Love what u done i drove a 7520 4 10 years for the guy I worked 4 square cab bad air-conditioned was week but was a work horse 4 years ill say again I love it keep up the great work.
OMG U NO HOW 2 MAKE A TRACTOR LOOK BEAUTIFUL!!! every last little detail is done to perfection. Looking forward to seeing your next project. Can’t decide if I like the 4820 or the 7520 better both are absolutely beautiful machines
I’m not sure you can call it a 7520 anymore. I often thought how mad was the farmer that bought a 20 and then 8 months later the sound gard came out. We had both. Sure was a Huge step forward. Can’t believe the work involved. Super sharp
Ahh, no electronics. GPS is great, but all the other stuff vehicles, tractors, and equipment in general have can go right in the garbage as far as I’m concerned. Very nice tractor!
Your brilliant, I've always wanted to put a 619 engine in my 7520. The tractor is absolutely beautiful. It just kept getting better the longer the video went. Did you need to put a bigger radiator in with the 619 engine? I have way too many questions to ask in this format. Congratulations. The interior was the biggest surprise for me. It was beautiful
Thanks for the compliments. I kept the same radiator. I know of others who have swapped to the 619 and done okay so I'm hoping it will keep it cool. I could have gone on all day about all I did but I had to keep it compact for the video. I forgot to mention in the vid that I hooked up the hyd. seat so probably the only 7520 to ever have a hydra-cushion seat. Plus I put all new glass in except the back window.
@Subthump1 That's wonderful no more squeaky seat sound as you bounce across the field. I've got many a thousands of hours on my 7520 that my Uncle Dave bought new in 1974 . My dad bought one of the first 7520s I believe it was a 1973 and he paid $22,000 for it. The very next year my uncle Dave bought one and he had to pay $32,000 for his. That's when Nixon sold all the wheat to Russia and the farmers thought the good times were going to last forever.
You would not believe how much time and effort that went into getting the cab lower and lower to the platform so that the cab doesn't look higher. If you notice, the yellow stripe on the hood and side of the cab are almost in perfect alignment. That's one the finer details but making that line up was one of my goals early on. I notched a bunch of the supports under the cab to gain the last couple inches.
Yes, that is exactly how to describe it. Muscle car guys would call it a resto-mod. Take a 69 Camaro for instance, drop in a LS motor, all new suspension, frame-off the body, new wheels, tires and interior. Boom you have something way better than the original.
@@ThePapajohn15 It can't be done since there's only 1 shaft coming off the engine that runs everything. This was fixed in the next series ie 8430/8630 by adding another shaft dedicated to the pto.
Im being an internet wise ass here...Wouldnt it have been much easier to put a 7520 hood on a 8650? Or did the project head this direction, too far gone to go back?
What would the point in that be? A 7520 hood is much too short and narrow without major sheet metal work. Plus I already had the 7520, just wanted to upgrade it and make it awesome.
@@Subthump1 you did a great job, the point would be, you would get the advancements of the 8650, can pick them up for same price as a 7520. for all the work you did here, it wouldnt be that out of line to put the 7520 hood on an 8650
If only I had more time, more help and my own machine shop. But these are just projects of mine, plus I already have several others already in the works.
We had a 7520 for over 15 years. Most dependable of the JD 4WD JD tractors built until the 60 series and floating engine mounts. The 30, 40 and 50 series with the 619 all had the same issues with not enough strength in the front frame and using the engine to substitute. I wish I had a dollar for all the engine failures this caused. We bought a Caterpillar 75D and have never looked back. John Deere is a shadow of its former self. That artistic rendition of a Deer was a change from the actual profile of the Deer of days gone by. When they did that, my JD parts guy says they fired the quality control department.
Thats awesome! I can really appreciate the attention to detail.
Looks and sounds awesome! You did an amazing job!
A phenomenal job building that tractor. Your attention to detail is amazing.
❤. You took that tractor to another level! Well done!
Awesome project! As others have said, great attention to details. Really makes it look like a production tractor. Cant wait to see it in Rantoul!
Well done, very nice work, lot of time and money, but nobody else has one, and it looks great.
Chris Duffy needs to see this . Nice job.
You did a great job, I love everything about it , you are definitely a master of your trade 👍🏻
Awesome tractor. in the I drove a 7520 in the 70s .
Love what u done i drove a 7520 4 10 years for the guy I worked 4 square cab bad air-conditioned was week but was a work horse 4 years ill say again I love it keep up the great work.
You did an amazing job man! She is absolutely beautiful
I had a 7520 with super singles..kinda miss it..Thats some fine refurbishing you ve done !!
OMG U NO HOW 2 MAKE A TRACTOR LOOK BEAUTIFUL!!! every last little detail is done to perfection. Looking forward to seeing your next project. Can’t decide if I like the 4820 or the 7520 better both are absolutely beautiful machines
Very impressive. You have lots of patience to make it look that good.
Wow, lots of work, tons of details, but she looks awesome.
Your are a MASTER
Very impressive
You did a beautiful job on that tractor! All excellent! !
I've seen this in person and it's absolutely amazing!
Oh my gosh man.... your a genius.... LOVE IT...
Beautiful! Wish i had your talent !
Absolutely amazing. That is really beautiful.
That thing is fine!
I Love Those big articulated Tractors.
A lot of thought and planning
Looks great nice clean tractor great job
John deere could have used your design work back in the seventies You're very talented.
