john deere 6030 stories ?

swindave · Sep 12, 2020

i ve been reading some literature about the john deere 6030 tractors?
they seemed very big for their day,
does any one have any experiences with one?

they look very rugged, so any stories? good ,bad or ugly !

thanks

SHALER · Sep 12, 2020

Seem like they are more popular now with collectors than they were in mid 70's when manufactured. I believe it was advertised as a 175HP tractor and not a huge amount of them made, maybe 4,000? Some may say the biggest advantage to them were that they were a great improvement over their underpowered ancestor, the 5020. Certainly considered one of the 'muscle tractors" of the 70's.

fastfarmall · Sep 12, 2020

Yeah the 6030 was a good horse, the same engine as the 7520, but most were equipped with 20.8 x 38's with all the wheel weight's and fluid, a few guys had triples on them,there was no front wheel assist available, they eventially gave way to the all wheel drives!

big tee · Sep 12, 2020

A good old horse---Tee

Good little neighbor kid on the one we pull---Tee

tomstractorsandtoys · Sep 12, 2020

Dad sold one used 6030 in the mid 80's. The next door neighbor bought it to pull a manure tanker. I ran it one day and was impressed as it sure was a step up and beyond from a 4020. Tom

jddrawbar · Sep 12, 2020

Never considered the 5020 to be under powered......same 531 engine.

730virgil · Sep 12, 2020

the one I drove was a delight said to have 225 hsp

big tee · Sep 13, 2020

A world of difference--turbo--inline P pump--intercooler---Tee

flying belgian · Sep 13, 2020

Some one on here a while back used the term-big dumb power-that's the way I always thought of a 5010/5020.

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