Very nice restoration! I am glad the previous owner was able to drive it before he passed away. And thanks for recognizing the importance of teaching the next generation! 🇺🇸👍🚜
I remember My Grandfather's Neighbor had one of those. I had never heard or seen one exactly like it. I didn't remember the starting engine, but I imagine it had one. The Family that owned it now have a show every year at the 4th of July here in North Carolina called The Threasers Reunion. People come from all over to see Antique Tractor and Farm Machinery. I always enjoy going. The heat and humidity are a little bit rough at that time of year, but it is still great to see all of that stuff work again. Even back then the Tractor took so much work out of Farming. I am so thankful for Tractors and all of the Great work saving tools over the years. If You don't know about the Threashers Reunion, come to Denton North to and check it out as soon as You can.
I'm eleven and my father owns a 720 aftermarket wide front that he farmed with when he was my age and I plan on restoring it with him but it used to run well and the pony motor as I call it is still there and works and it is invaluable when starting it
That was a great story man letting him drive it. Reminded me of our pastors wife she was sick and couldn't got out of the house but she keep saying I want to go to church. We just have a small church so I told him I feel like God is tilling me we need to go to your house for the Wed. night service so that is what we did. She past away the next Monday morning was so glad we went. We got to have that one last time with her. God bless you'll.
I own a 1958 Case 300 Triple Range Drive tractor.....it came with 2 working hydraulic outlets at the back where your three-point hitch is.....everything works great on the tractor...
Beautiful restoration! I spent many years aboard a 720 Diesel (with wide front end) on our Montana cattle ranch. You could either bale hay all day on only 5 gallons of fuel, or run a full tank of fuel through it in a long day with a 16’ disk! The thing could lug like crazy and was an amazing tractor!
What a beautiful family, so glad they shared their tractor with the pony motor but disappointed I didn’t see the starting procedure and hear about any unique probs with attempting to maintain two separate engines. I also wanted to know more about the JD 2 cyl. diesel
Early diesels were hard to start. The big tractor on our farm from 1952 to 1972 was a Massey 44 diesel. Massey didn't have the pony start setup like the Deere just a 12 volt starter motor with two 6 volt batteries. It was so hard to cold start that it usually got started by pulling it down the road with a smaller tractor or the farm truck.
Jason, in the beginning of your video you said you pulled a 5 bottom plow. I wouldn't have thought a 720 would handle a 5 bottom. I know the 820 would but I always thought a 4 bottom would load a 720 down pretty good. But, I have been wrong before. Great video.
It's all relative to the soil you were working in. In north-eastern Utah where I grew up the ground was either so dry and tight, or it was so full of rocks that a 3 bottom plow was all our 720 wanted. When we went out to plow we took a can of diesel for the tractor and a dozen or so shear pins for the plow. In fact we drilled out the shear pins and used bigger ones
spent many hours as a boy on one of these plowing, discing, putting up hay... you could lug it more than any other diesel engine I have ever seen, and it wouldn't die! Huge puffs of black smoke from each compression stroke. You could literally count the strokes! Of course with just 2 cylinders there wasn't a lot to keep track of. Dad sold it when I was about 17. Still ran great, even the pony motor. Although I remember roll starting it most of the time as we always parked it on a hill by the house. The pony motor always seemed to be out of gas and we were always in too much of a rush to find a gas can.... Anybody else remember locking one brake and climbing off and just watch it go round and round? Dumb kids!
My uncle didn't like the 1qt gas tank on the pony motor. He liked to start it and let it run while he had his breakfast. Sometimes it ran out of gas while he was eating.
At buckley old engine show here in MI when then steamers need help to get out of a hole they dug its the r's and 820's and 830's job to rescue them with all torque they dont even flinch pulling them out
H turbo: clutch could be changed in 2 hours not 2days. Wimpy 263 cubic in 6 cylinder engine only put out 149 ft lbs of torque while the 376 cu in engine put out 250 ft lbs, and burnt less fuel. That wonderful fast hitch resulted in useless equipment when farmall finally wised up and went to 3 point like everybody else, which John Deere had for years already
Not to mention your 560 only had 10 gears as long as the ta worked (about 10 minutes) then it was a 5 speed, jd was 6 speed, assuming the rear end wasnt already laying the field smoking
This is a " black dash " 1958 model 720..NOT a 1953 model. In 1953 they still made the G model...the first 720's came out as 1957 models.The owner should get a two cylinder serial number reference card available through the two cylinder club. db
R, 80, 820, and 830 used them, although the R had a different starting engine, and the late 820's and 830's were offered with 24V electric starting. Then the 70, 720, and 730 Diesel's we're pony start as well, again with the late 20's and 30 being offered with 24V electric start. And let's not forget about many of the Caterpillar crawlers now.
