Homemade tractor?

Tig · Sep 6, 2009

Interesting how he braced the rear rim. Maybe that's a clue.

valley · Sep 6, 2009

When I was a kid, mom and I were in our model A coup [I have it in garage]. As we came up on a lumber hauling machine, it was high off the ground with a wide space under it. Mom held her hand over my eyes and said " lets drive through it" For years I though we had driven through it. Well! I was reminded of that. Back to today: Looks this one could drag logs, on flat ground.

valley · Sep 6, 2009

Hay Guys, Look at the first picture. There is a Tank that could have just been moved by this machine. I'll put my money on that is what its there for ether to pick up or deliver that tank. Looks like it is driven by a single sprocket and chain on the rear right side of the contraption. I just read the post by Kebo, he listed most of what I posted. Richard

KTurner · Sep 6, 2009

valley said:
Hay Guys, Look at the first picture. There is a Tank that could have just been moved by this machine. I'll put my money on that is what its there for ether to pick up or deliver that tank. Richard

You can't see it very well in the pictures, but he was actually re-fueling the tractor from the pump he was parked beside - I believe it was unleaded. He definitely was not moving anything when he pulled into the gas station.

Keith

Mark_in_NH · Sep 7, 2009

valley said:
Hay Guys, Look at the first picture. There is a Tank that could have just been moved by this machine. I'll put my money on that is what its there for ether to pick up or deliver that tank. Looks like it is driven by a single sprocket and chain on the rear right side of the contraption. I just read the post by Kebo, he listed most of what I posted. Richard

If you actually look carefully you will come to the realization that the tank you can see was there and has been there long before the tractor arrived and while your eyes are focusing on things also see that the rear wheels are chain driven from both sides of the tractor.

I can't believe that this trctor is used to haul logs (maybe I'm wrong) but anybody who is going to pull logs with that size chain, from that height and angle is crazy. If it is used to haul, say logs. How does he lift the butt ends ?

J_J · Sep 7, 2009

I believe it is a swamp buggy look-a-like. It could be used to pull hunting shacks way back in the woods. They hold the swamp buggy races down around Naples. FL, and you can see all kinds of machines.

Why didn't you go up and ask him what it was used for.

Tig · Sep 7, 2009

I don't know the Richmond area at all but I think JJ is on the right track when he describes a vehicle used to navigate a swamp or shallow water.

JohnDeere4300 · Sep 7, 2009

Bedlam said:
""Maybe he just uses it make people like us wonder what the heck it's for!!!!
"""

Maybe He is a She?

It looks like a high crop tractor.... Would be great for crossing high water

But it may just be a giant tricycle

MarkV · Sep 7, 2009

I was thinking the same as JJ, just didn't think there were many swamps in that area.

MarkV

Eagle Dude · Sep 7, 2009

I grew up around the swamps in Florida and we had simular tractors for use during hunting season and off season for catching wild hoggs. This was when the buggies were functional, long before they started racing swampers down in Naples. We had one with a Model "A" four cylinder and two 3 speed transmissions in-line. In double low you could almost leave it in gear running while you went in for lunch and it would still be close when you came out.