Wow, to think that some farmer who was raised with using animals had to transit to knowing how to get one of these machines to come to life must have been a daunting task.
You added WAAAAAAAY too much gas in the petcocks! I am surprised it started, you basically flooded it out. Only need a tiny squirt on these to get them to take off.
That’s awesome you actually run it and use that rare tractor.most the time you see them in a museum I understand why there in a museum but I’d rather see them out in a field where they belong
Awesome tractor. I have a 27 model D (still with keyed crank and 6.5” bore) and I’ve never had to prime mine. Then again my carb is mounted more parallel so I can hold the choke while spinning the flywheel and by the second time I get it to compression it’ll always take off from there.
ive owned 730 and some others,,,,but i thought you didnt need to spin flywheel,,,all you had to do was rotate over past tdc and the impulse would fire and it woud take off,,,am i wrong?
No it's not considered a hit and miss engine. Those engines only fire when under a set RPM. This engine just like any 4 stroke engine. It has two cylinders and they are timed to fire 180 degrees apart leaving quite the void between power strokes giving it that pop pop pop sound.
No the paint is not stock. Lol I wish it was still in the original as found condition, as I have seen pictures of it.... but I can't control what someone did with it before I owned it.
When you see this kind of contraption you can see why Harry Ferguson wanted to simplify tractors and keep them as lightweight as possible. Granted he had some better engineering know-how to work with.
Guages weren't really a thing on farm tractors yet. There is a physical indicator for oil pressure, that is a small spring loaded rod with the end painted red that "pops up" when there is oil pressure. It's located on the top of the case behind the flywheel. There were also aftermarket "motometers" that replaced the radiator cap and could indicate the coolant temperature, they were far more common on cars of this era, but I have seen some early tractors with them as well.
Heh, I'm hearing a "pop, pop, pop...", not the more satisfying "ka-pop, ka-pop, ka-pop...", so a little heavy on one cylinder to my ears. I plowed for two summers for a farmer friend when I was in h.s. He had two D models, one a hand start (but solid flywheel), the other electric start which was the one I used all summer. I started his older model several times just to get the know how. Loved those old tractors and would grin when the plow would hit a tough strain of earth and the front end would lift off the ground! Anyway, fine old chugger you have there.
You have a very good ear. I heard it to at the time.... this was the first time out of the shop for the year and I attributed it to sitting and old gas.... I was wrong. About 30 minutes after this an exhaust valve spring failed by breaking into multiple pieces. Unfortunately it cause much more damage after the spring broke....
The early Ds such as this one had priming cups. Its in the manual to prime them with gas and it makes these early ones start so much easier. The Primer cups went away in the 1930s and by that time the carburetors were much better and overall easier to start.
@@markdotts6798 To start them yes it probably should be disengaged, but sitting still running it should be engaged or there is no lube oil to the clutch gears and bearings in that housing.
Actually it burned "distillate" after it was started up on gas. Once warmed up it was switched over. Also kerosene is not oil from corn. It is a fossil fuel just like diesel or gasoline. Most people that are working these tractors these days mix diesel and kerosene to use in place of distillate.
Lol, my mother lived 50 miles from the nearest hospital ...they went a few days early by horse and sleigh and stayed with friends awaiting the arrival of my eldest bro. The tractor would have beat a horse!
What hospital? Country folk didn't have hospitals, and you certainly didn't use a hospital for birthing babies. Hospitals were for sick people living in the city.
Wow, to think that some farmer who was raised with using animals had to transit to knowing how to get one of these machines to come to life must have been a daunting task.
You added WAAAAAAAY too much gas in the petcocks! I am surprised it started, you basically flooded it out. Only need a tiny squirt on these to get them to take off.
Without having a good way to choke the carb, it'd be pretty hard to flood it, with the primer cups
I can imagine that it was a bit frustrating to learn how to start for the farmer with his first tractor.
That’s awesome you actually run it and use that rare tractor.most the time you see them in a museum I understand why there in a museum but I’d rather see them out in a field where they belong
Great video and a beautiful tractor! A spoker is one of my DREAM tractors!
I like your username lol
Awesome tractor. I have a 27 model D (still with keyed crank and 6.5” bore) and I’ve never had to prime mine. Then again my carb is mounted more parallel so I can hold the choke while spinning the flywheel and by the second time I get it to compression it’ll always take off from there.
ive owned 730 and some others,,,,but i thought you didnt need to spin flywheel,,,all you had to do was rotate over past tdc and the impulse would fire and it woud take off,,,am i wrong?
Basically I'm priming it so I don't have to choke it.
@bill45colt you have to spin it some, firing the impulse on gives you spark, you need a little motion to draw air and fuel into the cylinders.
Great video gonna be checking out some more on your channel
Fine piece of work! Everyone is a little slow getting up in the morning! :-)
Excellent video and a fine looking spoker you have there
Thats a nice tractor jason
Next year it will be a hundred years old!
Awesome video man, hope all is well with you!
Hey Logan! Thanks! Things are good man. I hope you're doing well it's been a while.
