Lets see all those off topic tractors

[digger]

We've all been flappin our pie holes here, but I'm not seeing pics of any tractors!!!!!
Maybe Tom has some more of his Blue Oval Special?

 

[thoffman]

OK Charlie,
Here's some "OT" pix.

 

[thoffman]

 

[thoffman]

Last year was the 50th. anniversary of the Sycamore Steam Show. For the 50th. they wanted to have 50+ steamers, and they got 'em.

 

[wheinsohn]

Tom,
The big Deere with the 2 scrapers doesn't happen to be from Plote does it? The rig does look aweful fimiliar.

 

[thoffman]

Wes,
Nope, that's one of the company's that I work for now. Those pictures were taken last August at a my job in Pleasant Priarie Wisconsin.

 

[wheinsohn]

Tom,
I probably still have seen it since where I used to work was about the only dealership that sold those units. Plote was the main customer but we had about 4 or 5 other customers also. I lost track of how many of those scrapers and special 4WD's they sold.

 

[dfrisk]

WES - HAMBURG around Madison has a couple of those danged green things too..... You know who designed the hydraulic package to run those scrapers don't You? He's just started posting again now and then....And I don't mean Ken Weaver. According to the Designer it takes WAY more GPM & PSI to run two pans than ANY piece of ag. equipment with the possible exception of a brand new corn planter.

 

[kweaver]

WC ?

 

[dfrisk]

KEN - Yep.

 

[drohacek]

Those scrapers being pulled by the big John Deere must be more common than you would think. I'm in VA and they have used the same set-up here a few places. James River equipment was the name on the machine

 

[jlang]

Well, I have a few off topic tractors too. This one isn't too off topic though!

I've had this Farmall M for over 20 years. My neighbor bought it new in 1950.

I got it out of the shed and cleaned it up this last week. After 10+ years of sitting in the corner, it took some work to get it running again.
After cleaning the gas tank and installing a new battery + finally getting good gas to run to the carb and changing spark plugs and cleaning up the distributor, she took right off. The owners manual was a big help and has lots of tips for putting the tractor into and out of storage. Sure was fun to run around the barnyard with it again tonight.

 

[gfedwards]

Here's my off-topic tractor. It is a 1959 Copar Panzer T60 that I restored for my daughter. The picture was taken in 2004 at an antique steam and gas show. It was set up in pulling form here but I have the 6x12 bar tires for showing and I can drop off all the pulling gear stuff.

 

[kweaver]

Greg - that's a sweet looking little Panzar, probably the nicest one I've seen on the net.

 

[kmcconaughey]

Greg, I agree with KENtucky, that is one sweet Panzer! I really like the rear rims. Ya know, that paint is so shiny that KENtucky could even use it to look into to shave.

 

[stritle]

Here is one I had for a few months. It took up too much room in the shed, so I got rid of it. It was a 70's model MTD. Now I wish I kept it. That should be a lesson to you all.

Now if I could just get up to WI to get those two tractors Lonnie is giving away.....

 

[gfedwards]

Thanks guys for the comments. I will try to post some pictures later that show what it looked like when I got it. Here is an action shot at a pull about 2 years ago. The wheels are custom made with a computer cut center "Star" pattern and a special 11" wide wheel with a 2" backspace (Panzers will not accept any more than 2" backspace due to the Mopar drum brakes)

 

[kweaver]

That's the second best lookin one on here !

 

[lbuttke]

Steve,
Those 2 are still sitting out there in the back yard, just waiting for a new home.

 

[blanasa]

First try at posting a pic