Spent many hours on Dad's '54 Model 60. She was our primary tractor until '67.

That starter just wasn't having it lol. I've noticed these two-cylinders don't like to cold start at anything above idle. The story goes that my grandfather's 60 was always a hard starter and would only fire if the throttle was pulled all the way back.

I like those old tractor sounds the old Putt-Putt

Nothing starts like a Deere👍🏻

@LocustMotorWorks

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the help getting her rollin!!🤘🏻

You can tell she was not happy! But nothing runs like a Deere! Nothing wants to start at -35!

Good to hear from you guys! Hope you all are staying warm and safe.

@LocustMotorWorks

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you for watching! Hope you are doing well and staying warm as well!

Yesssss!

My family's '44 A doesn't like coldstarting at all, it got better when we changed it to a 12V system. 12V starter gives no shits about a grumpy engine, just cranks until it turns. Once she's going, she's gone. No stop until the fuel is cut.

Give it some throttle. When cold they like throttle. I grew up on these and dont know where these no throttle comments are coming from.

@LocustMotorWorks

3 жыл бұрын

Oh we where giving it throttle, the throttle friction discs are about shot on this 60 so that made her start a bit harder to control. But I always just try and watch and smell the exhaust and adjust on the fly

I cannot believe that thing started at -35! She was not happy! but she eventually did start!

Yay your back and that's one bad John Deere

@LocustMotorWorks

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching Blain! Nothing beats the old two cylinders👍🏻

I started my 630 yesterday at 0 she has 20w-50 synthetic in her on a fresh 90 over rebuild it popped right off first crank at full choke.

@LocustMotorWorks

3 жыл бұрын

That’s pretty damn good! Did you overhaul it yourself?

@westtennesseefarming288

3 жыл бұрын

@@LocustMotorWorks Yeah this fall I took the block and had it bored as well as a fresh valve job on the head. I had been running it for a while on standard pistons but it was seized when I first got it so I honed the rust out . My machinist told me he went to bore it .45 and it didn’t cut till it got to the bottom. You can definitely feel the difference in power now!

@LocustMotorWorks

3 жыл бұрын

Nice! Then old two cylinders are fun to overhaul, sounds like your 630 would be a fun one to take tractor pulling!

Impressive. Hope your engine oil is rated for that temp :)

Turn the lights off b4 trying to start.

You may not know but under the block there are petcocks that makes very cold starting easier.

@LocustMotorWorks

Жыл бұрын

No petcocks on this 60, got them on my unstyled A tho

@danw6014

Жыл бұрын

@@LocustMotorWorks unless they were removed and plugged, they should be on the bottom side of the block, not in the same location as an A or B. I have a 53 and 54 model 60 and they both have them.

Why it been so long

@LocustMotorWorks

3 жыл бұрын

Been pretty busy! Hopefully get back to making some more videos soon! Thanks for watching

@STOstuff

3 жыл бұрын

@@LocustMotorWorks ok

Nou battrey

I can no longer watch any of these videos all the tractor abuse.