Dad's John Deere D

rusty6 · Mar 31, 2023

This photo was taken in the late 1950s. My dad and the John Deere D. He was burning some of the poplar bush that had been cleared. You can see the Char Lynn hydraulic attachment on the back of the tractor. Yes, its a jigsaw puzzle.

John Deere D

Jim in rush co · Mar 31, 2023

rusty6, I thought it had the Char Lynn on it at first glance of picture. The one I posted a picture of me getting ready to chop corn stocks had one on it when pulling the 3-16 JD plow. On some of the gumbo ground on a grade we would kick the PTO out to save stopping to shift down to 2nd and she would chug to the top on the rise and on she went. The D was the first tractor in the county to pull a sheller behind the JD 2 row picker. Started shelling in field about 1953, the sheller had a 56 HP Wisconsin engine.

rusty6 · Mar 31, 2023

(quoted from post at 19:58:36 03/31/23) rusty6, I thought it had the Char Lynn on it at first glance of picture. The one I posted a picture of me getting ready to chop corn stocks had one on it when pulling the 3-16 JD plow. On some of the gumbo ground on a grade we would kick the PTO out to save stopping to shift down to 2nd and she would chug to the top on the rise and on she went. The D was the first tractor in the county to pull a sheller behind the JD 2 row picker. Started shelling in field about 1953, the sheller had a 56 HP Wisconsin engine.

I never knew Wisconsin made one that big. I think Dad's on the Case A6 combine was only about 25. A VH4 if I remember right.

Jim in rush co · Mar 31, 2023

The tractor I built years ago has a VH4D on it. I think the VR4D was the 56hp one, and still a flat head not overhead
valve. Teh old D I used a lot caught fire and burned in field picking corn sediment bowl had frozen and spread
gasoline on everthing. Got a new 720 the next spring.

Denny K · Apr 1, 2023

Probably VE or VF on the A-6. Back in the 60's our case dealer would do 2-3 valve jobs per week on them.

rusty6 · Apr 1, 2023

(quoted from post at 11:58:20 04/01/23) Probably VE or VF on the A-6. Back in the 60's our case dealer would do 2-3 valve jobs per week on them.

Yes those V4s had a weakness in their valves. Probably blame it on most of them sat outside in the rain which ran down the exhaust. My brother uses that same V4 from the combine to power his firewood saw. Its in the wood bin all the time so safe from the weather and has not needed any valve attention for years.

Denny K · Apr 2, 2023

I would guess 80 to 90 % of the ones we saw in the shop hadn't had the cooling fins cleaned for many a
moon. I think the VG & VH had stellite valves and wern't quite as prone to valve issues.

rustred · Apr 2, 2023

I think it was all in the cooling. We had a versatile 103 and
it had the VG4D and we had the valves done on it. The
got the Cockshutt 503 swather and it had the VH4D
never did valves on it. But maybe it didnt have to work as
hard as it was a bigger engine. Few more h p.

wore out · Apr 2, 2023

(quoted from post at 13:03:06 04/02/23) I think it was all in the cooling. We had a versatile 103 and
it had the VG4D and we had the valves done on it. The
got the Cockshutt 503 swather and it had the VH4D
never did valves on it. But maybe it didnt have to work as
hard as it was a bigger engine. Few more h p.

LOTS of misinformation here.

Actually, the VH4D was rated at 30 HP and the VG4D was rated at 37 HP.

When stellite valve SEATS were introduced the ''D'' suffix was added.

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