Abandoned John Deere R - First Start in Decades

Автокөліктер мен көлік құралдары

Our attempt in bringing an abandoned John Deere R back to life. This will be the #firststart for this tractor in at least 15 years. It is not really a #barnfind , but rather a field find. #tractor #johndeere #revival #diesel #willitstart

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  • @larrydavidson3402
    @larrydavidson34026 ай бұрын

    That R started pretty darn good for sitting all those years. Good find guys.

  • @jonelsonster

    @jonelsonster

    6 ай бұрын

    We went out and started it yesterday and brought it home. It didn't want to start as easily. But we have it a small shot of ether and it barked right off. Definitely cold blooded.

  • @peteacher52
    @peteacher526 ай бұрын

    Priceless! the smile on Dad's face.

  • @jonelsonster

    @jonelsonster

    6 ай бұрын

    Agree 💯!

  • @jamescassidy3598
    @jamescassidy35986 ай бұрын

    Simplicity at it’s best. Never get tired of listening to a poppin Johnny! They would pull like nothing else.

  • @jonelsonster

    @jonelsonster

    6 ай бұрын

    Agree 💯!

  • @curlyh7630
    @curlyh76305 ай бұрын

    Im 57 years old now . Great memories. Sound brings back memories

  • @jonelsonster

    @jonelsonster

    5 ай бұрын

    The sound is truly iconic.

  • @njseashorechas2698
    @njseashorechas26986 ай бұрын

    Love the resurrection- 'will it start' youtubers. Probably the best thing to happen to the old iron sitting around in the fields and barns!

  • @jonelsonster

    @jonelsonster

    6 ай бұрын

    We went out and got it loaded and brought it home yesterday. So I'll try posting more videos on this tractor in the future.

  • @aaronjarvenpa1743
    @aaronjarvenpa17436 ай бұрын

    I just love the sound of those two cylinder John Deere’s .

  • @jonelsonster

    @jonelsonster

    6 ай бұрын

    The sound of a two cylinder John Deere is iconic!

  • @osavaldomassaro6144

    @osavaldomassaro6144

    6 ай бұрын

    Soy de argentina 🇦🇷 y tengo un 730 cultivo alto para caña de azúcar y lo uso funciona a la perfección

  • @huntingfire7869
    @huntingfire78696 ай бұрын

    What a great video…Nice to see a father and son team working hard to save this old iron. Great old machine that sounds great,bonus that we got to see the other tractor as well. Thanks for all your great videos,Merry Christmas from Vermont 🌲

  • @jonelsonster

    @jonelsonster

    6 ай бұрын

    Merry Christmas to you too! Thanks!

  • @bindardondat5292
    @bindardondat52923 ай бұрын

    Loved my old John Deere 'R'. Bought for $1500 & farmed with it for years, in the 1970's. The old 2 lung diesel ran all day on 5 gallons of diesel fuel pulling a four bottom plow.

  • @jonelsonster

    @jonelsonster

    3 ай бұрын

    They are a good old tractor. And, like your say, stingy on fuel!

  • @lttl858
    @lttl8586 ай бұрын

    The sheet is in great shape! 20#'s of oil pressure is just right.....good find.

  • @jonelsonster

    @jonelsonster

    6 ай бұрын

    Thanks! 🙏🏼

  • @captnsquid8151
    @captnsquid81516 ай бұрын

    It is good to see someone start up a piece of equipment and not rev the living shit out of it. These peoples' ancestors use to whip horses. Start it and let it run slow and long. Then slip her in to gear. I enjoyed this Vid guys keep up the great finds and share.

  • @jonelsonster

    @jonelsonster

    6 ай бұрын

    Thanks!

  • @clintscheibner4388

    @clintscheibner4388

    5 ай бұрын

    You said it.

  • @septicwhelk3654

    @septicwhelk3654

    4 ай бұрын

    That is revving it's nuts of .

  • @radenkostevanovic3320

    @radenkostevanovic3320

    4 ай бұрын

    Prelepo. Radi

  • @JD2CYLINDERNUT

    @JD2CYLINDERNUT

    Ай бұрын

    It wouldn’t “rev” anyway….probably 1100 is as fast as it runs. Lol

  • @michaelalan1546
    @michaelalan15466 ай бұрын

    Wow, that is too cool guys, I really love the sound of those R diesels. Fantastic work.

  • @jonelsonster

    @jonelsonster

    6 ай бұрын

    Thank you very much!

  • @jasondrinovsky7962
    @jasondrinovsky79625 ай бұрын

    Seeing that old old boy run that old 2 cylinder is priceless. Total respect. Great video.

  • @jonelsonster

    @jonelsonster

    5 ай бұрын

    Thank you sir!

  • @Ron-zi3cg
    @Ron-zi3cg2 ай бұрын

    Good to see a piece of equipment like that,get started back up, after sitting all these many years.