That is beautiful my friend
That was quite a job
Wow that's a beautiful tractor great job
Very nicely done
I don't have enough good words to say about that rig!...How about this!✅️🥇🥇🥇🥇🥇💯💯💯💯💯⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️👍👍👍👍👍
wow!!!! this machine is a killer! Ask Deere if you can make them in serie-production!
Congrats on this awesome job!
Beautiful job!!!
What an absolute beautiful machine !
Really nice custom build!
Very Very cool dude!!😮👍👍
Awesome work
Beautiful tractor JD
Beautiful machine
beautiful work
Most impressive!
I’m not sure you can call it a 7520 anymore. I often thought how mad was the farmer that bought a 20 and then 8 months later the sound gard came out. We had both. Sure was a Huge step forward. Can’t believe the work involved. Super sharp
This is how john deere shoulda built them. Ngl i really want a 7520 exactly like this.
Ahh, no electronics. GPS is great, but all the other stuff vehicles, tractors, and equipment in general have can go right in the garbage as far as I’m concerned. Very nice tractor!
Your brilliant, I've always wanted to put a 619 engine in my 7520. The tractor is absolutely beautiful. It just kept getting better the longer the video went. Did you need to put a bigger radiator in with the 619 engine? I have way too many questions to ask in this format. Congratulations. The interior was the biggest surprise for me. It was beautiful
Thanks for the compliments. I kept the same radiator. I know of others who have swapped to the 619 and done okay so I'm hoping it will keep it cool. I could have gone on all day about all I did but I had to keep it compact for the video. I forgot to mention in the vid that I hooked up the hyd. seat so probably the only 7520 to ever have a hydra-cushion seat. Plus I put all new glass in except the back window.
@Subthump1 That's wonderful no more squeaky seat sound as you bounce across the field. I've got many a thousands of hours on my 7520 that my Uncle Dave bought new in 1974 . My dad bought one of the first 7520s I believe it was a 1973 and he paid $22,000 for it. The very next year my uncle Dave bought one and he had to pay $32,000 for his. That's when Nixon sold all the wheat to Russia and the farmers thought the good times were going to last forever.
Darn nice
It looks good and there's no stupid chrome stack!
Interesting that the station height wasn't a problem like putting a sound guard on a '20 series 2 wheel drive
You would not believe how much time and effort that went into getting the cab lower and lower to the platform so that the cab doesn't look higher. If you notice, the yellow stripe on the hood and side of the cab are almost in perfect alignment. That's one the finer details but making that line up was one of my goals early on. I notched a bunch of the supports under the cab to gain the last couple inches.
So basically you built a 7520 from scratch the way a 7520 should have been built in the first place!..she’s a beaut!.
Yes, that is exactly how to describe it. Muscle car guys would call it a resto-mod. Take a 69 Camaro for instance, drop in a LS motor, all new suspension, frame-off the body, new wheels, tires and interior. Boom you have something way better than the original.
@ the old stuff was nice to look at but horrible to drive and operate…and sometimes down right dangerous!..
I did that 30 years ago to my 4320
👍🏼
You have amazing skills! The 7520 and the 4820 are beautiful tractors. I would love to drive them in the field. Do you ever use them in the field?
I think the Only Thing Left of a 7520 is the Frame & Hood Panels, that’s it.
Wow. That’s a lot of work. Is it going to be a field tractor?
Eventually, yes
Is the hood the only 7520 original item? Looks great
No, a lot of it is original.
Sounded like hood, transmission and fuel tanks were the original parts
@@AdamAdam-vy1pe no, far from it
Is the pto live when you push the clutch in? That would be awesome if it was
No live pto. Could not change that. I don't really plan to use the pto but it is hooked up.
I'm just wondering because I've got a 7020
@@ThePapajohn15 It can't be done since there's only 1 shaft coming off the engine that runs everything. This was fixed in the next series ie 8430/8630 by adding another shaft dedicated to the pto.
When do you plan on putting it to work in the field? I'd like to see that video. Thanks
I'm gonna wait till after Rantoul before I get it dirty
Im being an internet wise ass here...Wouldnt it have been much easier to put a 7520 hood on a 8650? Or did the project head this direction, too far gone to go back?
What would the point in that be? A 7520 hood is much too short and narrow without major sheet metal work. Plus I already had the 7520, just wanted to upgrade it and make it awesome.
@@Subthump1 you did a great job, the point would be, you would get the advancements of the 8650, can pick them up for same price as a 7520. for all the work you did here, it wouldnt be that out of line to put the 7520 hood on an 8650
@@pauldevloo5231 I have an 8760, why would I go out and buy a 8650. 7520 is part of my 20 series collection.
Not original cab but 7520's were good tractors
No!... Just my opinion... 7520 are so rare and that one is perfect. Keep the original cab on it. Beautiful tractor take it out and play with it.
I wish you lived in the southwestern ohio region
I'm not too far from there actually
Do you do work for other farmers
If only I had more time, more help and my own machine shop. But these are just projects of mine, plus I already have several others already in the works.
@Subthump1 they are extremely nice
@Subthump1 they are extremely nice
@Subthump1 extremely nice
Can’t watch it you are too shaky.
Stop it !
We had a 7520 for over 15 years. Most dependable of the JD 4WD JD tractors built until the 60 series and floating engine mounts. The 30, 40 and 50 series with the 619 all had the same issues with not enough strength in the front frame and using the engine to substitute. I wish I had a dollar for all the engine failures this caused. We bought a Caterpillar 75D and have never looked back. John Deere is a shadow of its former self. That artistic rendition of a Deer was a change from the actual profile of the Deer of days gone by. When they did that, my JD parts guy says they fired the quality control department.
Excellent job !!