Farmers jailbreaking John Deere tractors to repair them - video

[Frank S]

My grandpa bought a 1959 John Deere at an estate auction in 61 we called the Dear John because he paid almost nothing for it and never got it home. Too big for us to haul on his old B61 Mack and trailer he decided to road it the 22 miles home the transmission went out in the first 2 miles so it was hauled to the dealership Turned out all 8010s were under a recall notice for transmission problems it was sent from the dealership to where ever and when it came back it had been upgraded then rebadged as 8020 to prove the upgrades had been done. Not that a stupid badge meant anything on its own but that was how the big green did things.
So an virtually no cost to my grandpa we wound up with a virtually brand new tractor complete with full warranty, which he made sure to use it to the fullest extent as long as the warranty was in effect. Turned out to be a great piece of equipment and about the largest thing in anyone's field for miles around much better than the TD24 dozer he wanted the Dear John to replace