Great job restoring the old LA. Engine really sounds good and brings back good memories. A bit envious as my old LA I bought used in 1966 only had a crank to start. Needed more power so traded it off.

@jonelsonster

Жыл бұрын

Thank you very much!

Thanks for sharing. A great "little" restoration project.

@jonelsonster

Жыл бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it

Nice job! I am smiling along with you. Thanks for sharing the fun!

Watching you makes me want to restore my John Deere LI tractor.

@jonelsonster

4 ай бұрын

You totally should!

That was fun to watch. Warm regards from the Netherlands

Thanks for sharing! Awesome!

@jonelsonster

11 ай бұрын

Thanks for watching!

Awesome video sir and that’s a cool little tractor that I would love to have around the farm

@jonelsonster

6 ай бұрын

I may get run out of the state for saying this, but the LA is a cute little tractor

Engine sounds perfect. Nice work man making it right

@jonelsonster

Жыл бұрын

Thanks 👍

Great restoration video!

Your dad is like a little kid on Christmas morning! How old is he? I think he can run faster than me, and I’m probably half his age 😂. Love the restoration, and you live in a beautiful part of the country. Is that Utah?

@jonelsonster

2 жыл бұрын

Yes. Northern Utah looks a lot different than the red rocks of Moab. Ha ha!

I've never heard one hit RPMs that high before. I thought the pistons would start swapping holes there for a minute. Nice job though!

@jonelsonster

Жыл бұрын

Yeah, they weren't really made for fast RPM.

The motor of the Maine Model LA JD does crank.

@jonelsonster

Жыл бұрын

Check for spark and shoot a little ether in the carb inlet and maybe it will fire once.

I just bought a 1945 la last month and had to put 8 volt battery in it. Other than that it runs okay I bought a can of John Deere Green to play with it spray paint

@jonelsonster

Жыл бұрын

That's cool!

It has a button clutch doesn’t it? So it would be rather challenging to drive compared to the other Johnny Poppers.

@jonelsonster

Жыл бұрын

The LA has a foot clutch, so it's actually really easy to drive. It drives most similar to an M.

Have you ever considered comparison or head to head videos? A good one would be this vs the H. Or A vs B exc.

@jonelsonster

16 күн бұрын

Do you mean, like a tractor pull? I'm pretty sure the worst would be the LA, then the H, then the B, and then the A.

@derweibhai

16 күн бұрын

@@jonelsonster Kind of, just some sort of side by side comparison of the similar tractors and see what they can do. Thinking an early A vs a late B, or the H and LA or even an MT. As far as I can tell, nobody has ever done a video like that.

Amazing restoration! Can you help with my situation? I live in Maine and have acquired my uncle's 1946 JD Model LA. It has been in storage since the early 1990s. It has had some work done on it but needs more TLC. Can you suggest a price I should ask for this tractor? Thank you very much.

@jonelsonster

Жыл бұрын

I'm probably not a good judge for price. It varies greatly depending on model, location, the person buying, and the level of restoration. I'd say ask whatever you think it's worth. Some people would only be willing to pay a couple grand, and another person would pay 3 times that. It just depends.

The la was my grandpa's first tractor

@jonelsonster

Жыл бұрын

That's really cool

Positive ground, correct? Working on one now

@jonelsonster

Ай бұрын

Yup, positive ground.

@simplemrtug

Ай бұрын

@@jonelsonster Awesome. Great video! It will be super helpful for me. Thanks

Why is it when I start a freshly rebuilt engine, it cranks for awhile , then once it starts there are clouds of smoke from oils in cylinders , and valve train ? You have nothing on a first start ?

@jonelsonster

4 ай бұрын

First start is shown in this video at the 11:30 mark. This engine didn't smoke. But i will say it is common to use a lot of oil to lubricate piston rings and cylinder walls during assembly. Then, when it starts and that oil burns off, then it may contribute to the smokey exhaust.

You people with your fancy electric start.

@jonelsonster

10 ай бұрын

Ironically I uploaded a video last week with 3 hand Start John Deere tractors!

@JD-hh9io

10 ай бұрын

@@jonelsonster I'll check it out. We have a 40 L that my wife's grandparents bought new. No electric start.