In 1968, Jack DeClerk of Taylorville, Illinois was campaigning his JD 4020 on the pulling circuit at a time when International Harvester tractors were dominating. After one pull, he made a comment about "if you can't beat 'em, join 'em", and so an IHC dealer offered him the paint. The first outing at the Ford County Fair had the local JD fans pretty disgusted, but maybe the paint helped as he won the 6,000 pound class at the World Championship Tractor Pull in Sullivan, Indiana.The old 4020, with it's appearance restored to it's glory days lives on as a tribute to a man willing to be a little different.
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