Wow, is that a hit and miss engine? Those cylinders are massive, awesome to see it it in such great shape
No it's not considered a hit and miss engine. Those engines only fire when under a set RPM. This engine just like any 4 stroke engine. It has two cylinders and they are timed to fire 180 degrees apart leaving quite the void between power strokes giving it that pop pop pop sound.
@@HotRodTractor Thank you for the information Jason, that is really cool.
Lovely "spoker" D.
Everything made out if metal…no wonder it still works
I thought this was the rusty one I was just watching. Cool tractor, but I don't think that paint is stock. lol...
No the paint is not stock. Lol I wish it was still in the original as found condition, as I have seen pictures of it.... but I can't control what someone did with it before I owned it.
When you see this kind of contraption you can see why Harry Ferguson wanted to simplify tractors and keep them as lightweight as possible. Granted he had some better engineering know-how to work with.
Beautiful tractor but where's the heat and oil pressure gauges at??I especially love the spoked wheels and flywheel too!!;;
Guages weren't really a thing on farm tractors yet. There is a physical indicator for oil pressure, that is a small spring loaded rod with the end painted red that "pops up" when there is oil pressure. It's located on the top of the case behind the flywheel. There were also aftermarket "motometers" that replaced the radiator cap and could indicate the coolant temperature, they were far more common on cars of this era, but I have seen some early tractors with them as well.
Does it have a GPS
That thing is cool
I think so too! Lol
I had a D model, and I have just one question: Who in the world allowed you to install that suffocating “muffler” on that fine engine???
You don't like my factory optional spark arrestor? I'd hardly call that suffocating. In fact many find these tractors run better with them.
Awesome
Wouldn't fired right up be on the 1st crank.
What causes all that vibration? Has it been overhauled? Nice looking tractor!
The vibration is a bit exaggerated in the video, not sure why.
Heh, I'm hearing a "pop, pop, pop...", not the more satisfying "ka-pop, ka-pop, ka-pop...", so a little heavy on one cylinder to my ears. I plowed for two summers for a farmer friend when I was in h.s. He had two D models, one a hand start (but solid flywheel), the other electric start which was the one I used all summer. I started his older model several times just to get the know how. Loved those old tractors and would grin when the plow would hit a tough strain of earth and the front end would lift off the ground! Anyway, fine old chugger you have there.
You have a very good ear. I heard it to at the time.... this was the first time out of the shop for the year and I attributed it to sitting and old gas.... I was wrong. About 30 minutes after this an exhaust valve spring failed by breaking into multiple pieces. Unfortunately it cause much more damage after the spring broke....
@@HotRodTractor "Unfortunately, it cause much more damage after the spring broke"
Pain.
I have never seen anyone put gasoline in a compression release and I drove "D"s all my childhood in the 50s and 60s.
The early Ds such as this one had priming cups. Its in the manual to prime them with gas and it makes these early ones start so much easier. The Primer cups went away in the 1930s and by that time the carburetors were much better and overall easier to start.
Is this the type of John Deere that my late father (1926-2007) referred to as a "Poppin' Johnny"?
Yes. John Deeres were for the most part only 2 cylinder engines up until 1960. They have unique engine timing that gives them a distinct pop.
@@HotRodTractor Thanks for your reply! Very distinctive sound! I like it!
Probably was a bit flooded too judging by the smoke
I was surprised to see that he had the clutch engaged. I thought that it was to be disengaged?
@@markdotts6798 To start them yes it probably should be disengaged, but sitting still running it should be engaged or there is no lube oil to the clutch gears and bearings in that housing.
super.super.
Sounded like it was running on one cylinder at first
Dad had one.... I thing we used the Unstyled B to pull it to start it...... Lazy
What's he sorry about?!
It's only running on one cylinder!
Yes it was. I had a weak/failing valve spring when this video was shot. I knew it before the video was posted, but decided to post it anyway.
sure wish it had a different muffler
It was the early days - even that spark arrester was optional - most of them didn't even have that!
The John Deere 1923 or 24 spoker D didn’t burn gas it burned kerosene which is oil from corn
Actually it burned "distillate" after it was started up on gas. Once warmed up it was switched over.
Also kerosene is not oil from corn. It is a fossil fuel just like diesel or gasoline. Most people that are working these tractors these days mix diesel and kerosene to use in place of distillate.
Kerosene is made from oil but some of it used to be made from coal. That's why it was referred to as Coal Oil.
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Jesus Harold Christ imagine if the wife was in labor and that was your only way to the hospital.
Lol, my mother lived 50 miles from the nearest hospital ...they went a few days early by horse and sleigh and stayed with friends awaiting the arrival of my eldest bro. The tractor would have beat a horse!
The blistering top speed of 3.3mph!
What hospital? Country folk didn't have hospitals, and you certainly didn't use a hospital for birthing babies. Hospitals were for sick people living in the city.
Back when men were men and women were not
I think that is called a spoker D, that's because of the spokes in the fly wheel.