Making a puller with a JD 60

[Gene Crav]

I am interested in building a antique puller. I understand at antique tractor pulls, their are 2 classes: farm stock and competitive. I own a JD 60, I have read the 60 does not do well in the farm stock class, if that is correct, is their anything I can do to make the 60 do well and be competitive in the competitive class such as
; rebore, hi compression pistons and etc or should I consider another make? Appreciate any helpful advise. thanks Gene Crav

 

[2-banger]

I"ve got a 60 we pull and have always done well with it in div2 classes...its hard to beat in 7500 to 10000lbs...60 is very easy to balance..even a stock 60 in 1st gear will do good...mines had some motor work

 

[Anonymous-0]

save you money build a G

 

[Gene Crav]

Thanks you for the advise. Gene Crav

 

[Tater]

you can build an A that will give some G's a run for there money.mtc.

 

[Kip-Utah]

We had three 60s compete at our pull on Saturday (One was a 60 orchard model) one of these 60s took a first and a second, another one ended up with a third after making a full pull and had to do a four tractor pull off.

 

[toot]

Im not sure where you read they were not good in farm stock classes, that is where most shine. if you wanna run competitive modified classes, get an earlier A or G. The taller gears are better.

 

[Anonymous-0]

Why spend big money on a G when he all ready has a 60 if your only going to pull stock or div 2? A good running 60 is hard to beat in the heavy class's.

 

[2-banger]

Well said early b u tell them...lol I do good with mine its fun tractor to pull

 

[BushogPapa]

You have many options with a 60..

You can get over an additional Inch of Bore and all the Stroke you can cram in the Crankcase..
A Custom Cam and Porting, etc all add power..as well as increasing RPM ( legal in some classes).
Yes, Compression can go to the Moon, if you can afford the fuel costs..!!

 

[buickanddeere]

A 60 with live pto and power steering is too nice and useful a tractor to hack up into a dedicated puller.
Even with the stock bore and stroke it will pull 2nd gear in any reasonable class and track.
The standard hot rod blue printing and tuning plus it will start and run like a stocker. Plus make power like a stock gas 720. Re-grind the cam and followers, 8 to 1 pistons, remove the intake eyebrow, 5 angle valve job, blend the rough edges out of the valve bowl and port. match the ports to the manifolds. Use LP manifolds. Oval 30 series muffler and a dry air filter conversion.

 

[4010 puller]

where do you get the dry air filter conversion at? Homemade or purchased from someone?

 

[buickanddeere]

It's just a matter of cleaning out the mesh and muddy oil. Cross reference the size in the filter catalog and make a retainer bracket.