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| New poster here, long time "lurker", I'll get to some introductions later. Quickly though, I've been in need of a good utility tractor in the 30 - 50 hp range for awhile now and been looking around for something priced reasonably, not worn completely out, that's either JD, Ford/NH, Massey, or Kubota as those are the dealers that are closest to me. I've found a 1971 JD 1020 diesel that's a one owner unit with 2,230 hours on the tractor. It's a swept back front axle machine, looks like a rack and pinion rear with a set of Michelin 14.9x28's at about 70%, got a JD 520 front loader on it that the owner put on in 1996 with the joystick attached to/in front of the right fender, comes with bucket and hay fork.
Tractor appears to be in good shape for it's age, paint is nice, been in the barn, and he's got the original bill of sale from our local dealer on both the tractor and loader.
The guy has maintained his 40 acre homestead with the tractor - mainly bushhogging, garden plowing, trailer pulling, fence spraying, but I remember the old Andy Griffith show with the clean, nice older car and older lady that turned out to be a lemon..........so any issues with this model to look for/be aware of?
Asking $8,000. Firm. Cash. About right for a 39 year old tractor? |
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Western illinois | I have a 1020 gas that was new in '69. I don't know what
you need to do with it. If you're thinking about hauling big
round bales or other heavy lifting, you'll most likely be
disappointed. Not enough lead in it's ass to move much.
The loader will handle more than the tractor will move.
Ours also was hard to keep cool when mowing. They are
a small tractor (38+ hp). Hydraulics aren't enough for continuous
loader work. We always had to stop and let the pump catch up
after awhile. Ours has a hydraulic reverser that will let you go
from forward to reverse without clutching in 1-4 gear, which is nice.
Not a bad tractor, just don't expect much. |
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| I don't need the tractor for heavy lifting, and don't plan on regularly hauling round bales with it, though it may spend some time away from the house doing feeding chores if called upon (i.e. hauling 4x5 round bales, moving water troughs, etc. etc. etc.). The seller told me he uses the loader to move 4x4 bales with no problem (bermuda hay) and the 3 pt. is plenty strong for 4x6 bales, loader seemed to be too when he used it for 4x6's a couple of years ago he said. I basically want the tractor to run a tedder, rake hay, do some clean out work in a couple of tight cattle pens with a blade, bushhogging (comes with an MX6) in some areas that are hard to get in, put a 3 pt. sprayer on it.....basically just chore stuff that I don't want/can't justify spending 40k on a new tractor for.
I think it'll be about right size and horsepower-wise for all of that.
Just wondering about the price and issues with the tractor, specifically, someone once told me that JD swept front axles weren't very well built, true? |
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Roseglen, North Dakota | Price sounds about right. I could see that loader bringing $3500-4000 with grapple. As mentioned, it will lift more than it will handle. Back end will get light, and front end is not built that heavy. But they are a sweet little tractor, certainly prefer the diesel. Perhaps the biggest drawback is no live PTO, which can be a pain when pulling a mower, etc. |
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SW Ohio | I'll add that since you know its history it is a good value, lots of those older utilitys had a hard life and have seen many homes, Oh yeah, and welcome to NAT. |
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Fresno, California | Tractor is to light, made by Yanmar parts my be hard to get. Price is about right for a clean tractor. Ran several at a turf farm, running mowers, would overheat in summer always changing sleeves and pistons.
George
Edited by G. DAY 12/2/2010 00:30
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| Depends on which 1020. The '71 1020 would have been made of Dubuque parts, maybe a Manheim engine. 4 cylinder, not the three cylinder Yanmar.
Gerald J. |
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Texas | The 71 would be the "good " 1020 .
Be careful with bales with that tractor ,we dont want to read headlines about someone killed by a tractor flipping over .
I had a chance to buy one , still kicking myself ,that and a 2520 . |
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Brazilton KS | I am not familiar with a 1020 that had anything to do with Yanmar.
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Western illinois | definitely not a yanmar. it is not a compact. it is a 3 cylinder
deere utility tractor. |
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Eastern Montana | The 1050 was the Yanmar built tractor. |
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Brazilton KS | Yes, all of the compact 50 series were Yanmar tractors, but that has nothing to do with a 1020. To the best of my knowledge all 1020s were built in various Deere plants.
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Utility tractor (JD 1020) question
