John Deere tractor question

4020 what a beast. Got one parked in my barn right now for all my plowing and discing needs.

Our 4020 is a '65, I think he mainly wants something else because it has been breaking down more and more recently.

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we still have a 4320.(?)

was the biggest tractor made when pow pow bought it

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Remember when the 715 Nash was a big combine?

ive used a couple of 5000 series in the 2000-2007 range but I can't remember which ones. used forks, loader bucket, grader box, bush hog, and a couple of hay machines. pretty solid tractor. I found the front end loader to be a little weak and the arse end to be a little light but I was probably trying to lift to much with it.

I've spent a pile of hours on a 5000 series 4x4 50 horse with a front end loader. It was light in the arse and could have definitely used water in the tires, but it had plenty of power in the right places in the powerband and was an incredibly good woods tractor. A 12' batwing was about all it wanted when the grass was thick, but I think that's a little much to ask of a tractor that size anyway.

It was very easy and comfortable to work and the sync shuttle is DEFINITELY a necessity. The one I worked on mostly has a sync reverse with a straight shift and it was pretty good, but it had oddly spaced ratios and required a good bit of range shifting when doing things like moving hay or bushogging. Overall I'd say it was a very pleasant machine to use for the 6 or 7 years I was on it.

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sync shuttle

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so damn nice