Re: the 730 JD

Posted by Dean on November 30, 2018 at 18:11:27 from (68.39.250.30):

In Reply to: the 730 JD posted by larry@stinescorner on November 30, 2018 at 15:26:01:

Great article, Larry. Thanks for posting.

I owned and restored one once. My 1959 730DWES is the only tractor that I've ever properly restored, though my 55 Ford 860 is close. To avoid it sitting in my barn unattended for three years, I sold it in 1999 when I went away to law school. A finder flew into CVG twice to see it before shipping it to CA to it's new owner. I needed to sell it and sold it too quickly but had no more time. Wish I still had it. I always received questions and compliments when I took it to events, and, OMG, the sound was wonderful.

Not being a real farmer, I never worked it in the field but did pull it three times. It was not set up for competitive pulling and heavy. A friend sold me a home made straight 2 cylinder pulling drawbar to correct hitch height (I still have it.). No fluid but 5 front and 4 rear weights and lots of options. Considering such and wanting to know how my 730 would pull, I arranged for "exhibition" pulls, i.e., just for fun and not eligible for trophy.

This was back in the day (early/mid 1990s) of so-called "farm stock" pulling when all tractors at least looked stock, though we all knew that most governors had been turned up. In the small county pulls that I pulled in, my 730 pulled in the so-called "unlimited" class, and was the heaviest tractor in the class. It always pulled through as the sled was set up, but would not have won, even if not "expedition" pulls due to weight. In two of these events, it out pulled the 830s that showed up. To be fair, the 830s were set up for percentage pulling and had been lightened accordingly. They were, no doubt, lighter as set up. I knew this, as did the other pullers, but most of the folks in the stands did not.

Glory days. Wish I still had the 730.

Dean

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