Thanks for showing the 7520 it's the largest JD tractor I drove I think it's been years ago since I did & we had a 50' field cultivator behind it but I didn't know the specs on it. I did run an IH 4568 working a lot of acres . Thanks for your great videos showing us the older equipment . Brings back several good memories
The 8440 is a great looking tractor! It was my first 4WD in 1/64 scale, as the 6588s disappeared off of the shelves before I could get one. Still have it. A few years after that, my Red Power was put in a box, in favor of the new TW Series from Ford. Even as a kid, I wasn't happy with the Case-IH merger. LoL!
Sorry for 2 comments, but wanted to add, we still run a 4240 my grandfather bought new in 1981 from JP Halpin & Sons. It was our main tillage tractor as a boy. He bought it with a new JD 215 tandem disk. We no longer own the disk, and the tractor is on light duty cutting hay. We only put about 30-40 hours/yr on it. OG paint and still shiny. As a boy I remember my grandfather waxing it frequently. It was his pride and joy.
Wow that’s great. Halpins was the best. I enjoyed going their as a kid. I still have Halpins sales literature. Does your 4240 have a Halpins Sales & Service decal? If so email me at toytractortimes@gmail.com
The 8440 was my grandpas first brand new tractor he ever bought. I would take rides in it with him as much as I could. We still use it to this day but for lighter duty application. My uncle just got done putting all new upholstery in it to bring the inside back to life. Great video Jason!
@@bigtractorpower We mostly use it now on our bat wing bush hog. We still use it a little on tillage but just when we are going though wash out to close them back up.
Nice looking fields, I recognize them. Headed back to the 716 in couple weeks. @bigtractorpower are you headed to the Alexander Steam Show first week Sept. we will be there that Fri n Sat
first tractor i ran after moving to canada from scotland iun 1995 was an 8440, sadly only had two seasons out of it as it blew a liner and head gasket, traded up to an 8970
As ever, BTP bringing us the best footage out there. Love all the classics, as they have so much character, unlike the souless machines of today. I presume that packer behind the disc is to preserve moisture in the ground and prevent soil erosion ?
Nice outfit Tom!! And great video BTP…I’m still so fond of these old JD FWD’s. If you ask me, that was a lot of tractor for 60 grand back then. It seems like 60,000 back then was more achievable than 600,000 today 🤔
I use an 8440 Knight Pro Twin Slinger manure spreader on my dairy farm. In a few years I might upgrade to a Kuhn Knight SLC 150 manure spreader. The old 8440 will be pulling it as well!
Hello everyone good vidéo big tractor power good jobs from the vidéo A friend of my boss and i have a jd 8440 and a tillage tool brand disc hero 8 ft In Alsace
@@patloebertmann537 this friend only has old us jd tractors, white, international harvesters, wagner oliver mc cormick, farmall, new holland, versatile and has a jd 5020 320 hp now repowered detroit diesel v12 free exhaust import from the us in double line a treat to drive This is beast américan muscle💪💪
@@bigtractorpower oh yes especially a good us v8 of the 8440 and the 28 ft disc hero no not the 8 ft well 28 ft we drive at 16.9 km h in Europe or 10.9 miles we work with this disc hero at 25 cm frankly personally I love it the sound of se jd 8440 we passed it in free exhaust importing from the US a sound that I love and when do you think of the equipment park of this farmer friend
@@bigtractorpower I have not operated an 84 series at all unfortunately. An 8430, 8440, 8450. I have many hours on an 8640 as well as a 4850 mfwd. The 8640 of course has more ability to operate larger equipment as most of anyone who operates farm machinery is fully aware. I find my curiosity though with a 8440/8450 with the same engine as a 4850 basically a comparison between them would be interesting. I still believe that the 8440 would attain more pulling ability over a 4850, though as I stated they seem fairly close in engine power that it is likely down to the costs I believe that would create an advantage/ disadvantage for each model to consider what model is more useful, and for what chore and what the uses are intended for. An interesting brain toggle to study upon, thanks for your reply.
