A New Generation of Power
After making more than 1 1/4 million
Two-cylinder tractors, John Deere switched to four- and six-cylinder engines.
Announcement of the change came after seven years of development and forty million dollars in retooling.
To introduce the new tractors to all of its dealers In a single day, the company chartered planes to fly
more than 5,000 persons to Dallas, Tex., on Aug. 30.1961. The day would mark the release of a line of farm tractors
that would soon evolve into the standard all other farm tractors would be measured by.
The New Generation of Power was to begin with two sizes
from Dubuque and two from Waterloo. The smallest model was
the 35-hp 1010 with gas or diesel engine. It came in
single row-crop, utility, row-crop utility, or crawler
mode for farming, and in wheel or crawler industrial types.
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The 45-hp 2010 was available with gas, diesel or LP-gas engine options as a row-crop with dual-wheel, Roll-O-Matic,
single-wheel or wide-axle front end choice. It also came as a row-crop utility, a Iii-Crop or a crawler for farming,
and in industrial models similar to the 1010. These two series were designed and built at Dubuque. They retained
the fuel tank above the engine, had dry-disk brakes, and offered power steering as an option.
The 4-cylinder, 55-hp 3010 shared many common parts with the 6-cylinder 80-hp 4010. Both offered diesel, gasoline or LP-gas engines.
Both were available as standard models or as row-crops with a choice of Roll-O-Matic, dual-wheel, single-wheel, or adjustable-axle
front end. In addition, the 3010 was offered as a row-crop utility and the 4010 as a Hi-Crop. Both sizes were also available as
industrial units. The industrial tractors largely followed the styling established in 1958 with the previous models, except that
the radiator grilles were steel plates instead of castings.
In 1962, the 1010 and 3010 series were extended by the grove and orchard models. The 5010 was also announced, the highest power
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John Deere 3020 and 4020
John Deere improved the original models to the extent that the John Deere 4020 became
the most popular tractor of its era, and arguably one of the classic tractors of all time.
Standing with the likes of the
Ford 8N and
Farmall H.
The John Deere 20 series was again
another leap ahead of the competition. The 4020 became so popular that in 1966 there were
27,416 units sold in the U.S. and Canada, accounting for 48% of all John Deere tractor unit sales.
With these two new 20 series tractors came Power Shift, an 8-speed-forward, 4-speed-reverse
shift-on-the-go transmission, which gave one-lever, no-clutching gear change under load
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left
1961 John Deere Brochure announcing the new line of all new John Deere Tractors
see above image for inside of this brochure.
top The new John Deere Tractors display a long list of new
features. click image to enlarge.
right 1960 saw a advertising campaign unparallel in the farm industry. This sixteen page John Deere Tractor brochure
was feature in the October 1960 Farm Journal, The Farm Journal Machinery Parade section reports the Tractor ad is the largest
single ad ever published inside it's magazine.
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John Deere Tractor Model M
John Deere's Utility Tractor designed to replace the John Deere Model H,
John Deere Model L and Model LA
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The new John
Deere tractors had fuel tank, oil cooler and air cleaner
ahead of the radiator. Eight piston hydraulic pump, also
up front, uses transmission oil to power hydraulic equipment.
To keep foot deck clear, all hand levers are on
dash seat slides back out of the way when you stand up. |
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A New Hydraulic System
One of the biggest changes in the new tractors was
in the hydraulic system. A high-capacity hydraulic pump uses the
same special hydraulic oil that lubricates the transmission and differential.
This supplies enough oil—up to 18 gallons in
the six-cylinder models—to run new hydraulic power brakes, fully
hydraulic power steering, a fast-coupling three-point
hitch and two remote hydraulic cylinders.
A special feature of the hydraulic pump: When you don't
need hydraulic pressure, it doesn't use any engine power.
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The 3010
and 4010 were updated in 1963 to become the 3020 and
4020. Increased in power, but most importantly given the
Power-Shift transmission option and a hydraulic power
differential lock, the performance of these tractors was
dramatically improved.
With a 6-PTO-hp increase from 59.44 to 65.28 as
tested at Nebraska, the 3020 was available in row-crop
(four versions of front-wheel equipment), standard, orchard,
and Hi-Crop form. The standard transmission was
the successful Synchro-Range with eight forward and
three reverse speeds. The new Power-Shift transmission
meant that you could move from any of its eight forward
or four reverse speeds without use of the clutch. An inching
pedal was provided for attachment of implements.
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JOHN DEERE 5010 |
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John Deere Muscle The John Deere 5010 was the first 2-wheel-drive tractor with over 100 drawbar hp |
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JOHN DEERE 3020 |
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Perhaps the most-streamlined tractor John Deere ever built was the 3020 Grove and Orchard Tractor The styling of
the rear-wheel fenders was not for aerodynamic reasons but to minimize breakage
of tree limbs when passing through orchard rows. The 4-cylinder 59-PTO horsepower
3020 was ideal for medium-sized farms. |
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JOHN DEERE M |
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John Deere M
In 1947 John Deere opened a new tractor factory in Dubuque,
Iowa, built to produce The John Deere M. The John Deere M tractor was created to
address the increasing demand for small tractors and to compete with the increasingly
popular Ford and Ferguson Tractor.
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