Tractor & Lawn Mower Review

The John Deere 530 is the tractor that took over from the John Deere 520 tractor. The JD 530 had a production run that lasted 3 years from 1958 until 1960. The tractor comes with a category 2, 3 point hitch to allow it to work with many different attachments. The PTO (power take off) […]

This review is about the John Deere 330 tractor that was produced for 3 years from 1958 until 1960. For information on the John Deere 330 lawn mower, that was made for just 1 year in 1986, click here. The JD 330 tractor is the model that superseded the John Deere 320 tractor. The 330 […]

Before there is any confusion, we’d just like to point out that there are 2 distinct tractors known as the John Deere 820. The first is part of the series that also includes the John Deere 620 and the John Deere 720 tractors that had a production period that lasted 3 years from 1956 until […]

The John Deere 720 tractor is part of large series that has long since stopped production (production ceased over 50 years ago in 1958 in fact!). Other models in the series include the larger John Deere 820 as well as the smaller John Deere 320 and the John Deere 420 tractor models. There are actually […]

The John Deere 620 tractor was a fairly big tractor when it first appeared, weighing in at 3084 kg (6800 lbs) when unballasted, but when it’s fully ballasted it weighs 3977 kg (8769 lbs) (max safe ballasted weight). The length and width of the JD 620 varies depending on the which version you are talking […]

The John Deere 520 tractor is part of a series of tractors that also includes the smaller John Deere 320 and the  John Deere 420 tractors as well as the larger and more powerful John Deere 620 tractor. Like the JD 420, the JD 520 has 3 different engine choices. Each of the 3 engines […]

The John Deere 420 is not to be confused with the John Deere 420 lawnmower. The lawn mower is a much more recent machine than the tractor. The JD 420 tractor first appeared in 1956 and had a production run that lasted 3 years until 1958. There is a choice of engine to power this […]

The John Deere 2940 utility tractor gets it’s power from an engine that JD designed and built themselves. This engine is diesel fueled and liquid cooled with a cooling system that has a capacity to hold up to 18.9 liters of water. The engine is a 6 cylinder model that is naturally aspirated and has […]

The John Deere 2640 tractor is part of the John Deere 2040 series that also includes the John Deere 2040 and the John Deere 2240 tractors. These utility tractors are fairly old (the latest machines came off the production line in 1983). However, they are still quite popular today and are still in use on […]

The John Deere 2440 is an older, but still popular machine from the guys at JD. It tips the scales at 2154 kg (4750 lbs). The rear wheels on the JD 2440 measure 16.9-28 (16.9 inch width, 28 inch rim diameter) and the front wheels measure 6-16 (6 inch width, 16 inch rim diameter). The […]