  • @jonelsonster

    @jonelsonster

    2 ай бұрын

    It was definitely a fun day. Really nice to hear that thing firing and trying to wake back up

  • @JonathonBoucher47A
    @JonathonBoucher47A6 ай бұрын

    I love watching your videos because you and your dad have a lot of knowledge and use a lot of common sense when working on your tractors and I definitely learn a lot from that! Merry Christmas from Michigan!

  • @jonelsonster

    @jonelsonster

    6 ай бұрын

    Wow, thank you. That's very kind. We enjoy working together.

  • @tommckinley111
    @tommckinley1116 ай бұрын

    When do those 2 "Field Finds" get to go home? I don't think I would be able to sleep until those 2 gems were home safe and sound. Those 2 are going to be fun to play with and listen to.

  • @jonelsonster

    @jonelsonster

    6 ай бұрын

    I've been very anxious to get them home for several weeks now. We actually went to yesterday and loaded both of them and brought them home.

  • @tommckinley111

    @tommckinley111

    6 ай бұрын

    Awesome, now you can relax and enjoy them@@jonelsonster

  • @swedishcrowbar4211
    @swedishcrowbar42113 ай бұрын

    Man those mountains in the background and the sound of a johnny popper filles my heart with peace!

  • @jonelsonster

    @jonelsonster

    3 ай бұрын

    Home sweet home!

  • @swedishcrowbar4211

    @swedishcrowbar4211

    2 ай бұрын

    @@jonelsonsterWhat state is this?

  • @jonelsonster

    @jonelsonster

    2 ай бұрын

    @@swedishcrowbar4211 Northern Utah.

  • @swedishcrowbar4211

    @swedishcrowbar4211

    2 ай бұрын

    @@jonelsonster I was gonna move to tennessee but now im not sure

  • @scrotiemcboogerballs1981
    @scrotiemcboogerballs19816 ай бұрын

    Great job love to see someone got old iron running and get some run time on it maybe park it under a shed thanks for sharing

  • @jonelsonster

    @jonelsonster

    6 ай бұрын

    That's the plan!

  • @edkennard72
    @edkennard726 ай бұрын

    Good for you for saving at Tractor and the other one it's a shame to see him go to scrap

  • @jonelsonster

    @jonelsonster

    6 ай бұрын

    Agree 💯!

  • @brianclark2876
    @brianclark28766 ай бұрын

    Awesome tractor!! Love the sound of those !! Thanks

  • @jonelsonster

    @jonelsonster

    6 ай бұрын

    Agree 💯! Thanks 👍

  • @danburch9989
    @danburch99893 ай бұрын

    That's a beast of a tractor that should be in anyone's collectoin. Last one built was in 1954. Presuming that it was bought and used for 40 years, then parked, it may have sat for 25 years. With an 8" stroke, that engine generates a lot of torque. Just one cylinder has more displacement than most V-6 engines.

  • @jonelsonster

    @jonelsonster

    3 ай бұрын

    Yes, that's kind of what we assumed... Used a lot the first 25 years. Then used less frequent the next 25 years... And then sat for the last 25 years.

  • @bt-rl4mh
    @bt-rl4mh3 ай бұрын

    What amazes me how these things start again ,testament to the quality of these machines

  • @jonelsonster

    @jonelsonster

    3 ай бұрын

    Yes. We were hopeful, but you never really know when buying something like this whether it will have other issues. But it seems to run ok. Hopefully with a little workout this spring the slight misfire it has will clear up.

  • @stevenarnold1960
    @stevenarnold19605 ай бұрын

    Beautiful find. You guys are lucky. Looks like your dad really enjoyed it.

  • @jonelsonster

    @jonelsonster

    5 ай бұрын

    Thanks! 👍🏼

  • @raincoast9010
    @raincoast90106 ай бұрын

    If that tractor could tell stories... Sure sounds great!

  • @jonelsonster

    @jonelsonster

    6 ай бұрын

    Hopefully we can add a few more.

  • @martymartin2894

    @martymartin2894

    6 ай бұрын

    ​@@jonelsonsterhow old is your dad do u mind me asking.

  • @BladePro2021
    @BladePro20216 ай бұрын

    Great vid, I rescued a running 720 last year ,love the old 2 cylinders . Spent a lot of time as a youth running an R and a couple D's.

  • @jonelsonster

    @jonelsonster

    6 ай бұрын

    Very cool! Thanks for sharing!

  • @rosssnyder1989
    @rosssnyder19896 ай бұрын

    That R sounds good, run some fresh fuel threw it and will clear that smoke out. Awesome video!

  • @jonelsonster

    @jonelsonster

    6 ай бұрын

    That's the plan! Hopefully it also starts a little easier too

  • @jailbreakgamin1966
    @jailbreakgamin19665 ай бұрын

    wow look at that view ... beautiful...cool vid!!!

  • @jonelsonster

    @jonelsonster

    5 ай бұрын

    Thanks 👍

  • @johnnypool2206
    @johnnypool22065 ай бұрын

    As an old farm-boy, we gad a Johnny popper, a massey-furguson and a farmall. Give me any of them and I could do lots of work with them in one day. Great video on these tractors...WOW!