No, it's a 2 cylinder 4 stroke engine. My dad has a John Deere 70 diesel which he's brought back to running condition and only has some paint work left to do on it. Those John Deere 2 cylinder diesels will shake the floor when running at an idle.
@@gregorymalchuk272 the 450 diesel engine started on gas,then after it was warmed up you just pull a leaver and it switched over to diesel. The 560 has glow plugs to start. They both have 10 forward gears and 2 reverse. Both have 3 hydraulic remotes, and both had available fast hitches. They both also had a FOOT CLUTCH not a stupid hand clutch, live hydraulics and power steering. These farmalls were way ahead of John Deere.
@@hturbo1007 Ah, I see. I think International made some bulldozers with the same compression reliefs in the heads, spark plugs, and a carburetor that enabled them to start on gas with a regular 12 volt car battery, then switch to diesel. Probably simpler than having to keep a pup engine running properly too.
Harriman Fox, 72.8 up at Nebraska. Deere bought a Case LA with a 3-71 Jimmy as a test mule for their new generation tractors. Even they knew 2 cylinders were not enough. Lanz and field marshal? Whoever were behind those getting to market were mentally ill. They're neat for sure, but my God, to try to farm with them? They were fairly efficient, but like the deere.......just awful to use. Plus, Deere bought lanz in 56. Probably thought their engineers were equally retarded, maybe it'd be a good fit?
@@loganbeedy5950 Well then the owner got it wrong when it was labeled a 1953 in print at the beginning of the video and also when he said 1953 shortly after the printed description was given. I usually tend to go by what the owner says it is, but IDK in this case.
You could take a 5 bottom plow and go with it.....?.just dont put it in the ground! Has the same 2 function guide lamp work light as all 1958 tractors. Thumbs down for no cold start!
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Very nice restoration! I am glad the previous owner was able to drive it before he passed away. And thanks for recognizing the importance of teaching the next generation! 🇺🇸👍🚜
I used to swath hay with a 720 when I was a kid in the 80's. Loved the Johnny Popper as we called it. Great restoration!
Awesome job on the best looking classic tractor ever made . And throw in that it’s a two cylinder to boot ... total package right there!!!
Cant believe that the 4010 and 4020 followed not long after this one. Tractor technology came a long way in a short amount of time.
The R models were a pain had to lean on the steering wheel to turn
I drove Gs, 70s, 720s, 730s, when the 4010s came out, I thought I was driving a Caterpillar. We had a D8 too...
The tractor was obsolete when they made it. Technology didn't advance that much, John Deere was just that far behind
Great tractor and a great story behind it . Love that his uncle Charlie got to be the first to drive it . 👍
I cultivated with a 720 diesel one summer. It was very enjoyable.
My grandfather had one of these and when I was a kid I loved watching him start it with the pup motor. Thought that was the coolest thing ever!
Nice. Brings back memories. Thank you. I had the chance to work with one cutting hay and all that good stuff with it. Yes very strong.
I remember My Grandfather's Neighbor had one of those. I had never heard or seen one exactly like it. I didn't remember the starting engine, but I imagine it had one. The Family that owned it now have a show every year at the 4th of July here in North Carolina called The Threasers Reunion. People come from all over to see Antique Tractor and Farm Machinery. I always enjoy going. The heat and humidity are a little bit rough at that time of year, but it is still great to see all of that stuff work again. Even back then the Tractor took so much work out of Farming. I am so thankful for Tractors and all of the Great work saving tools over the years. If You don't know about the Threashers Reunion, come to Denton North to and check it out as soon as You can.
I'm eleven and my father owns a 720 aftermarket wide front that he farmed with when he was my age and I plan on restoring it with him but it used to run well and the pony motor as I call it is still there and works and it is invaluable when starting it
That Deere looks awesome, you did a really nice job with the restoration! Kudos to you!!!
He should've demonstrated the pony motor starting it.
Really nice looking 720. It is on my list of vintage tractors to buy.
I do love the sounds of a 2 cylinder Diesel.
That was a great story man letting him drive it. Reminded me of our pastors wife she was sick and couldn't got out of the house but she keep saying I want to go to church. We just have a small church so I told him I feel like God is tilling me we need to go to your house for the Wed. night service so that is what we did. She past away the next Monday morning was so glad we went. We got to have that one last time with her. God bless you'll.
I own a 1958 Case 300 Triple Range Drive tractor.....it came with 2 working hydraulic outlets at the back where your three-point hitch is.....everything works great on the tractor...
really nice old classic john deere diesel tractor must say it sounds like a green beast!!
