarth 4 жыл бұрын

Awesome Video!!

@bigtractorpower 4 жыл бұрын

This was a great one to get to film and share.

@JS-1983 4 жыл бұрын

Sounds great also with original muffler 😎 But i like straight pipes too.

@hunter7476 4 жыл бұрын

js 1983 I thought it was great till i had to hear it for all day everyday

@iwantosavemoney 2 жыл бұрын

That’s a really nice tractor

@kevindavis6699 4 жыл бұрын

Love that 4020 my had a power shift and synco tranny I learned at 7 year old how to drive plowing in 3rd gear in a 100 acre field and dissing in 5th with a 4row disc

@bigtractorpower 4 жыл бұрын

Very cool. Thank you for sharing.

@Gixzer04 4 жыл бұрын

@bigtractorpower when he flipped the switch to 12 o’clock what did he call that setting ? I heard 4wd normal , 2 wheel but couldn’t catch it. Maybe 4 wheel diff lock ?

@tractordawg 4 жыл бұрын

I believe its two different strengths of the front wheel assist. Up is high strength and down is lower strength/speed used to help keep the fronts around the same speed as the rears to not cause a push or pull scenario. That's at least how it works on the later 4430 and 4440 PFWD

@adam8347 4 жыл бұрын

4320 was my favorite but it was only made for a couple years before the 30 series was introduced.

@Military-Museum-LP 4 жыл бұрын

Very rare optioned machine!

@bigtractorpower 4 жыл бұрын

It was a big step forward in design offering a cab and 4wd traction. Rare in 1969, trending by the 1980’s and basically standard on most sizes of tractors today.

@carlosalbertoorozcorizo8850 10 ай бұрын

Extremely rare to see the 4020 FWD... And with cab, even more... Awesome tractor i love it

@bigtractorpower 10 ай бұрын

This is the deluxe 4020 with all the option that were available in 1969. Defiantly a rare sight.

@MidwestFarmToys 7 ай бұрын

3:18 dude straight up grabbed a gear while plowing

@toledojeeper2932 3 жыл бұрын

We had a 4640 with FWA , kept blowing hydraulic lines .

@BloodiedYetUnbowed 2 ай бұрын

Yeah, it’s cool to see a pseudo 4 wheel drive 4020, but hydraulic FWA tractors are pretty well known to be trash. I won’t buy them. Only 2wd or MFWD

@toledojeeper2932 2 ай бұрын

@@BloodiedYetUnbowed..But we did have a 4430 FWA on a 12 row planter and it did pretty well . Just for some reason the 4640 hydraulic line kept blowing out . I don’t know if they had a bigger hydraulic pump than the 4430 .

@edzimdahl1158 2 жыл бұрын

4020 was always favorite deere, dad had some johnny poppers when started and that was it, after that we had a blend of colors, orange, blue that dad purchased new in 62 that brother still has, yellow, red, and the other green

@jonathanmcdonald5264 4 жыл бұрын

This was'back when they made real tractors this model was a damn work haas

@bigtractorpower 4 жыл бұрын

👍👍

@michaelc9128 3 жыл бұрын

Nice vintage tractor, I'm in the process of purchasing a JD 1020 myself

@bigtractorpower 3 жыл бұрын

Very cool.

@jimsteele7108 4 жыл бұрын

In my opinion, John Deere's most successful tractor. I've never seen one with front assist.

@bigtractorpower 4 жыл бұрын

With nearly 185,000 built the 4020 was a top seller The FWA option was available from 1969-1972. At $2,000 plus it was a pricey option.

@miniaturefarmer464 Жыл бұрын

The Oliver plow was the best in it's day.

@whitelightning3330 4 жыл бұрын

A few months ago there was a john deere 4620 with cab and 2 wheel drive for sale but being a city boy I dont have a use for it. I wish I did.

@bigtractorpower 4 жыл бұрын

I understand wanting to own a tractor but not having a place for it. I lived in a city for four years. Last year I got to buy a tractor that I keep on a friends farm and get to run it in the field a few times a year. A 4620 is a nice tractor.

@jonathansmith5511 4 жыл бұрын

John Deere holy Grail

@stephenc8956 Жыл бұрын

Love the 4020. Favourite all time.. Haven't gotten used to it being called a 'classic' yet though. What does that make me? 😏

@SlipShodBob 4 жыл бұрын

It seems strange seeing a 4020 that isn't 2wd, excellent find and video. I'm guessing that it is down to the simplicity of the conventional plough that a lot of farms in America didn't go the way of the reversible plough so that they could plough all the same way across the field

@piperdoug428 4 жыл бұрын

Great part about being hydraulic fwa is the turning radius, cant crank the hubs over like that in a mechanical drive. That 4020 needs 2 more boards behind it, lol.

