4020 or 856? PLEASE HELP!!!

Which one gives the LEAST amount of trouble?

Then Deere and Company hasn't been bought up like IH to let the new management decide to forget prior lines and the needed parts.

Yup that green paint sure is expensive and my gas 4020 is a hawg on fuel, but it does a lot of work and I'm comfortable riding it. More than my MF-135 but somedays the fuel savings of the 135 justifies its use.

Gerald J.

yeah right I own a 71 4000 I not letting it GO.

With all of that said. The real difference is what people are willing to pay. The 4020 is perceived by enough buyers to bid it to a premium price. Is it worth that much more, who knows. Why does a 4440 JD bring $10,000 more today than it did when it was new? Obviously, at least 2 people think so to make an auction.

I'm not a man who bleeds green, far from it, only green thing on the farm right now is a square baler. There is a real perception that they are worth more and that builds into resale and residual value. For the money you are talking, I've gotten late 70's to 90's vintage 7 series Fords.

It allows you to change one gear on the go under load without clutching. For IH it is a weak spot. If the seller is telling you it works just fine with the lever ahead and the tractor stops when it is pulled back the TA is out. NOT KINDA OUT OR HALF OUT IT IS BROKE. Last I checked $750 for the parts plus a fair amount of labor.

4020's had a power shift available which allowed you to change all speeds and directions without touching the clutch. Due to the arrangement of the shift pattern on these though I would recommend against for loader work. Should say the power shift seems to be somewhat more dependable but they get a little more spendy to fix.

JD has another PTO shaft that fits in the same hole for the switch from 540 to 1000. Every company got the second pto speed a little diferent. IH just happened to have both shafts out the back.

HTH

jt

It is true that fixing a truly broken PS is most expensive.

Gerald J.

I would lean towards the 4020. The 856 sounds a little high to me.

I am assuming that otherwise these are comperable tractors. ie about the same condition, probably diesal etc.

If you are intending to use on a loader and the 4020 in a synchro range the decision is a hands down one get the deere. In my opinion the trans set up on the 856 leaves a little to be desired for loader work and the Synchro 4020 has a in line shift pattern.

Keep in mind this opinion is mine and may be worth just what you paid for it. Your milage may vary.

jt