@@bigtractorpower Hi Jason, thank you for replying. Oops, my mistake - I did actually mean the JD 8430, but again, not being all that well informed on the Marque, they seem to be identical, from a mechanical point of view, with just the horsepower rating being different. Always good to get the background info on the machines that you show. Do you get your information from brochures, ex employees, or from the Companies themselves ?
4440 is still all original and still runs like it’s brand new, back in the day it was a hard working tractor, I’m very impressed and will stick with John Deere from now on, I think they make the best equipment
I have the ideal biggest tractor for a farmer with huge planting areas the new cat d11 xe with 7 feet rubber tracks and you will use the biggest implement on idle
They do use big D11s and D10s in California for deep ripping. 4wd tractors on tires and rubber tracks are faster in the field for other tillage and seeding.
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Thanks for showing the 7520 it's the largest JD tractor I drove I think it's been years ago since I did & we had a 50' field cultivator behind it but I didn't know the specs on it. I did run an IH 4568 working a lot of acres . Thanks for your great videos showing us the older equipment . Brings back several good memories
I sure like the older JD 4WD'S. It's always good to see them still hard at work.
I agree. The 30,40 and 50 series stand out.
I’m honored our 8440 got to be in a Big Tractor Power video! Thanks Jason
Thank you Tom. It was a great visit at your farm. It’s always great to feature WNY farming and John Deere tractors with double model numbers.
The 8440 is a great looking tractor! It was my first 4WD in 1/64 scale, as the 6588s disappeared off of the shelves before I could get one. Still have it. A few years after that, my Red Power was put in a box, in favor of the new TW Series from Ford. Even as a kid, I wasn't happy with the Case-IH merger. LoL!
a big thank you to the people who make these amazing machines that make work faster
Ran one for 2 years with a slurry tank on it. Best John Deere ever made.
👍👍👍. What brand of tanker tanker did you run?
@@bigtractorpower it was a husky four tire monster of a slurry tank
It's nice to see a tractor with a disk and a packer at work in the field👍👍
They make a nice tillage team.
They were an improvement over the 30 series. I inherited a 7520 from my dad when I started out on my own. I pretty simple old tractor.
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That 8440 was a real workhorse back then and that implement combo does a real nice job in making a seed bed.
The 8440 was big farming in the 70’s. The Krause team did an excellent job in smoothing out the plow furrows.
Sorry for 2 comments, but wanted to add, we still run a 4240 my grandfather bought new in 1981 from JP Halpin & Sons. It was our main tillage tractor as a boy. He bought it with a new JD 215 tandem disk. We no longer own the disk, and the tractor is on light duty cutting hay. We only put about 30-40 hours/yr on it. OG paint and still shiny. As a boy I remember my grandfather waxing it frequently. It was his pride and joy.
Wow that’s great. Halpins was the best. I enjoyed going their as a kid. I still have Halpins sales literature. Does your 4240 have a Halpins Sales & Service decal? If so email me at toytractortimes@gmail.com
We had an 8640 when I was in high school. It spent most of it’s time hook to a Flex-King 7 x 6’ sweep plow. Find memories😊
Very cool. Thank you for sharing.
Love seeing those older tractors. Thanks for showing
Thank you for watching. I like finding the classics to share.
The 7520 is AWESOME! I think it’s one of my favorites. Please feature that tractor!
The 7520 is a great tractor. I will have a video on the 7520 plowing soon.
The 8440 was my grandpas first brand new tractor he ever bought. I would take rides in it with him as much as I could. We still use it to this day but for lighter duty application. My uncle just got done putting all new upholstery in it to bring the inside back to life. Great video Jason!
Very cool. It is nice tractor. What jobs is the 8440 used for today?
