JOHN DEERE TRACTOR roll-o- matic FRONT END TUBALCAIN

Tubalcain shows the workings and features of the JOHN DEERE TRACTOR roll-o- matic FRONT END .

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• DEERE
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• -o
• -matic
• sept
• 09
• farmall
• tractor
• international
• harvester
• case
• massey
• ferguson
• minneapolis
• moline
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[DoJoRa3]

As someone who's worked in engineering, I've always imagined the Roll-O-Matic was conceived as a way to keep both tires in fuller contact with the ground for more effective steering, ...and that any improvement in ride quality was probably just a happy side-effect. Whatever JD was thinking, I always thought Roll-O-Matic was a clever innovation. Enjoyed your demo video!

[mrpete222]

Thanks for a very learned comment. Some of the deere brochures referred to it as knee action.

[togaida]

That is one beautiful piece of machine (that still survives). In my neck of the woods (CT), you don't see a lot of those machines running, there just left abandoned and uncared for or used as (broken down) pieces intended to bring charm to [former] farmland turned to bed and breakfast resorts.

[mrpete222]

Thanks--there's still a lot of them in Illinois.

[junkman6261]

I really enjoyed hearing that old Deere run!

5stars

[mrpete222]

Thanks--nothing else sounds like an old Deere!!

[andy67922]

when takes curves ,dosn t fall in sides

[bluejay148]

that deere sounds good my uncle use to have something like that one dont know if it was a roolo matic or not

[Riimi66]

nothing gets stuck like a deere

[rnich35180]

You must be the smartest guy on youtube.

[1941JDModB]

Thanks for the video. Really liked it.

My grandpa bought a new 1944 B and also a new 1949 A. The B did not originally have roll o matic like the 49 A had. My grandpa had roll o matic installed on the B. My dad tells me one downside was that the B didn't follow the rows by itself anymore once the roll o matic was added.

[scoutscrc]

Thank you Tubal. I'm restoring my late Dad's 1959 530 and your video's are a great help!

[Vrtcut21]

That´s crazy, let´spatent this but with faster cars

[waults]

Roll-o-matic wasn't designed to give a smoother ride, it was made to keep from having the steering wheel rip your hands off when one tire caught a rock while the other didn't. It basically allowed the front wheels of the tractor to work similar to having a single front wheel or a wide front axle.

[cannoncollector]

I like the video too..Mr tubelcain...I have rollomatic on my 1951 B, and 1955 50..It does make for a nicer front end ride, even on blacktop hitting a rock...PS I also custom fab. a buddy seat, I bought a used one choped it down the middle(not the from though) and widend it....but the custom uphostery cost me $280! ouch.....but love taking the kids for a ride, seat belt and all!

[1936johndeerea]

Roll-o-matics was so simple that international could never figure it out only john deere would do some thing about the rough ride you would get fron a standard narrow front end