I had a JD 42 round back. Its the pull type version of your 40. It had a lot of things wrong with it when i bought it, but i fixed it up and used it for oats for many years. They updated them, and made them a square back style. It would plug easily, but i put new cylinder bars on it, and that helped. I sold it to a JD collector at East St Louis IL. You have a good project for sure!
New subscriber here. We have a few videos running our 1960 John Deere 40 with 8 foot head. I believe the motor is 115 cubic inches and 42 horsepower. You have a nice little combine there. Great video!
Thanks for the tour! Learned alot. Luv the ole stuff! Gotta keep em going. Dont know why, dont wanna see em die.
I understand.
I had a JD 42 round back. Its the pull type version of your 40. It had a lot of things wrong with it when i bought it, but i fixed it up and used it for oats for many years. They updated them, and made them a square back style. It would plug easily, but i put new cylinder bars on it, and that helped. I sold it to a JD collector at East St Louis IL. You have a good project for sure!
Yep, it will take some work but it's worth it.
Those early JD 40 combines are awesome. Cant go wrong with any combine made by Gleaner or JD in the 50's. You got a gem right there!
Thank you!
New subscriber here. We have a few videos running our 1960 John Deere 40 with 8 foot head. I believe the motor is 115 cubic inches and 42 horsepower. You have a nice little combine there. Great video!
Thanks!
pretty neat, dont think im horribly far from you, i have one its a square back. got mine from walton, indiana. neat machines!
Sure are!