[AT] John Deere 430 special

[Spencer Yost]

This post reminds me of the 330S I found about 14 years ago.  As Dean alludes,  inspection revealed a taller front axle and bigger rear wheels.  But definitely were not as high as the high crop.  In fact I thought it was just a standard at first glance. The folks around here called them the southern special.   I think Deere formalized this in the 430 line as the "V" tractor.  I'm pretty sure the bull gear housing was the same as any other 330.

Anyways It was sitting under cover but not more than 200 yards from the seashore. So as you can imagine it was rusting fast. I tried to buy it several times, but the owner just kept saying that it belonged to his grandfather and selling it "...would be like selling his grandfather". It sat there for another 6 years turning into a molten mess of rust.  One year I went by to see it, and it was gone. It was being stored on a piece of property not owned by the man who owned the tractor. The owner of the property ran a store on that property so I asked about it. He said it went to the scrap yard. I wonder how grandpa felt about going to a scrapyard.

I still wish I had been able to save that tractor.

For those of you here in North Carolina, the tractor was very close to Ocean Isle Beach.

Spencer Yost



Spencer Yost
> On Aug 8, 2016, at 10:58 PM, Dean VP <deanvp at att.net> wrote:
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> A V is distinct from a High Crop but it does have long legs.
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> Dean VP
> Snohomish, WA 98290
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> It's better to be judged by 12 than carried by 6. 
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: at-bounces at lists.antique-tractor.com [mailto:at-bounces at lists.antique-tractor.com] On Behalf Of Len Rugen
> Sent: Monday, August 08, 2016 6:47 PM
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> I think V is hi-crop, did you see it?  Did it have long legs? 
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> Len Rugen
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> rugenl at yahoo.com
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>   On Monday, August 8, 2016 8:37 PM, "joehardy at epix.net" <joehardy at epix.net> wrote:
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> I came across a John Deere 430V, serial #141500 in good condition under a cover. The "V" indicates a special. Does anyone know what makes this tractor special? Also, anyone know how  many of these were made? Thank you.  Joe Hardisky, Ryman Farm, Dallas, PA _______________________________________________
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