That's awesome! That sounds like a good childhood!

The sound of a two cylinder Deere is iconic, especially the diesel engines.

It's a pretty fun ride

@@jonelsonster It OUGHT to be! A buggy hauling around a BIG diesel! SWEET in my book!

Thank you! Cheers!

We were pretty pleased with how it turned out.

Thank you very much!

You're making an old codger jealous! Congratulations though in having something to focus on and enjoy doing.

I'm also 16, got myself a D. Hope I'll get some more soon

Very cool! 😎 Yeah, they can get pricey. But they are fun to work on... And very educational.

Thanks so much!

Thanks 👍

Thanks so much!

Thanks! 👍🏻

You got that right!

Thanks!

Thanks!

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I appreciate that!

Yeah, the 830 is a fun one. Back in the late 50s and early 60s I don't even know what other big tractors were out there. I know case had their 6 cylinder diesel 900 which was probably about the same size as the JD 830. What was IH's biggest tractor in 1959 or 1969? Or Allis? Or Oliver? Or MM?

Go for it!

Thanks 👍

Thanks!

Thank you very much!

We were lucky that this one didn't need much body work. That's can get hard sometimes.

That's would have been fun, running one of these back when it was new!

Thank you! 😊

This is nice enough that we can wash it off and it shines, but we can still go use it in the field and not worry about it.

Parts are starting to get hard to find for them now unfortunately. Had to get a machine shop or make several parts myself to keep them going. Had to make my own fuel sediment bowl, searched all over Canada and states can not find one that fits.

I'd love to have a 730. They are one of my favorites

Thanks!

Thanks!!

Thanks!! 😊

Thank you! 😊

A little maintenance and lubrication goes a long way!

I'd love to have an 530 they are a nice little tractor.

We will use it for tillage in the spring and fall. And we could use it to haul hay, but since it doesn't have a 1000 rpm PTO, we can't use it for our hay operation. And then we will use it for plow days, tractor pulls, tractor drives, and parades too. So, yeah, it will still get dirty, but will only get less than a hundred hours a year.

Thanks! 🙏🏻

Yeah, as I'm struggling with all of these small pony motor issues, my dad just pushes a button and bingo! His is alive! But I'm committed to keeping mine a pony start, even if electric start is more convenient.

@@jonelsonster Electric vs pony is the age old argument at this point. In winter I won't give up my pony!

No, we've never had a 730. We have a 70 standard or Wheatland. It's a workhorse

It's not going back on this tractor. Mainly because it makes the tractor too tall to fit into most of our shops/sheds. We still have it, so if someone out there wanted it for one of their projects, they're welcome to have it... They'd just need to pick it up. Or we do have a few other tractors it could be put on: one of our R's or my 830-industrial. The catch is that it was welded onto the tractor when we got it. So I'd want to change that to a less permanent mounting option if I put it on my 830 out or R's.

@@jonelsonster The Scotch in me says don't give it away. LOL Especially if you can use it on another tractor,

Yes it does!

Very interesting. Thanks for the tip!

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Ha!

Yeah, you've got to wear eat plugs with the straight pipe. We have a muffler for it too. You can swap between the two in about 20 seconds.

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We get a lot of mail 😅

Hahaha