@@bigtractorpower
We mostly use it now on our bat wing bush hog. We still use it a little on tillage but just when we are going though wash out to close them back up.
@@craigdennis4840I wish UA-cam would let a person post a small picture so we could see your tractor.
These tractors are very well taken care of hats off to the owner
Tom has a nice line up.
@@bigtractorpower i noticed he had a 6030 setting at the end of the field
Nice looking fields, I recognize them. Headed back to the 716 in couple weeks. @bigtractorpower are you headed to the Alexander Steam Show first week Sept. we will be there that Fri n Sat
The part I love is that these tractors are cheap enough for their HP size
Solid tractor that can be acquired reasonably.
@@bigtractorpower oh yea
Genial Video nos vemos en el campo 💯💯💯
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first tractor i ran after moving to canada from scotland iun 1995 was an 8440, sadly only had two seasons out of it as it blew a liner and head gasket, traded up to an 8970
I love classic John Deere iron out in the field
This was such a nice classic team. Especially following a 7520 plowing.
Great video Jason! Love the old school tractors! And to see them still working!!!
They sure do look good in the field. 👍👍
I saw another yellow top JD next to the woods while you were showing 7520 . Hey enjoyed watching
Yes that was a 6030. I got to drive that one. Stay tuned to the plowing portion in this field.
Another nice one 👍👍👍
Thank you Craig.
As ever, BTP bringing us the best footage out there. Love all the classics, as they have so much character, unlike the souless machines of today.
I presume that packer behind the disc is to preserve moisture in the ground and prevent soil erosion ?
Thank you for watching. I grew up watching new 30 and 40 series 4wds. This was a fun filming opportunity.
@@bigtractorpower I'm sure all your filming opportunities are happy events. Great stuff as always.
You need an entire city block to turn that 8440 around!
The 8440 turns well. The farmer was working the ground after plowing and working the soil back to the middle dead furrow.
Nice outfit Tom!! And great video BTP…I’m still so fond of these old JD FWD’s. If you ask me, that was a lot of tractor for 60 grand back then. It seems like 60,000 back then was more achievable than 600,000 today 🤔
I agree. $63K was allot of money in 1978 but it seems achievable.
Thanks Ed, sure was fun doing this video with BTP
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That is a sweet running machine
The 8440 is a cool tractor.
Great video Jason
Thank you for watching.
Awesome video!!!!
Thank you for watching.
I use an 8440 Knight Pro Twin Slinger manure spreader on my dairy farm. In a few years I might upgrade to a Kuhn Knight SLC 150 manure spreader. The old 8440 will be pulling it as well!
Very cool spreading team.
Good tractors my family had 2
Very cool.
I have a 8440 with a 2280 JD cultivator and a 2800 8 furrows . It was a good time . We bring him to 13000 hours
Great tillage team
Ahhh, the good old days. Made in America & no GPS. I remember everyone driving around after planting to see who had the straightess rows.
That’s funny about the straightest rows, but true!!!
Defiantly a different time in farming.
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I would so love to own a nice 7520 some day.
They are a very cool tractor.
Hello! Oldies do the job with less expense and worries...
Howdy bigtractorpower
Hi
We still use one on farm today!
Very nice. What do you use your 8440 for?
Jeez. I had no idea that thing was that old. I thought it was maybe 10 or 15 yrs old. 😲
Soon to be 45 years 😬
Will the next video be the 6030 and 7520 plowing. Also did you get any video of when you were running the 6030
There was a 4320, 6030 and 7520 plowing. A Case 1370 cultimulching and the 8440 disking. It was a good day in the field.
@@bigtractorpower I forgot about the 4320 and there wasn’t much of the 1370 in farming sumbitchs video so I also forgot about it
Also notice they double plowed a lot of the ground with the 8440
The field was cultimulched and the tractor and disk ran over the dead Currie twice to fill it in.
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Thank you for watching.
I wonder if the new J.D.’s will last as long as these well made old rigs. Regards from Down Under.
