Saw this old beauty for sale at the side of the road. I had to stop and take a couple pictures, I thought I would share them. Maybe some John Deere guys will recognize this dozer.
looks like a deere mc or a 40 but prolly a mc.
That's a neet looking John deere gggraham.I think it was cool how the manufacturers during that time like john deere,allis-chalmers,international harvester,oliver used the same factory colors And some grill & sheetmetal parts as there rubber tired farm tractors.
ok, so the answer is....
Believe it's a 40, as the MC didn't have a perforated grill.
it a 2 cycle johnny popper gas engine and it sure is rare
I spent a lot of time raking hay and various other odd jobs on a wheeled JD 40... Is it safe to assume the two tall levers brake the track per side.
Man that is a nice old Deere. A good friend of mine has one just like it with a blade, but it isn't in as nearly as nice shape. We have a John Deere 350 with a log loader on it that we use daily.
I was thinking the grill isnt like my m tractor and both of the family 40 & 420 dozers have brush guards covering up the grills.
Well you guys have a better idea than I do...I just stopped and took the picture because it looked kinda neat and in real good shape. Wish I had taken some close up pictures as well.
I wonder which of the final drives is bad? :tong I never saw one that hadn't had a blown FD at one time or another. Neat little machine, though. I never saw one with such long track frames.
I hear you dave, bullseye... them and the steering clutches... I'll have to find pics of the one in family with a blade and a winch...
Looks like a 40 with MC sprockets and the optional 5 roller UC available for the 40.:usa
I guess it could be an early 420 but the real way to tell if it had a water pump or not. The 40's did not have water pumps. This is a pcture of my 1957 420C and at a glance they look comparable.
They are both great looking tractors! There are a few green ones still working in my area, doing ranch work.
2 cylinder gas engine, they were 4 strokes. It looks like either an A or B chassis made into a dozer, I've never seen one like this before. Nice find!
neat to look at but all i can say is THANK GOD FOR TECHNOLOGY lol Pj
They were kind of based on the tractor model with the same number. Mine is a 420C, the crawler version of the 420 wheeled tractor. 420C's were produced from 1956-1958. Yea, technology is great but doing a little leveling or piling with the old girl is pretty satisfying.