I love it! The 720 is my favorite two-cylinder Deere!
Beautiful restoration! I spent many years aboard a 720 Diesel (with wide front end) on our Montana cattle ranch. You could either bale hay all day on only 5 gallons of fuel, or run a full tank of fuel through it in a long day with a 16’ disk! The thing could lug like crazy and was an amazing tractor!
Great vid lot of memories ran one just like it in the 70s
Glad to see your driving it.
Yep that's a sweet-looking tractor restore
720 Gas was the 1st of many tractors I operated. None of the others was as enjoyable or as versatile as Old John.
he should have shown a few pics how the tractor looked before restoration
It's a beauty!
What a beautiful family, so glad they shared their tractor with the pony motor but disappointed I didn’t see the starting procedure and hear about any unique probs with attempting to maintain two separate engines. I also wanted to know more about the JD 2 cyl. diesel
I love how the pony motor has twice as many cylinders as the main engine.
The coolant system circulates through both the diesel and the pony so the pony would warm to the diesel for easier starts
I operated a 720 Diesel during the summer of 1958.
The most economical tractor to use for it's time and for the next 26 years.
Early diesels were hard to start. The big tractor on our farm from 1952 to 1972 was a Massey 44 diesel. Massey didn't have the pony start setup like the Deere just a 12 volt starter motor with two 6 volt batteries. It was so hard to cold start that it usually got started by pulling it down the road with a smaller tractor or the farm truck.
Jason, in the beginning of your video you said you pulled a 5 bottom plow. I wouldn't have thought a 720 would handle a 5 bottom. I know the 820 would but I always
thought a 4 bottom would load a 720 down pretty good. But, I have been wrong before. Great video.
It's all relative to the soil you were working in. In north-eastern Utah where I grew up the ground was either so dry and tight, or it was so full of rocks that a 3 bottom plow was all our 720 wanted. When we went out to plow we took a can of diesel for the tractor and a dozen or so shear pins for the plow. In fact we drilled out the shear pins and used bigger ones
3/16 at depth was all they wanted
Yes, a 720 can easily pull a five bottom plow...in first or second gear, that is! You're better off with a three or four bottom for faster speed.
I know the early 1950's John Deere's (model's 50, 60, 70 and 80) had the same rear wheel adjusting system as this 720.
So did almost every Deere 2 cylinder tractor
@@lancebandy9901 Seems the letter series, A, B, D, G had spline type axles similar looking to the splines on a PTO.
@@dwightl5863 early ones, my grandpa had a later A that was adjustable
We still use the 720 for plowing and a few other things. You have to use ear plugs when your plowing.
Nice 720
I have 2 720 diesels hooked together in tandem.
Thanks for the video great....
spent many hours as a boy on one of these plowing, discing, putting up hay... you could lug it more than any other diesel engine I have ever seen, and it wouldn't die! Huge puffs of black smoke from each compression stroke. You could literally count the strokes! Of course with just 2 cylinders there wasn't a lot to keep track of. Dad sold it when I was about 17. Still ran great, even the pony motor. Although I remember roll starting it most of the time as we always parked it on a hill by the house. The pony motor always seemed to be out of gas and we were always in too much of a rush to find a gas can....
Anybody else remember locking one brake and climbing off and just watch it go round and round? Dumb kids!
Having a good hill to park on was always a good way to get started. Easier than fiddling with the fickle pony motor.
My uncle didn't like the 1qt gas tank on the pony motor. He liked to start it and let it run while he had his breakfast. Sometimes it ran out of gas while he was eating.
(Posted by Rick Pickell) I'm no farmer. But they are right. No matter what John Deere equipment they make. Big or small. It all has Cadillac style.
At buckley old engine show here in MI when then steamers need help to get out of a hole they dug its the r's and 820's and 830's job to rescue them with all torque they dont even flinch pulling them out
I'm an "A" fan, but that is nice
nice tracktor
We had a 730 wide front end a jd and g jd 😁😀
Second only to the 730, but personally I kinda prefer the 720's
They say run like a Deere but without a Pony you had to walk
Is there any particular name for these types of tractors that have the two front wheels closely mounted together directly under the radiator Grill?
"Row crop tractor" is the term for this wheel configuration
@@rustbucketranch thanks
Is that Tioga County?
At 1:08 you said it would run with 5 bottoms. 5 bottoms with 58 hp? More like 3 bottoms. Show us a video pulling 5 bottoms and I'll eat these words.
No kidding. I've seen this model pull a 4 bottom before, but most guys I've seen use 3 bottoms behind them.
