Posted by Roger - Kansas on May 16, 2010 at 08:36:49 from (75.107.7.213):
Two years ago I bought a lot of items from an estate. I have been working on cleaning it up every since then. The end is in site and each weekend brings a new find and a story to go with it. After World War II anything new was tough to come by. Bill didn’t want to wait for a newer bigger tractor so he did the next best thing. He made one. He had this old Moline rear end that was in good condition but the motor was worn out. I’m not sure how he found it or made the connection, but he ended up with a Navy surplus motor out of a landing craft. Not sure if it was in a Higgins style boat or just exactly what. The motor is a six cylinder gasoline Hercules light weight (for the time) the base is a magnesium/aluminum material, cast iron blocks and flat head, dual ignition with two spark plugs in each cylinder. After a winter of making a frame, getting everything to match up and work right the big day came. Bill fired the tractor up and put it in reverse to back it out of the shop … but it went forwards. While trying to figure out what was wrong he noticed the cooling fan was running backwards. Not sure why but this motor runs backwards, so the tractor only had one gear forwards. It was driven out to the hedge row and parked where it set until several weeks ago. I was supposed to get this tractor, but Bills grandson decided he would like to have it and get it running. There are no hard feelings on my part and I sure hope he gets it running because I think this is a REAL conversation piece.
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