  • @jonelsonster

    @jonelsonster

    5 ай бұрын

    That's really cool. We work on John Deere mostly, but we have an Allis D-14 that we've owned since the 80s and it is probably the most reliable tractor we've ever owned.

  • @hughwhaley3179
    @hughwhaley31796 ай бұрын

    Awesome thanks for for sharing

  • @jonelsonster

    @jonelsonster

    6 ай бұрын

    Thanks for watching!

  • @JerryWick
    @JerryWick4 ай бұрын

    Kudos to the guy who put the ol can on the exhaust. That simple item has saved many a engine from seizure.

  • @jonelsonster

    @jonelsonster

    4 ай бұрын

    Sometimes it's the little things that pay dividends in the future... Like this the can!

  • @davidnewland2461
    @davidnewland24614 ай бұрын

    You can't miss the sound of an old John deere that pop pop is iconic.

  • @jonelsonster

    @jonelsonster

    4 ай бұрын

    Greatest sounding piece of machinery ever!

  • @duanedale2505
    @duanedale25056 ай бұрын

    Nice looking tractor, good way of starting it

  • @jonelsonster

    @jonelsonster

    6 ай бұрын

    Thanks 👍

  • @curlyh7630
    @curlyh76305 ай бұрын

    I was 6 when i started to drive my first R to 1984 . Also a's And b's . The Diesel exhaust smells great . It was high sulfur fuel . Many many miles working Fields in South Texas

  • @jonelsonster

    @jonelsonster

    5 ай бұрын

    Very cool memories. Thanks for sharing?

  • @keepcalmandfarmon5401
    @keepcalmandfarmon54016 ай бұрын

    Dang!!! That looked like a fun day!!!

  • @jonelsonster

    @jonelsonster

    6 ай бұрын

    Definitely one to remember!

  • @victorhugocedillo9475
    @victorhugocedillo94756 ай бұрын

    ❤a revivido una leyenda y lo va pagar en la siembra y arado de la tierra❤

  • @jonelsonster

    @jonelsonster

    6 ай бұрын

    Gracias!

  • @zackmax7184
    @zackmax71844 ай бұрын

    I heard 1 of those run when I was a kid. I am 57 years old now. I live near Denton North Carolina. In the Summer they Do what they call The Treashers Reunion that You can see all kinds of Antique Farm Machinery and Engines.

  • @jonelsonster

    @jonelsonster

    4 ай бұрын

    They are fun to look at, but if you can hear them run, especially under load, that's the best! Well... Aside from driving them 😉

  • @SternDrive
    @SternDrive3 ай бұрын

    I used to have an AR, and spent many hours in the field with that old girl. My oldest son cried when I sold it.

  • @jonelsonster

    @jonelsonster

    3 ай бұрын

    The AR is a great tractor. We pulled one from a field a few years back and got it running and it actually runs really well. (Link to those videos: kzread.info/head/PLFyQBtxp-h2pFssyUj8JI4zgprBIZREG2&si=O9Vr9Dc8YwaCwMtN) A very cool old tractor. I can see why he was sad to see it go!

  • @dennislarson4960
    @dennislarson49606 ай бұрын

    Those old John Deere tractors are tough -- and keep on popping!

  • @jonelsonster

    @jonelsonster

    6 ай бұрын

    You got that right!

  • @dinomelvin3369
    @dinomelvin33692 ай бұрын

    Very cool. Thanks you. 👍👍👍

  • @jonelsonster

    @jonelsonster

    2 ай бұрын

    Thanks for watching!

  • @chrisrhoads8256
    @chrisrhoads82566 ай бұрын

    This what u don't see 👁‍🗨 these says father 👨& son👦work together working ⚒ 💪

  • @jonelsonster

    @jonelsonster

    6 ай бұрын

    Teamwork!

  • @p.guyton4589
    @p.guyton45894 ай бұрын

    The smile on his face Priceless

  • @jonelsonster

    @jonelsonster

    4 ай бұрын

    There are some things money can't buy... For everything else there is MasterCard 😉

  • @landontesar3070
    @landontesar30706 ай бұрын

    The R is probably my favorite John Deere. Unapologetic two cylinder diesel muscle. Thanks Gentlemen.

  • @jonelsonster

    @jonelsonster

    6 ай бұрын

    Agree 💯!

  • @dennislarson4960

    @dennislarson4960

    6 ай бұрын

    That's not diesel. Regular [unleaded] gas on those old JDs.

  • @landontesar3070

    @landontesar3070

    6 ай бұрын

    tractordata says model R was diesel, and that's how they could start it on the fuel that was in it.@@dennislarson4960

  • @hillbilly4christ638
    @hillbilly4christ6385 ай бұрын

    Nice find! It shouldn’t take too much to bring her back to her former glory. Everything about this tractor is just heavy duty. Yes, they are cold natured but once warmed up will run merrily all day long.

  • @jonelsonster

    @jonelsonster

    5 ай бұрын

    Fingers crossed! But I agree with you and am optimistic.

