Great job restoring the old LA. Engine really sounds good and brings back good memories. A bit envious as my old LA I bought used in 1966 only had a crank to start. Needed more power so traded it off.
Your dad is like a little kid on Christmas morning! How old is he? I think he can run faster than me, and I’m probably half his age 😂. Love the restoration, and you live in a beautiful part of the country. Is that Utah?
I just bought a 1945 la last month and had to put 8 volt battery in it. Other than that it runs okay I bought a can of John Deere Green to play with it spray paint
Amazing restoration! Can you help with my situation? I live in Maine and have acquired my uncle's 1946 JD Model LA. It has been in storage since the early 1990s. It has had some work done on it but needs more TLC. Can you suggest a price I should ask for this tractor? Thank you very much.
I'm probably not a good judge for price. It varies greatly depending on model, location, the person buying, and the level of restoration. I'd say ask whatever you think it's worth. Some people would only be willing to pay a couple grand, and another person would pay 3 times that. It just depends.
@@jonelsonster Kind of, just some sort of side by side comparison of the similar tractors and see what they can do. Thinking an early A vs a late B, or the H and LA or even an MT. As far as I can tell, nobody has ever done a video like that.
@brycestambaugh6116 we do not have a generator for our LA, so we don't have any wiring hooked up... other than battery leads to ground and to the starter switch. It's a magneto ignition, so no power is required to generate spark. Just a kill switch to ground. BUT...I looked online abs found some wiring diagrams here: www.smokstak.com/forum/threads/john-deere-la-li-tractor-help.209001/ How that helps!
Why is it when I start a freshly rebuilt engine, it cranks for awhile , then once it starts there are clouds of smoke from oils in cylinders , and valve train ? You have nothing on a first start ?
First start is shown in this video at the 11:30 mark. This engine didn't smoke. But i will say it is common to use a lot of oil to lubricate piston rings and cylinder walls during assembly. Then, when it starts and that oil burns off, then it may contribute to the smokey exhaust.
Watching you makes me want to restore my John Deere LI tractor.
You totally should!
Thanks for sharing. A great "little" restoration project.
Glad you enjoyed it
Great job restoring the old LA. Engine really sounds good and brings back good memories.
A bit envious as my old LA I bought used in 1966 only had a crank to start. Needed more power so traded it off.
Thank you very much!
Nice job! I am smiling along with you. Thanks for sharing the fun!
Thanks for sharing! Awesome!
Thanks for watching!
That was fun to watch. Warm regards from the Netherlands
Awesome video sir and that’s a cool little tractor that I would love to have around the farm
I may get run out of the state for saying this, but the LA is a cute little tractor
Engine sounds perfect. Nice work man making it right
Thanks 👍
Great restoration video!
I've never heard one hit RPMs that high before. I thought the pistons would start swapping holes there for a minute. Nice job though!
Yeah, they weren't really made for fast RPM.
The motor of the Maine Model LA JD does crank.
Check for spark and shoot a little ether in the carb inlet and maybe it will fire once.
Your dad is like a little kid on Christmas morning! How old is he? I think he can run faster than me, and I’m probably half his age 😂. Love the restoration, and you live in a beautiful part of the country. Is that Utah?
Yes. Northern Utah looks a lot different than the red rocks of Moab. Ha ha!
It has a button clutch doesn’t it? So it would be rather challenging to drive compared to the other Johnny Poppers.
The LA has a foot clutch, so it's actually really easy to drive. It drives most similar to an M.
I just bought a 1945 la last month and had to put 8 volt battery in it. Other than that it runs okay I bought a can of John Deere Green to play with it spray paint
That's cool!
Amazing restoration! Can you help with my situation? I live in Maine and have acquired my uncle's 1946 JD Model LA. It has been in storage since the early 1990s. It has had some work done on it but needs more TLC. Can you suggest a price I should ask for this tractor? Thank you very much.
I'm probably not a good judge for price. It varies greatly depending on model, location, the person buying, and the level of restoration. I'd say ask whatever you think it's worth. Some people would only be willing to pay a couple grand, and another person would pay 3 times that. It just depends.
The la was my grandpa's first tractor
That's really cool
Have you ever considered comparison or head to head videos? A good one would be this vs the H. Or A vs B exc.
Do you mean, like a tractor pull? I'm pretty sure the worst would be the LA, then the H, then the B, and then the A.
@@jonelsonster Kind of, just some sort of side by side comparison of the similar tractors and see what they can do. Thinking an early A vs a late B, or the H and LA or even an MT. As far as I can tell, nobody has ever done a video like that.
Positive ground, correct? Working on one now
Yup, positive ground.
@@jonelsonster Awesome. Great video! It will be super helpful for me. Thanks
Would you be willing to share how you ran the wiring? I’ve got one I’m trying to restore and can’t get diagrams of the wiring anywhere
@brycestambaugh6116 we do not have a generator for our LA, so we don't have any wiring hooked up... other than battery leads to ground and to the starter switch. It's a magneto ignition, so no power is required to generate spark. Just a kill switch to ground. BUT...I looked online abs found some wiring diagrams here:
www.smokstak.com/forum/threads/john-deere-la-li-tractor-help.209001/
How that helps!
Why is it when I start a freshly rebuilt engine, it cranks for awhile , then once it starts there are clouds of smoke from oils in cylinders , and valve train ? You have nothing on a first start ?
First start is shown in this video at the 11:30 mark. This engine didn't smoke. But i will say it is common to use a lot of oil to lubricate piston rings and cylinder walls during assembly. Then, when it starts and that oil burns off, then it may contribute to the smokey exhaust.
You people with your fancy electric start.
Ironically I uploaded a video last week with 3 hand Start John Deere tractors!
@@jonelsonster I'll check it out. We have a 40 L that my wife's grandparents bought new. No electric start.
Big John Deere L fan, we have 4 L, LA, LI, and unstyled L
Very cool. We just have this one. But it was handy having the spare LUC combine engine during our restoration.