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I sure thought so as a teenager that thought a 4020 was a big tractor. I spent a few days pulling a liquid manure spreader with my neighbors. Tom
 
They were great tractors. A bit crude for their time, as everything else in that time frame (Deere) had a Sound Gard cab and more sophisticated transmissions, but that sort of added to the legend status.
 
We had a brand new one. It had 245HP when new was very responsive and was a beast . Syngro only 20.8x38 Duals inside weights Very handy and had front axle that made it shorter wheel base. The Hinsen cab was nice but the S.G.cab was a lot better for noise. We loved it but traded it even up for a new 4630 and dealership set it at 210H.P. and the better cab plus Quad we didnt notice much difference.We had got an 8630 which was much better but problematic. A nice open station row crop w/3pt or even Wheatlands start at $40k . Now everybody seems to like the open stations but the 6030 and IH 1206 are still my favorites,
 
Wasnt uncommon with the bigger displacement motors and the bigger pump to produce extra H.P. One farmer had three with triples as MFWD wasnt an option until 1983. We also had a 4840 that had well over 200 not uncommon would be small today!
 
Some have speculated the one tested at Nebraska was detuned a bit. Most were very healthy. Whether they left the factory like that or dealers tweaked things is a matter of conjecture.

JR Hobbs, who wrote for Green Magazine and later 2 cylinder, shared a story in Green Magazine about a 6030 he was aquainted with that had the tires screwed to the rims drag racer style to keep them intact. They were beasts.
 
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