  • @manfromthemist1958
    @manfromthemist19586 ай бұрын

    this reminds me of all those lost oppertunities to work with my Dad, now I can't, make the most of them!

  • @jonelsonster

    @jonelsonster

    6 ай бұрын

    I'm glad I can spend some time with my dad. I know I won't always be able to, so I'm cherishing the time now

  • @davidturnage6013
    @davidturnage60136 ай бұрын

    This is so cool!!!

  • @jonelsonster

    @jonelsonster

    6 ай бұрын

    Thanks

  • @douggoss4855
    @douggoss48553 ай бұрын

    A good save!

  • @jonelsonster

    @jonelsonster

    3 ай бұрын

    Agree 💯

  • @chrisdraper1976
    @chrisdraper19766 ай бұрын

    Nice find

  • @jonelsonster

    @jonelsonster

    6 ай бұрын

    Thanks!

  • @barrybrehm3555
    @barrybrehm35555 ай бұрын

    That’s incredible. I’ve never seen a tractor started with a big belt but you guys have to check the coolant.

  • @jonelsonster

    @jonelsonster

    4 ай бұрын

    Coolant was good. A little low, but the R holds about 16 gallons of coolant... So even being a little low, there was still plenty!

  • @AndrewHCann
    @AndrewHCann6 ай бұрын

    Excellent find on John Deere R also in Desiel motor to and be interesting what year that one is ! In good condition and runs nice too hopefully move on it own power of motor plus transmission too!

  • @jonelsonster

    @jonelsonster

    6 ай бұрын

    I just finished editing the video of us driving it out and bringing it home. It will release next Friday.

  • @murraykelm5691
    @murraykelm56915 ай бұрын

    Definitely had the strongest exhaust fumes of any tractor i ever owned, you had to be quick to hook up an implement in a shed or shut the tractor off otherwise she will gas you.

  • @jonelsonster

    @jonelsonster

    5 ай бұрын

    For sure! On my latest video I got the pony motor on this tractor running and started it in our shop and nearly killed myself! 😂 😂

  • @romeoramos6650
    @romeoramos66506 ай бұрын

    Wow John Deer should keep this video for their archive, testament to their brand. With those many years sitting? and on the the same fuel too? can't get any better than that, Merry Christmas

  • @jonelsonster

    @jonelsonster

    6 ай бұрын

    Well said. Merry Christmas too

  • @KStewart-th4sk
    @KStewart-th4sk2 ай бұрын

    You never mentioned checking the coolant. I hope you did before starting it. Kind of surprised it started so easily on the old fuel. As a kid on the farm, we had an old Minneapolis-Moline combine that wasn't being used anymore. It had a V4 Wisconsin engine on it. I always hand cranked to start it once in a while (had no electric start like the newer Wisconsin's). It was kind of temperamental, so sometimes i got it started easily, but IF NOT. hooked one of our JD's to it with a flat belt like you did here.

  • @jonelsonster

    @jonelsonster

    2 ай бұрын

    We did. It was low, but still plenty to provide cooling for the 10 to 15 minutes we had it running.

  • @normpowell3566
    @normpowell35666 ай бұрын

    The elderly gentleman looked like a kid in a candy store. He looks so excited.

  • @jonelsonster

    @jonelsonster

    6 ай бұрын

    It's was a good day.

  • @martymartin2894

    @martymartin2894

    6 ай бұрын

    ​@@jonelsonsteris that u're dad he looks like he's at least 80 I Don't mean to sound offensive, it's great to see him still able to potter about and do what he enjoys.

  • @jonelsonster

    @jonelsonster

    6 ай бұрын

    @@martymartin2894 ha ha! He's only 78, but I'll be sure to tell him he looks 80! He's in good health. Still runs 3 mins every single day, rain or shine... Or snow.

  • @martymartin2894

    @martymartin2894

    6 ай бұрын

    @@jonelsonster ah that's good he looks like a hard working man in his day reminds me of my late father and his father my grandfather, all the best to you and your family.

  • @DrEVIL-og4qv

    @DrEVIL-og4qv

    4 ай бұрын

    Dad bought ME an R for Christmas in December 1963, was only 9 yrs old, 10th birthday in mid-March. The day I discovered it about 12-21-1963 we tried starting it, the 2 cyl. PONY wouldn't continuously roll the diesel over. Never did get more than a pop or 2 out of it. Had a warm spell in January that Dad was able to get it started and ran it 20 miles to his favorite Deere dealer, smart-alec mechanic tuned it up, it started a little better but wouldn't pull the 4 bottom Deere plow the salesman said it would. DAD and I plowed 40 acres of alfalfa sod, me on the R with 4-14's, Dad on our Super M-TA pulling 3-14's about twice as fast, 3rd gear, 5 mph. I'M in 2nd with the R, had to stop and shift to 1st on a couple hills. The township road Commissioner REALLY wanted the R to drag roads and rototill scarified roads. He had a 5 ft heavy duty rototiller to chew up chunks of oiled dirt chunks. He tore the PTO out of the R 4 times in 4 years and got rid of it for a 770 Oliver diesel that I was still running 10 years later, probably still running! Neighbor had a 730 diesel, that V4 Pony whizzed that diesel over WAY faster than the 2 cyl in the R did. Dad had the same mechanic tune-up our 4010 diesel, it struggled to pull our 12 ft disc in plowed ground. Dad had an old neighbor come over one night and rebuilt the inj pump on the 4010. It jumped from struggling to pull our same 12 ft disk in 4th or 5th gear to running 7th gear, till it blew the head gasket. Dad had next to the last bid on a J.I. Case 930 diesel the week before he bought the 4010, I think he should have raised his bid on the Case! He was actually looking for an 806 diesel, looking over most of Illinois and eastern Iowa but not a single one on auction or a dealer's lot.

