![]() This additional power did come at a cost, though, as the 4020 lost. Now capable of producing over 90 horsepower the 4020 diesel continued to stand ahead of its competition. ![]() 125 inches of bore resulted in 24 more cubic inches of displacement and improved the horsepower of the tractor by about seven. When the 4020 diesel was tested in Nebraska in the fall of 1963, the first of these improvements was on display. When the series went through its transformation into the 20 series, these improvements were employed. In the midst of selling over 57,000 model 4010 tractors, Deere’s engineers looked to their suggestion box and found a few ways in which they could improve upon the tractor. And, if those reasons weren’t enough to take the wind out of competitors’ sails, it was introduced so suddenly and unexpectedly that even Deere’s own salespeople needed to catch their breath at its release. It featured horsepower numbers that were head and shoulders above that of the competition. The 4010 included a plethora of innovative features that the rest of the industry either hadn’t even dreamed of yet or were only just experimenting with. ![]() John Deere’s innovative 4010 tractor was easily one of the greatest successes any tractor company had since the industry was created.
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