John Deere Model D Startup

1942 501 cubic inch two cylinder hand cranked. 29 Drawbar HP, 37 HP at belt pulley.

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[ChevelleSSLS6]

The new ULSD doesn't have the lubricity properties of good ol number 2 diesel, so I add some transmission fluid (not anything fancy) just before I refuel so it all mixes together. The tranny fluid provides lubrication for the pump and injectors.

[carl4043]

I'm not sure what prompted your post, this tractor is not diesel. But while on topic, use two-stroke oil not tranny fluid. It is designed to be burned and does not have all the expensive additives required by an auto trans.

[jack9102]

nice tractor! how many hp?

[carl4043]

When new it was rated for about 29 drawbar HP, and 37 belt HP.

[ford9572]

At first she hid my glasses

Because she knows that I can't see,

She said, "You ain't goin' nowhere Boy 'til you spend a little time with me!!"

Then the boys called from the honky tonk

Saying, "There's a party goin' on down here."

Well she might've took my car keys

But she forgot about my old John Deere!!!

[masterjedi89]

my grandpa has a 1929 model D, those things are a bitch to start up cold

[Powerstroke2Cummin]

i got a 48 D sittin in my yard, runs (barely) but shes a mean beast, loudest thing in my town, i got it all n**ger rigs to start with the battery by slammin the negative terminal on the battery and boom, fires on up, but damn is it slow haha

[ford9572]

The first tractor I ever drove was my Grandfather's 1937 D, (He'd had an A before the D,) What a great machine that D was!!! I learned to plow & cultivate with it & I'd also use it to haul wagonloads of hay & corn, He kept the D 'til '49 when he traded it in on a brand new R diesel which I also learned to drive and which he also gave to me when he gave up farming in '92, I still have the R, It still runs like new!!!

[mowrman100]

Nice! I showed this video to my Mom, born 1929, and she said it's the exact tractor model she used to have to start and plow with when the men were all gone to war. She even told you: "now run around to the other side and close the the petcock"(compression release) when she watched it!

[carl4043]

Power Kerosene, also called tractor fuel or TVO, is what it was designed to run on. It is not the same thing as modern kerosene or diesel. The engine is started on gasoline and warmed to operating temp, then switched over to TVO. The exhaust and intake manifolds are joined, so when the TVO reaches the very hot manifold it vaporizes into a gas that will ignite with the spark plug. Search Google for TVO FUEL

[Sevalecan]

@carl4043

It's not a diesel, yet it's designed to use diesel fuel essentially (that's basically what kerosene is, after all)... I'm confused. Does it still use spark for that?

[crudeoilsystems]

cool machine you have

[Cedarrosefarms]

Need a hot mag

[JohnDeere30201]

cant beat the pop of an old john deere

[TheJcreg]

very, very nice machine!!

[Robgill2008]

If its cold enough that you need a sock hat...try increasing your fuel....as air gets colder the oxygen becomes denser thus you should enrich your fuel mixture. Thats why newer vehicles have an O2 sensor. God Bless