  • @edwardebel1847
    @edwardebel18475 ай бұрын

    Mad respect for your mechanical skills and love the video...but I gotta ask (maybe someone already has)...The John Deere R....originally made for pirates? You know, cuz...well...

  • @jonelsonster

    @jonelsonster

    5 ай бұрын

    Ha ha ha! I bet it was!

  • @bindardondat5292
    @bindardondat52923 ай бұрын

    The 'R' had a toolbox under the seat, which saved my life when I became trapped in a spring loaded hitch on a one bottom International 26" breaking plow.

  • @jonelsonster

    @jonelsonster

    3 ай бұрын

    😬

  • @osavaldomassaro6144
    @osavaldomassaro61446 ай бұрын

    Felicidades desde argentina 🇦🇷

  • @jonelsonster

    @jonelsonster

    6 ай бұрын

    Gracias!

  • @robertsmith3518
    @robertsmith35184 ай бұрын

    Pretty amazing that decades later the tire are not dry rotted or flat

  • @jonelsonster

    @jonelsonster

    4 ай бұрын

    Looks may be deceiving...All 4 tires are flat. And when we came back, the fronts only hold air for a few hours. The rear tires hold are, however they are extreme weather checked and cracked. So it needs new rubber all around.

  • @WaynesAdventure
    @WaynesAdventure3 ай бұрын

    Awesome

  • @jonelsonster

    @jonelsonster

    3 ай бұрын

    😎

  • @billywird
    @billywird3 ай бұрын

    Yes sir. That's a jim dandy tractor.🥸👍👍👍👍

  • @jonelsonster

    @jonelsonster

    3 ай бұрын

    💯 agree!

  • @lectro88
    @lectro885 ай бұрын

    Loud,... But sounds sooo good. The thing about Diesels is thy can sit decades and with a little knuckle rubbing most times they will come back to life. That's a nice find.... If it were me,. I'd get it home and just run all that old fuel out and when almost empty top it off with fresh and sweeten it up. Oh, and Change The Oil... First,. unless the oil looked like it was fresh, and parked right after it was changed. And if the oil pressure is any indication, being 20 Lbs, that engine may be in pretty good shape.

  • @jonelsonster

    @jonelsonster

    5 ай бұрын

    Yes, we're very happy to have had the chance to buy it. We already drained about 8 more gallons of old diesel out of it and will be replacing fuel filters and bleeding the system this weekend. Either way, it seems to be a good runner and with a little time pulling a load it should clear up

  • @greggergen9104
    @greggergen91043 ай бұрын

    Interesting that as a kid in the 60's I don't ever remember seeing anybody farm with an R, even though I lived in the hearf of John Deere country. They were so clunky compared to "The New Generation Tractors" 4010, etc., that they were almost obsolete. They were cool tractors however. We had a 4010, 730 and 520; my brothers and we always fought over who got to drive the 4010.

  • @jonelsonster

    @jonelsonster

    3 ай бұрын

    Compared to the new generation 10 and 20 series, the R was somewhat of a dinosaur... But this they still did a good job in the field!

  • @amandahelmboldt4347
    @amandahelmboldt43475 ай бұрын

    He bought “an R” did he buy a vowel too!😂😂😂😂😂

  • @jonelsonster

    @jonelsonster

    5 ай бұрын

    I'd like to solve the puzzle! 😂

  • @user-oj9hn6oc8z
    @user-oj9hn6oc8z6 ай бұрын

    I like tractor

  • @jonelsonster

    @jonelsonster

    6 ай бұрын

    That's good

  • @frankwurth5375
    @frankwurth53756 ай бұрын

    I don't know if you noticed it but the spline on the crankshaft to flywheel is shot. you can see the sack in it when you first checked to see if it was stuck. I'm guessing that's why it was parked. Don't run it that way, bad things can happen! It's repairable but not simple. It's a common disease on all those 2 cyl diesels.

  • @joescheller6680

    @joescheller6680

    6 ай бұрын

    Flywheel loose is or was a problem in the two banger grew up on an old G 52 model I was 7 when I started running it dragging corn and plowing plowing

  • @Showboat_Six

    @Showboat_Six

    6 ай бұрын

    That’s not cracked, it is manufactured that way, there are two bolts that pinch the flywheel to the splined shaft.

