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thetruck454 · December 26, 2014

Previous tractors were the A and the B.

Now those are some good tractors. I have a restored 1936 Model B unstyled and my father has a 1959 330 standard that we still use today. Nothing like the sound of the old John Deere 2 cylinders.

2014Z71 · December 28, 2014

Interesting thing that most people don't know about the old 2 cylinders: each putt that you year is actually both cylinders firing one behind the other. When one cylinder fires, the other is coming up on the compression stroke. They fire so close together that you really can't hear each fire individually. That's why they were never real good hooked up to a pulley. There was too much lag time before they fired again.

Babyhauler · January 27, 2015

I'm just doing a little log skidding. The log in the grapple is about a

foot thick. The are cut 18 feet long. The big ones in the pile are 2 ft

thick.

Tractor is a 4320 4x4 with R4 tires, 48 eng, 40 pto hp, 400 loader is rated about 8 ft high w/ 2200 lbs. Worksaver grapple is a big labor saver when I

am clearing a customers property. It handles a 6 ft MX6 1100 lb cutter

really well. This one has a wet clutch power-reverser 12 speed transmission

which is really helpful doing loader work. No clutching required from

forward to reverse.

It is a little big in tight areas around the house, but it works great

almost everywhere else. I just need more attachments.

Later.

Colossus · January 28, 2015

That Murray built John Deere TRS-27 can be very very troublesome. Please keep on top of the maintenance on it. I get to deal with 4 of em. 3 of the 4 are in big trouble and going to need a lot of work. 1 will likely be scrapped. But when they run well they do great.

TAZ DEVIL · February 6, 2015

babyhauler, that grapple is sweet. I'm going to have to build one for my newholland

Babyhauler · February 6, 2015

Grapples are awesome! When I was in the ag equipment business, my customers said they were very handy. I knew I needed one for my business, since I was tired of picking up all the brush I was cutting down. It stays hooked up most of the time.

If you have property to maintain & have a loader, a grapple is great to have.

Later.

SteveBBB · February 6, 2015

That Murray built John Deere TRS-27 can be very very troublesome. Please keep on top of the maintenance on it. I get to deal with 4 of em. 3 of the 4 are in big trouble and going to need a lot of work. 1 will likely be scrapped. But when they run well they do great.

Is there something special to look out for? I bought it used about 8 years ago and have used it a lot. So far, so good. About all I have done is replace the fuel filter. Thanks for the feedback.

Zane · February 11, 2015

Here's my new project. A 70's Speedex lawn tractor that was owned by my grandfather since new. Trailered it back to New Hampshire this summer. It had sat in a barn and was not started in over 20 years.

Once home, I put in new gas, spark plug, new oil, and a new battery. It started right up!

This spring I'm replacing the starter gear, front tires, gas tank, and carburetor.

WLC · September 30, 2015

My brother and I used to sell these. Went to the factory many times. Only one left and it was my dad's.Early eighties model 10hp 36 inch cut.Not been started for a couple years now.I recall two brothers started Speedex and then split up.The other one started Wheel Horse.

Cowpie · November 26, 2015

Previous tractors were the A and the B.

Spent a lot of hours on B's and G's back in the late 50's thru the 60's. Have always thought about getting my hands-on a good JD A. B, or G and having it for the annual tractor ride across Iowa event. I always got a kick out of turning over the old G and watching the coffee can on the stack go flying when it fired.

BIGBRD7 · November 26, 2015

My restored '45 Farmall H

fondupot · December 9, 2015

Ill have to snap a pic of my 345 John Deere with a snow thrower on the front. I need to replace the fuel pump on it so I'll get a pic then. We have a huge driveway, so the tractor with the front end snow thrower really helps.