green mag vs two cyl club

Anonymous-0 · Apr 10, 2014

just curious yawl. Ive got green mag for 5 years but my issue is they keep moving toward new gen and I have no interest in new gen, my love lies in johnny poppers, whats the most extensive 2 cyl mag thanks tim

CLW · Apr 10, 2014

They will tell you they have written everything there is about all of the two cylinders many times over and they would be correct. They can only say so much about a particular model before they repeat themselves. They started with a few articles about the new generation tractors a quite a few years ago. I understand their dilemma . I quit taking them when I sold my tractors. I enjoyed them when I was taking them.

larryanderson · Apr 11, 2014

As the New Gen became over 50 years old they have attracted the group that is now close to 70 that never had 2 CYL tractors and started on a 4010 in 1961.Theres room for everyone to enjoy tractors of all kinds and most printed material is struggling due to the computer age.If we all liked the same type of women there would be a lot more bachelors.

Richard in Bee · Apr 11, 2014

I did some figuring once, and if you start with the Waterloo Boys and stop with the Gen II 30 series tractors there are only about 70 models. That depends of course how you divide them up, i.e. are the BR, BO and BO separate models? Anyway what this means is that every six years, you are out of models.
As for two cylinder tractors, versus New Gen, versus Gen II etcetera, take a look at the ads, or the tractors you see at a show. Just off the top of my head I would say a third are the post 1960s tractors.
I've had quite a few people tell me over the past few years that they sold all their two cylinders and are concentrating on the newer models.

Hamilton · Apr 11, 2014

To Richard in Bee, if you are the Richard that I think you are in the Bee that I think you are in, all I can say is "Thank you!" I look forward to the magazines each month regardless of what the feature is, you and your crew seem to mix it up enough that more times than none I seem to learn something new when I thumb through the pages. We in the John Deere collectors arena are fortunate to have not 1 but 2 avenues for staying abreast of the articles, vendors and tricks related to restorations related to JD. Ya"ll keep it up. I collect "John Deere", and not fixing to get into a squabble about 2 cylinders versus 6 or 8.

For those of you that discard your unwanted magazines, I implore that you make the effort of carrying them to your local 4H and FFA classrooms and allow them to possibly spark an interest in this old iron into a youngster. Another idea is to set up a field day to allow them to come out and see the real thing. Lol, we are going to need someone to pick up where we leave off. Yall stay safe!

Anonymous-0 · Apr 12, 2014

I would say as the years go past the people that are interested in the Johnny Poppers is going to be less and less. As a person in my mid to late fifties growing up in the sixties I have absolutely no interest whatsoever in the two cylinders. When I was a kid I thought they were antiques at that time and dont remember them ever being used for fieldwork in our area.

55deere70 · Apr 12, 2014

There will always be people interested in 2cyl. No other tractor sounds like them or built as unique. As for using them for field work, I love to use mine when the job doesn't require a heavier tractor. Just today I used my 49B to pull my ground driven manure spreader and had a smile on my face all day listening to it.

clampdaddy · Apr 13, 2014

I'm kind of in the same boat. I grew up on New Generation Deeres so they are actually less interesting to me. They were wonderful tractors but they just aren't "antique-ish" enough to pique my interest for a restoration project. I like the two cylinders because that is what my grandfathers grew up on. I'd actually like to see them revisit the two cylinders (even if they've already been written about) so I wouldn't have to pay the high prices for old issues in order to read about a styled G or A.

NoDakInMN · Apr 13, 2014

Although born in 61 and grew up during the New Gen age, I am a fan of the 2 cylinders and I think that their appeal will last. It will last for a couple of reasons, one is their sound, another is their age and the simplicity of their mechanics, still another is you can get involved in the hobby with them for a lot less cost than a New Gen and a guy in the suburbs can fit a A in his garage, not so much a 4020. Additionally, due to their low cost, the 2 cylinders make a great way to introduce kids to mechanics given that cars don't fill that role so much anymore. My son and I are going through a 60 right now.

Having said that, should a late model 3020 diesel with powershift show up on my doorstep, I would most likely would take it in and raise it like it was one of my own.

Elbrus · Apr 15, 2014

(quoted from post at 02:00:47 04/13/14) There will always be people interested in 2cyl. No other tractor sounds like them or built as unique. As for using them for field work, I love to use mine when the job doesn't require a heavier tractor. Just today I used my 49B to pull my ground driven manure spreader and had a smile on my face all day listening to it.

Where are you located in Central MA? I'm from Sutton

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