  • @jonelsonster

    @jonelsonster

    6 ай бұрын

    The flywheel does not seem to be loose, but I'll check it out once we get it home. Thanks!

  • @frankwurth5375

    @frankwurth5375

    6 ай бұрын

    It could just be an optical illusion on the video, lets hope! BTW great catch! I've always wanted to add a 720 or 820/30 to my stable, just never could find one I could afford or in decent shape! Also, Merry Christmas guys.@@jonelsonster

  • @jonelsonster

    @jonelsonster

    6 ай бұрын

    Merry Christmas too! Thanks!

  • @7viewerlogic670
    @7viewerlogic6706 ай бұрын

    Cool.

  • @jonelsonster

    @jonelsonster

    6 ай бұрын

    👍🏼

  • @BrianRadom
    @BrianRadom3 ай бұрын

    Amazing my opinion NO means to pre heat any part of the disel engine IT STILL MANAGES TO START!!!!

  • @jonelsonster

    @jonelsonster

    3 ай бұрын

    I think deciding to go the belt pulley start route was key. Luckily the pony motor does run, but it was nice just using the A to Crank the engine over fast enough and for long enough that it would start.

  • @erwinhfinsterbuschs80
    @erwinhfinsterbuschs806 ай бұрын

    Important to consider is That the belt must be mounted on the 2 pulleys crosswíse in order to respect the driven tractores correct rotation. Both tractores pulleys turn counterclockwise, Both tractors are confronted head to head so the belt must mounted cross wise in orden to drive the dead tractors puleys in the correct direction

  • @jonelsonster

    @jonelsonster

    6 ай бұрын

    Just twist the belt. You can see in the video that's it's twisted. The clutch pulley on the R and the A both spin clockwise. The flywheels spin counterclockwise, when looking at them face on. Or start it with a model H. It spins counterclockwise.

  • @railroader4854
    @railroader48546 ай бұрын

    That 830 looks identical to one my dad bought when I was a kid except ours had a bumper on the front which was removed.

  • @jonelsonster

    @jonelsonster

    6 ай бұрын

    That's cool. I've seen photos of dune of these 830-Industrial tractors with the front bumper. I think they look awesome. I think it'd be fun to build a replica and put it on mine. Or if curiosity, what happened with the one your dad bought?

  • @railroader4854

    @railroader4854

    6 ай бұрын

    @@jonelsonster I’m not sure what happened to the bumper. It was a long time ago. He sold the tractor to a friend and as far as I know he still has it.

  • @Grabatire
    @Grabatire6 ай бұрын

    Oil pressure of 20 to 25 psi high idle operating temp is excellent.

  • @jonelsonster

    @jonelsonster

    6 ай бұрын

    Great! Thanks for the info!

  • @jeffsnider3588
    @jeffsnider35884 ай бұрын

    Can't believe anyone would abandon such a machine......Any of the other stuff for sale? I like old trucks, tractors, engines and other stuff I really don't need.....😃

  • @jonelsonster

    @jonelsonster

    4 ай бұрын

    It's a sad story. The previous owner of all the equipment here became ill and passed away. A lot of projects left unfinished, not out of desire... But necessity.

  • @wolfman515
    @wolfman5155 ай бұрын

    Nothing like the sound of an old R plopping out a rhythm. You don't have much to do to restore it by the looks of it.

  • @jonelsonster

    @jonelsonster

    5 ай бұрын

    Yes, it seems to be in really good shape.

  • @DogCat21280
    @DogCat212805 ай бұрын

    Well what I know about trackers is sometime the gas lines may go bad and the gas and oil also some other parts may be damaged do to decayed rust

  • @jonelsonster

    @jonelsonster

    5 ай бұрын

    Don't see any issues like this here.

  • @lfeco
    @lfeco6 ай бұрын

    Looks like a great tractor to restore, good tin and not beat up. On your A, the lever below the throttle shuts and opens louvers for the radiator?

  • @jonelsonster

    @jonelsonster

    6 ай бұрын

    We're happy to have it. And yes, the other lever controls the shutters... But I do not have them installed. They aren't needed since I don't run kerosene. On one of our other tractors we had the shutters installed and found it that someone accidently closed them and we had been operating it in the summer heat with them closed for a while. Ever since then, we don't install the shutters. We just have them sitting in our parts shelves collecting dust.

  • @lfeco

    @lfeco

    6 ай бұрын

    @@jonelsonster I just finished selling my late brothers machinery and he had a B with that extra lever. Someone that came to look at the stuff asked me about it and I really had no idea. Thanks for the reply

  • @jonelsonster

    @jonelsonster

    5 ай бұрын

    Glad I can help

  • @user-uk2ji1yw5t
    @user-uk2ji1yw5t4 ай бұрын

    A Model R was used in the movie Conair

  • @jonelsonster

    @jonelsonster

    3 ай бұрын

    I just re watched Con Air just to see that scene! Very cool to see an old R tugging away at the plane! Thanks for commenting!

