New JOHN DEERE Tractors & Harvesters for 1972

hi big tractor power fans in this video we're going to take a look at three farm machines introduced by john deere back in 1972 that have had a lasting impact over the past half century we'll look at the production history specifications and original price tag for the john deere 60 30 tractor 7520 articulated tractor and 5400 self-propelled forge harvester these class of 72 john deere farm machines from the company's long green line have one component in common that is an 8.7 liter six cylinder 531 cubic inch engine but before we get into all the details of these tractors and harvesters let's head out to the field so you can see and hear them at work the john deere 60 30 is one of the most famous and popular tractors in the company's history of tractor production that dates all the way back to 1918. the 6030 was introduced in 1972 and manufactured through 1977 at the company's tractor factory located in waterloo iowa a total of four thousand and twenty eight units were produced in the five years the tractor was offered on the market it's powered by an 8.7 liter john deere 531 cubic inch turbocharged intercooled six-cylinder engine rated at 175 pto horsepower in 1973 the company offered a variation of the 6030 with a naturally aspirated 531 cubic inch engine a total of 45 units were produced of the naturally aspirated 60 30 in 1973 and this variation was discontinued after one year of production a total of 3 893 turbocharged intercooled 6030s were produced this tractor features a john deere synchro range transmission with eight forward and two reverse speeds it's fitted with a 73 gallon diesel fuel tank and weighed in from the factory at thirteen thousand three hundred and twenty three pounds and could be field weighted with front slab weights and rear wheel weights up to eighteen thousand two hundred and eighty pounds the original price tag for this tractor was twenty eight thousand seven hundred and forty five dollars and when a cab was added with air conditioning it took the price up to thirty eight thousand eight hundred and twenty seven dollars the 60 30 tractor featured in this video is plowing in south central illinois with a john deere 2350 2450 816 moldboard plow [Music] [Music] the 7520 john deere articulated four-wheel drive tractor introduced in 1972 is another john deere fan favorite it was manufactured at the company's tractor factory located in waterloo iowa through 1975. a total of 4 661 units were produced it's powered by an 8.7 liter six cylinder john deere 531 cubic inch turbocharged intercooled engine rated at 175 pto horsepower customers that ordered a 60 30 brand new had two different transmissions to choose from the first is a john deere synchro range transmission with eight forward and two reverse speeds the second is a john deere synchro range high low transmission with 16 forward and four reverse speeds this tractor is fitted with a 156 gallon diesel fuel tank and weighs in from the factory at sixteen thousand three hundred and sixty nine pounds and can be field weighted up to twenty two thousand two hundred and twenty pounds the original price tag on the john deere 7520 articulated four wheel drive tractor is twenty five thousand one hundred eighty nine dollars when air conditioning is added to the tractor's cab an additional one thousand and sixty eight dollars would be added to the bill the john deere 7520 articulated four-wheel drive tractor featured in this video is working in central illinois with a rice roller smoothing out the ground that was turned over by moldboard plows john deere first entered the self-propelled forge harvester market in 1972 with the release of the model 5400 and 5200 here we can see a fully restored 5400 harvesting test plots of sorghum and milo in western kentucky typically a self-propelled forge harvester is seen filling a wagon or a truck this 5400 is equipped with a container that holds the contents of the test plot when the plot is harvested the forge is deposited on the ground for researchers and scientists to sample the forage harvested in a test plot can only be used for research and cannot be used as feed for animals a big advancement for the 5400 was an air conditioned cab which made the operators harvesting time much easier the 5400 could be equipped with a three row or two row 30 inch corn head the machine featured in this video is fitted with the three row corn head although the test plots are planted two rows at a time so john deere manufactured the 5400 self-propelled forge harvester at its ottumwa iowa hay and forge factory from 1972 through 1976. this machine is powered by the same 8.7 liter six cylinder turbocharged john deere 531 cubic inch engine found in the 60 30 and 75 20 tractors it offers a little bit more horsepower than the tractors with a rating of 212 horsepower the harvester is equipped with a four-speed transmission and is fitted with a 72 gallon diesel fuel tank this machine weighs in at 12 045 pounds without the harvesting headers attached the original price tag for the 5400 self-propelled forge harvester was 33 815 dollars the three row corn head was priced at three thousand nine hundred and seventy nine dollars the two row corn head was priced at two thousand two hundred and thirty five dollars and the seven foot hay windrow pickup head was priced at two thousand twenty five dollars [Music] i hope you've enjoyed watching the 1 970 second video from big tractor power youtube it's always exciting to get to spend time out in the field seeing and hearing classic farm machines like these 1972 models from john deere i'd like to hear in the comment section below this video what is your all-time favorite farm machine produced by john deere is it a tractor a combine a forge harvester or some other type of machinery if you've enjoyed the video consider subscribing to big tractor power youtube where there's over 1 000 videos of farm machines in action as always thank you for watching [Music] so 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Length: 10min 9sec (609 seconds)

Published: Thu Mar 04 2021