The 820 would pull 5-bottoms, with ~20HP more
It all depends on the type of soil. We pulled 3-14's pull type with a JD 620 gas in black soil.
is that what was called a Jonny Popper?
Yes it is
Yes. Some people also called them Poppin Johnnies
H turbo: clutch could be changed in 2 hours not 2days. Wimpy 263 cubic in 6 cylinder engine only put out 149 ft lbs of torque while the 376 cu in engine put out 250 ft lbs, and burnt less fuel. That wonderful fast hitch resulted in useless equipment when farmall finally wised up and went to 3 point like everybody else, which John Deere had for years already
Many people made their living with its use
The Lanz company gave them some help with those
Yeah, these Johnny's bought Lanz, sadly
Not to mention your 560 only had 10 gears as long as the ta worked (about 10 minutes) then it was a 5 speed, jd was 6 speed, assuming the rear end wasnt already laying the field smoking
I have one of those.
This is a " black dash " 1958 model 720..NOT a 1953 model. In 1953 they still made the G model...the first 720's came out as 1957 models.The owner should get a two cylinder serial number reference card available through the two cylinder club. db
1:11 720s didn’t come out until 1956
Needing a small engine to start a tractor isn't too rare
For a John Deere it is.
R, 80, 820, and 830 used them, although the R had a different starting engine, and the late 820's and 830's were offered with 24V electric starting. Then the 70, 720, and 730 Diesel's we're pony start as well, again with the late 20's and 30 being offered with 24V electric start.
And let's not forget about many of the Caterpillar crawlers now.
he means two stroke ,i believe
No, it's a 2 cylinder 4 stroke engine. My dad has a John Deere 70 diesel which he's brought back to running condition and only has some paint work left to do on it. Those John Deere 2 cylinder diesels will shake the floor when running at an idle.
If I farmed in the mid 1950s and had the choice. I would rather have a farmall 450 diesel or 560 diesel waaaay better design.
Is there any particular reason? What were the advantages of those models?
@@gregorymalchuk272 the 450 diesel engine started on gas,then after it was warmed up you just pull a leaver and it switched over to diesel. The 560 has glow plugs to start. They both have 10 forward gears and 2 reverse. Both have 3 hydraulic remotes, and both had available fast hitches. They both also had a FOOT CLUTCH not a stupid hand clutch, live hydraulics and power steering. These farmalls were way ahead of John Deere.
@@hturbo1007
Ah, I see. I think International made some bulldozers with the same compression reliefs in the heads, spark plugs, and a carburetor that enabled them to start on gas with a regular 12 volt car battery, then switch to diesel. Probably simpler than having to keep a pup engine running properly too.
That's up for debate.
Until the rear end went out on the 560s.....
The Lanz tractors (built in my country Germany) had 60hp with one cylinder. So John Deere was no genius for building a 2 cylinder with 50hp
Leon Bauer, both were 30 years behind, lol. Both could mix paint and loosen fillings!
Try the 830 JD
The JD 2cyl largest model, the 830 diesel had over 80hp. There was going to be a 95hp model
Harriman Fox, 72.8 up at Nebraska. Deere bought a Case LA with a 3-71 Jimmy as a test mule for their new generation tractors. Even they knew 2 cylinders were not enough. Lanz and field marshal? Whoever were behind those getting to market were mentally ill. They're neat for sure, but my God, to try to farm with them? They were fairly efficient, but like the deere.......just awful to use.
Plus, Deere bought lanz in 56. Probably thought their engineers were equally retarded, maybe it'd be a good fit?
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My 1957 John deere 720 Diesel is not as good looking as this one.
He should've told the narrator it's a 1953 tractor, not 1958.
But it is a 1958
@@loganbeedy5950
Well then the owner got it wrong when it was labeled a 1953 in print at the beginning of the video and also when he said 1953 shortly after the printed description was given. I usually tend to go by what the owner says it is, but IDK in this case.
@@ralfie8801 the 720 was made from 56 to 58, so he must’ve got the year wrong
720 John Deere didn't come out until later than 53
1953?
1958, the owner misspoke
@@jdgrnguy i was just questioning the typo.
john deere was a genius lol. John Deere died 100 years before this tractor was built lol
Was referring to Deere as a company smart ass
Good tractor, just don't care much for the noise of a diesel engine.
Nothing new ,a pony motor to start the diesel was normal then ,I hated them you had to remember gas all the time
I don't hate on John Deere, but two cylinders is not nice!
What do you mean?
You could take a 5 bottom plow and go with it.....?.just dont put it in the ground!
Has the same 2 function guide lamp work light as all 1958 tractors.
Thumbs down for no cold start!