@bigtractorpower 4 жыл бұрын

😁👍👍

@edcrego396 4 жыл бұрын

Hat 4020 struggled a little with a 4bot but he was in hay ground a little harder going boy those dead ferral's were in pain in the neck if you didn't strick out your land good and square you sure could make a mess out of the field nice video I like how you try and mix up your videos between all the different makes and models I have some pretty good stories of plowing at knight any way thanks

@littlerougue 4 жыл бұрын

What a nice looking tractor would be interesting to know how many were optioned up like that

@bigtractorpower 4 жыл бұрын

That is a good question. A viewer left a comment in this thread saying only 150. That seems really low given that nearly 185,000 4020s were built. The FWA was offered for the last four years of production. At 2,000 plus dollars maybe it was a big luxury item. This one is a one family machine. It was bought new to do custom corn chopping. The FWA was ordered to pull the chopper and forage wagons up hills and paid for itself in wet falls getting the silage chopped.

@shorthood2518 4 жыл бұрын

2 cylinder magazine said 624 documented in the build register. Engine, transmission and style are documented. Sadly no records for the cab, rear wheel size, axle length, SCVs, A/C. (I have a heavily option '71 HFWA 4020 and have been researching)

@dennislang4375 Жыл бұрын

Power Shift, the best

@bigtractorpower Жыл бұрын

I agree. Easy to use.

@ih1206 4 жыл бұрын

The hydrostatic front wheel assist- does that work similar to say a rear wheel assist on a combine? Similar to say an axle off a 7720 combine? Never seen or heard of such an option on a 4020, but very cool indeed.

@shorthood2518 4 жыл бұрын

In theory it should. The tractor's hydraulic pump doesn't have the flow of a combine's hydrostat. They would keep you from getting stuck, but pretty worthless at getting you unstuck

@stevefarrow9327 4 жыл бұрын

ih1206 same unit ...modified for front

@nazarfedko2270 4 жыл бұрын

good video Hi from Ukraine

@HughieMunro 4 жыл бұрын

We’d refer that in England as; having all the bell’s and whistle’s. Can anyone explain what the smoke coming from the bottom of the engine @ 3:34 is? Looks like it’s coming from the side of the oil pan? Thanks

@mfreund15448 4 жыл бұрын

Hugh Munro That is the engine breather. When this was built the engineers vented crankcase vapors to the outside. Now the go back to the intake and are burned. What it is? Most likely moisture from inside the engine. The operator shifted to a higher gear so the engine was working much harder and therefore got hotter. Could be compression blowing by the piston rings, but it did not start until the engine was working harder. My GUESS is moisture.

@bigtractorpower 4 жыл бұрын

Mfruend thank you for the answer.

@HughieMunro 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks for that!

@AlextheDutchDairyfarmer 4 жыл бұрын

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@easchit 4 жыл бұрын

Anyone know how effective the hydraulic front wheel assist was on those tractors?

@gman4937 4 жыл бұрын

He didn't get stuck in a 14 min video😊. Other than that, I dunno.

@floydgabel6039 4 жыл бұрын

Was not a great option for farming especially on long hot days the hydraulic pump would over heat and cause a series of problems. If they were used correctly and for maybe getting thru a hard spot or dealing with mud they could be very affective.

@wms1650 4 жыл бұрын

@@floydgabel6039 I wondered about that. I haven't seen a 4 wheel drive 4020 until this video. Weren't popular in Southeast Arkansas.

@wraysirles 2 жыл бұрын

Do you know where to get the toggle switch for the 4 wheel assist

@bigtractorpower 2 жыл бұрын

I unfortunately do not. I would try a John Deere group on Facebook.

@1DirtyMutt 4 жыл бұрын

The 3 pt looks like it needs to be adjusted for the plow to pull level.

@lynwessel2471 6 ай бұрын

I always wondered why they choked it with that teeny little exhaust pipe on the late model ones. Many of the ones around here that did a lot of heavy tillage ended up with an M&W turbo kit. Some had the Red Rooster LP assist that mounted a small LP tank on the front, when they hit a tough spot,it metered some propane into the intake for a power boost.