  • @user-oj9hn6oc8z
    @user-oj9hn6oc8z6 ай бұрын

    Tractors

  • @jonelsonster

    @jonelsonster

    6 ай бұрын

    👍🏼

  • @bindardondat5292
    @bindardondat52923 ай бұрын

    The R normally was started off of a pup motor

  • @jonelsonster

    @jonelsonster

    3 ай бұрын

    Yes, we didn't want to mess around with the pup engine in the field. So that's why we used the belt pulley. But we've since got the pup running and it will start on that now

  • @user-eq3dd6rk4k
    @user-eq3dd6rk4k6 ай бұрын

    I saw a model M. is it for sale? love your great videos!

  • @jonelsonster

    @jonelsonster

    6 ай бұрын

    The M is rusted solid. But a single thing moves and there is a bulge in the cylinder, kinda like water in the block froze.

  • @kelceygerman1400
    @kelceygerman1400Ай бұрын

    That would be a bit harder to start by hand:)

  • @jonelsonster

    @jonelsonster

    Ай бұрын

    Yeah, I'll say so!

  • @adhdrebel982
    @adhdrebel9826 ай бұрын

    If some jd diesels are 500 cdi that's like two Chevy 6 cylinder 250's one on each side. A couple cans of Resoloane or Marvel mystery oil free up rings . And use the old model / pre 2k diesel motor oil otherwise loose all rubber seals and NO low sulfur fuels or seals dry and crack also ...

  • @jonelsonster

    @jonelsonster

    6 ай бұрын

    Thanks for the info!

  • @adhdrebel982

    @adhdrebel982

    6 ай бұрын

    @@jonelsonster You said you snagged the yellow one also .Good save look at the manufacturer tag J D might have a historical library you can see her history In some cases the Air Force used them as tugs for moving aircraft or a construction company to tow a 11 wheeled packer or fuel tank for evening fillups . Oh a quart of two stroke oil counters the low sulfur stuff, or check the red stuff on sulfur content and adjust..

  • @jonelsonster

    @jonelsonster

    6 ай бұрын

    @@adhdrebel982 yes, I bought the 830-I. The vin tag is still in-tact, so I'll check with the JD registry and get the details on this.

  • @azizchkour6106
    @azizchkour61066 ай бұрын

    🎉🎉🎉🎉

  • @jonelsonster

    @jonelsonster

    6 ай бұрын

    👍🏼

  • @henrywall174
    @henrywall1744 ай бұрын

    Where did you get the Settlement bowl and valve assembly from on you A?

  • @jonelsonster

    @jonelsonster

    4 ай бұрын

    I just bought it on eBay. It was new. They are surprisingly pricy. I probably spent about $40 on it.

  • @osavaldomassaro6144
    @osavaldomassaro61446 ай бұрын

    Aquí en Argentina entraron solamente 4 de esos tractores cerca de mi casa hay uno también abandonado por qué no se consiguen Respuestos 😢

  • @jonelsonster

    @jonelsonster

    6 ай бұрын

    That's really neat. I imagine it's hard to find spare parts outside the United States. But I think it's cool that John Deere exported several of these old tractors to Mexico and South America back in the day.

  • @tomchrisfield7348
    @tomchrisfield73486 ай бұрын

    Was the "R" and the 830 the same tractor,? Just different model years ?

  • @ericvogel1126

    @ericvogel1126

    6 ай бұрын

    The R was John Deere's first diesel tractor, it produced around 45 hp. The 830 was the last evolution of the R an made a little more than 65 hp.

  • @tomchrisfield7348

    @tomchrisfield7348

    6 ай бұрын

    @@ericvogel1126 thanks for the info. They visually look identical.

  • @jonelsonster

    @jonelsonster

    6 ай бұрын

    The R is the predecessor to the 830. It came out about 10 years after the R was built. After the R came the 80. Then the 820. And finally the 830. Slight improvements came with each model. Then after the 830 came the 4020, which is an entirely new tractor.

  • @dwightl5863

    @dwightl5863

    6 ай бұрын

    @@jonelsonster I'm thinking it was the 4010 first and then the 4020?

  • @user-wk1fh7ou6i
    @user-wk1fh7ou6i6 ай бұрын

    That is so cool to see it running after all those years. Do you have any plans to restore that 830 industrial?

  • @jonelsonster

    @jonelsonster

    6 ай бұрын

    Yes. I'll get the 830-I running and all fixed up. There should be some videos of that process hopefully in the next few weeks.

  • @jaredausdemore5946
    @jaredausdemore59466 ай бұрын

    Front left of the engine looked like a power steering pump maybe? Do you know how a power steering pump work on an R?

  • @jonelsonster

    @jonelsonster

    6 ай бұрын

    Yes, it has power steering... But it doesn't really work... Yet

  • @murraykelm5691

    @murraykelm5691

    5 ай бұрын

    Never knew that an R had power steering for an option. I own one one of the hardest steering tractors ever built.

