The Legendary John Deere Model 4020 was produced from 1964-1972. A total of 57,471 of these beauties were built. 48,482 of these were diesel, 5,268 were LP gas, and 3,721 were regular gas engines. In 1972 if you recall,(and I know most of you can), these sold new for about $10,345 dollars. The liquid cooled, 6 cylinder, powerful engines that ran these Deere’s were 362 cubic inches in the LP and gas models, and 404 cubic inches in the diesel model.
The Syncro-Range transmission had 8 forward gears and 2 reverse gears. The Power Shift has 8 forward and 4 reverse gears. The power shift allows for shifting while moving without using the clutch. read more »
The Farmall Super A was manufactured by International Harvester in the years 1947-1954. The Super A was an updated improved model of the A. One of the biggest changes was in reply to the 3-point system of Ferguson used on the Fords, a new touch controlled hydraulic system. The Super A has 4 forward gears and 1 reverse gear, and featured a wide front end, a 113 cubic inch 4 cylinder gasoline and kerosene engine.
In the 8 years that the Super A was produced, 94,001 tractors were manufactured. You can locate the serial numbers on the right side of the seat support bracket. Here are the serial numbers associated with the years. read more »
The Allis Chalmers D17 was one of their best selling models. It was built from 1958-67. Between those years 84,914 of these orange beauties were built and were sold for around $5500. The D17 featured a power-director hand clutch transmission that was four gears forward and one reverse gear. The AC D17 had power adjustable rear wheels, and a traction boost system. With the hand lever clutch it allowed for on the go shifting between the direct and lower drive and a neutral allowing the PTO to continue power.
Allis Chalmers made the D17 in 3 different engine types, regular gas, LP gas, and diesel. The gas engine put out about 52.7 hp, the LP gas engine produced about 50.8hp, and the diesel produced 51.1 horses. Here are the years for serial number identification which are located on the left front torque housing. read more »