You would hope so. Imagine spreading $600k across 45 years. That's getting your money's worth.
The 1970’s tractors will last a life time.
The Soundgard John Deere series are just beautiful tractors.
I agree. I grew up watching them when they were new.
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Thank you for watching.
Hello everyone good vidéo big tractor power good jobs from the vidéo
A friend of my boss and i have a jd 8440 and a tillage tool brand disc hero 8 ft
In Alsace
I have an 8440 and a 4640 use both of them
@@patloebertmann537 this friend only has old us jd tractors, white, international harvesters, wagner oliver mc cormick, farmall, new holland, versatile
and has a jd 5020 320 hp now repowered detroit diesel v12 free exhaust import from the us in double line a treat to drive
This is beast américan muscle💪💪
Very interesting. Nice tillage team.
@@bigtractorpower
oh yes especially a good us v8 of the 8440 and the 28 ft disc hero no not the 8 ft well 28 ft we drive at 16.9 km h in Europe or 10.9 miles we work with this disc hero at 25 cm frankly personally I love it the sound of se jd 8440 we passed it in free exhaust importing from the US a sound that I love and when do you think of the equipment park of this farmer friend
Beautiful!!!
Thank you for watching.
The cost of the 8440 is certainly less then a comparable 4850. If field work is the only chore, the initial costs of the 8440 appear a better option.
I would agree. I have not filmed an 8450 yet. It would be interesting to compare its specs and price to a FWA 4850.
@@bigtractorpower I have not operated an 84 series at all unfortunately. An 8430, 8440, 8450. I have many hours on an 8640 as well as a 4850 mfwd. The 8640 of course has more ability to operate larger equipment as most of anyone who operates farm machinery is fully aware. I find my curiosity though with a 8440/8450 with the same engine as a 4850 basically a comparison between them would be interesting. I still believe that the 8440 would attain more pulling ability over a 4850, though as I stated they seem fairly close in engine power that it is likely down to the costs I believe that would create an advantage/ disadvantage for each model to consider what model is more useful, and for what chore and what the uses are intended for. An interesting brain toggle to study upon, thanks for your reply.
Is there much difference between this tractor and its predecessor, the 8630 ? From a purely mechanical point of view, they look pretty much identical.
The 8440 replaced the 8430. I have not filmed an 8430 or 8450 yet. When I do I will do a break down on the updates across all three.
@@bigtractorpower Hi Jason, thank you for replying. Oops, my mistake - I did actually mean the JD 8430, but again, not being all that well informed on the Marque, they seem to be identical, from a mechanical point of view, with just the horsepower rating being different. Always good to get the background info on the machines that you show. Do you get your information from brochures, ex employees, or from the Companies themselves ?
It would be beautiful on lsw tires
That would be crazy cool
It would have a tough look.
We have a 4040, and 2 4440s for 40 series tractors
Very cool. Nice tractors.
@@bigtractorpower thank you
We have a 4440 and a 4850
4440 is still all original and still runs like it’s brand new, back in the day it was a hard working tractor, I’m very impressed and will stick with John Deere from now on, I think they make the best equipment
Nice unit. Recreational tillage is no longer a hobby where I'm from though.
Interesting they kept the 30 series air breather/muffler arrangement.
The 50 series moved the breather and stack to the right side of the cab.
@@bigtractorpowermuch better look on 50 series; nevertheless, I still love me a nice straight old 30& 40 series.
The 7520 is the cooler of the 2 here by far.
Stay tuned for that plowing video.
I have the ideal biggest tractor for a farmer with huge planting areas the new cat d11 xe with 7 feet rubber tracks and you will use the biggest implement on idle
They do use big D11s and D10s in California for deep ripping. 4wd tractors on tires and rubber tracks are faster in the field for other tillage and seeding.
@@bigtractorpowerif somebody can convert them into rubber tracks it is very easy to maximize the top speed