Strange tractors

[Cliff_Johns]

This is stock John Deere, but some pretty impressive tires.

Steel Wheels

On an International
Cliff

 

[Cliff_Johns]

And finally, A very strange looking JD indeed.

Parts is Parts

If anyone else has some oddball tractor pictures please post them, or links to the photos here.

Unless I see something really really odd, I'm done posting to this thread.

Cliff

 

[RonR]

Any guesses why the steel wheels on the modern tractor?

I drove my 1929 McCormack 22-36 a few blocks on a paved street. It had steel wheels with solid rubber bolted around the permeter. Rode like a TANK. It was terrible. Can't imagine operating one of those with no suspension from the tires.

ron

 

[Egon]

I can remember from many years ago where steel wheels replaced the rubber on some WD9's. This was for breaking recently cleared bush land. No flat tires.

Egon /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif

 

[Cliff_Johns]

</font><font color="blue" class="small">( Any guesses why the steel wheels on the modern tractor? )</font>

I would guess it's because they wear out slowly and because anyone with a welder and some scrap can fix the tire.

Cliff

 

[1948berg]

Steel wheels on a modern tractor. Maybe someone has pulled my leg, but I have heard that steel wheel on tractors today has something to do with religion, Amish-Mennonite???

Here is an early tracklayer

 

[Dargo]

Some of the tractors didn't quite look like OSHA would like them. How about this one?

 

[1948berg]

A self made Swede
http://212.112.182.19/images/38/3864542869.jpg

 

[TBDonnelly]

Hmmm.......

What brand of tractor? /forums/images/graemlins/smirk.gif

Should we give Cliff first pick? /forums/images/graemlins/tongue.gif

Don

 

[GaryM]

</font><font color="blue" class="small">( Some of the tractors didn't quite look like OSHA would like them. How about this one? )</font>

That kind of looks like the bad guys "Spider Like" machine in the movie verson of "Wild Wild West".

 

[Cliff_Johns]

Well Don, you'll have to give me another clue. I won't hazard a guess, although I don't think it's a Kioti. That doesn't zero it in much though.

Cliff

 

[TBDonnelly]

Cliff,

I uncovered more of the tractor to reveal a little more detail....

<font color="blue"> I won't hazard a guess, although I don't think it's a Kioti. </font>

Since you didn't hazard a guess, I won't tell you it isn't a Kioti. /forums/images/graemlins/tongue.gif

Don

 

[Cliff_Johns]

OK, I can't help it. I have to post another one.

VWBUG

Cliff

 

[Cliff_Johns]

Don, you could reveal the whole thing and I doubt I would know. I'm no expert on guessing tractor makes.
Cliff

 

[Cliff_Johns]

Here's the safest Gravely you'll find around. It does have dual front tires. It also has dual rear tires, depending on how you look at it.

Gravely with cart

Cliff

 

[TBDonnelly]

OK, Let's open this up to all TBN'rs. Who can tell me what brand tractor this is?

Don

 

[pennwalk]

<font color="blue"> I have heard that steel wheel on tractors today has something to do with religion, Amish-Mennonite??? </font>

Yep, Mennonite. The Amish don't use tractors. I think it has to do with avoiding becoming too worldly. There are quite a few different sects with many different ideas about how to live a good life. Outwardly we notice different styles of dress and types of vehicles and ways of doing business.
Makes life interesting to live in this area.

Chris

 

[1948berg]

Pennwalk!
Has God in any way forbidden rubber tires on tractors?

 

[leaddog]

Here's the first jd

 

[leaddog]

here is the MM CAR TRACTOR