  • @rickiemckillip8124
    @rickiemckillip81246 ай бұрын

    Good Boy you Belt Started it Rather than Pull Starting It

  • @jonelsonster

    @jonelsonster

    6 ай бұрын

    The belt seemed like the easiest option. And it worked.

  • @jonf9492
    @jonf94924 ай бұрын

    how do you find these things?

  • @jonelsonster

    @jonelsonster

    4 ай бұрын

    We found this through taking to some old friends who live in the area.

  • @dannygooden4849
    @dannygooden48494 ай бұрын

    Off road fuel red in color

  • @jonelsonster

    @jonelsonster

    4 ай бұрын

    👍🏻

  • @craigrhitch264
    @craigrhitch2646 ай бұрын

    What year is the R

  • @jonelsonster

    @jonelsonster

    6 ай бұрын

    I can't remember the serial number off hand. But I think it was a 1951.

  • @bindardondat5292
    @bindardondat52923 ай бұрын

    One of the reasons these old R's lasted so long was because, they only ran at 1000 rpm, and held 15 quarts of oil.

  • @jonelsonster

    @jonelsonster

    3 ай бұрын

    A full fluid change on this guy is not cheap!

  • @douglasmeek9774
    @douglasmeek97746 ай бұрын

    So you live in north Utah?

  • @jonelsonster

    @jonelsonster

    6 ай бұрын

    Yes sir.

  • @douglasmeek9774

    @douglasmeek9774

    6 ай бұрын

    @@jonelsonster you need to buy the mack b75 with the L cab honestly..

  • @user-rd2uy9ce9l
    @user-rd2uy9ce9l2 ай бұрын

    Interessante, não tem motor de arranque 😮😮😂

  • @jonelsonster

    @jonelsonster

    2 ай бұрын

    The starting motor is the model A! 😂

  • @user-uk2ji1yw5t
    @user-uk2ji1yw5t4 ай бұрын

    What if water gets in the crankcase. Turn it over and you have problems. Scored cylinder walls

  • @jonelsonster

    @jonelsonster

    3 ай бұрын

    We checked the oil prior to starting to make sure the crankcase just had oil.

  • @clarencetrice4442
    @clarencetrice44426 ай бұрын

    anything that has set a long is going 2 smoke U might have 2 run it a week or more be 4 it clears up that's just the way they are most of those old tractors didn't have alot of oil pressure it just the way they were made and U couldn't turn the oil pump up at least the motor wasn't stuck 4 as long it has been setting 😊😊 the tractor 🚜 😊 is singing 🎶 😊 so let it do so I don't think 🤔😊 that tractor was used that much they got another tractor 🚜 W more HP tractors started going 2 more HP in the late 195OS and there on most of those old gauges were replaced after they weren't no good I don't know if there is any body that restores old gauges 😊😊 OMG 12 26 2O23

  • @jonelsonster

    @jonelsonster

    6 ай бұрын

    Fresh fuel will help too

  • @watchjaredwork1487
    @watchjaredwork14876 ай бұрын

    That’s a very nice tractor. Please don’t paint it!!

  • @jonelsonster

    @jonelsonster

    6 ай бұрын

    Thanks! We'll see what we end up doing with the paint.

  • @jacobbailey3228
    @jacobbailey32286 ай бұрын

    not to be that guy but i think thats an AR not a R as it has the later style bonet and rounded fenders

  • @jonelsonster

    @jonelsonster

    6 ай бұрын

    No, this is an R. 1951 model year. It has a diesel engine. It's an R. We have an AR also. The two tractors are completely different.

  • @jacobbailey3228

    @jacobbailey3228

    5 ай бұрын

    oh ok i have an AR to and they looked very similar from a distance@@jonelsonster

  • @joegarrison571
    @joegarrison5713 ай бұрын

    Not sure how you buy an abandoned tractor. Who did you give the money to?

  • @jonelsonster

    @jonelsonster

    3 ай бұрын

    The son of the owner who passed away.

  • @jamesrundquist6509
    @jamesrundquist65092 ай бұрын

    I guess i better get my Moms R started, it always had a problem with the pony motor.

  • @jonelsonster

    @jonelsonster

    2 ай бұрын

    You can always use the belt pulley!

  • @jayeddleston9486
    @jayeddleston94866 ай бұрын

    Awesome. Power steering to

  • @jonelsonster

    @jonelsonster

    6 ай бұрын

    Yes! But the power steering doesn't work...yet.

  • @armandcasazza8366
    @armandcasazza83666 ай бұрын

    What did you expect John deer makes good tractors. So it don't surprise me that as long as that sat it still starts.

  • @jonelsonster

    @jonelsonster

    6 ай бұрын

    This is exactly what I expected

  • @armandcasazza8366

    @armandcasazza8366

    6 ай бұрын

    John deer makes quality machines that last and last. No matter how old or long it sits. Last place I lived one was on the property. It had not ran in almost 3 decades yet we put fuel oil and battery it took 16x cranking it over but it started.

  • @armandcasazza8366

    @armandcasazza8366

    6 ай бұрын

    John deer is awesome quality.

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