Homemade tractor?

[FlaDon]

I was going to vote for Tobacco or Cotton. Center wheel is a bit cumbersome for row work, but height and displacement would look to apply in those enviroments.

Tell that to all the tractor companies that made single or narrow front end tractors. MH, Case, IH, JD, Oliver, and others all made them for row crop use. Case VAC is an example.

 

[Taylortractornut]

looks like a homemade spray tractor. The old JD and IHC and other High Cycles as they were called were set up on this and several newe JD's have a 3 wheeled set up. @ row cultivation tractors also had a tricycle set up for cultivation. When I was 18 I was working In CLarksdale ms building a parking loat for a plant I was on my scraper and saw a larrge 4 wheeled spray tractor comming down the road then out from under it a nut on a Harley ran out from under it. It was 2 brothers that farmed and that was one of the things they were known for.

 

[woodlandfarms]

Tell that to all the tractor companies that made single or narrow front end tractors. MH, Case, IH, JD, Oliver, and others all made them for row crop use. Case VAC is an example.

Sorry, I just meant that particular version in the picture of the "single wheel" tractor. The tires looked a bit wide for row work. We had a number of Cases and JD 3 wheelers in Iowa, but by the time I got to Wyoming it was going 4 wheel... I remember the 3 wheel as turning on a dime and scaring the heck out of you on a slope...

 

[OrangeJbird]

It may possibly be a Thieman kit tractor from the 1930s. I have one and without seeing better pics of the frame I'd say it's possible this one is too. GOOGLE Thieman tractor.

 

[medicshawn]

Without having more info on where the gas station is. My guess is it came from here. They have alot of unique equipment. on display.

Field Day of the Past 804-741-8468

 

[Taylortractornut]

Thieman didnt make anything that big I dont think. You have a rare treasure, I saw a Thieman go for 26,000 at a sale once. I read that Thieman had 150 employees working 24 hrs a day.

 

[tugboat-2]

May as well get my 2 cents in,...so it looks to me like it runs in a few feet of water with a solid base, (known bottom). Hence the rusted wheels and undercarriage, and non baloon tires,..(not worried about traction) perhaps the light(hangy-down) chain holds an implement not too heavy(praps it even floats?) that can be quickly changed off for something else.

"Cranberry" harvesting comes to mind and they have in the past used a variety of implements from high wheeled to boats to pedal powered etc but perhaps some other "water-crop" along the lines of the cranberry sort crop?????

Speakin' of the Everglades, . . could it be for slinging up and draggin' home a large shot (or muzzle-wrapped) Croc or Gator or some such wild idea as that? .....wha-da-ya-say JJ ? (OR is that even legal now-a-days ?)

Heck don't go laughin, . . I'm a Canuck,..wha-da-we-know bout swamps? Well at least our swamps don't often grow crocs and gators,.....on the other hand I surely do enjoy a feed of Gator-Tail down there at Destin's Fudpuckers!!

Since I'm a Canuck, ignorant of such things, I might ask if it could be for carrying bails of cotton in from the field? ...So OK,...what're my guesses worth,...any change from my 2 cents?

CHEERS!
. . tug

 

[normsworld]

That Field Day of The Past sure looks like a blast . Meant to go this year , but family illness held me back . For sure next year !

 

[aczlan]

Sadly, the other pictures didn't turn out, but I saw a Farmall at the fair which reminded me of the thread.


Aaron Z

 

[kubotakid USA]

THE ANSWER IS????? A home made self propelled log arch,.... The guy who built this, has done a couple more, I ve seen pics of this tractor sitting in a shed with his other, skidder creations, over on the Arboristsite.com :thumbsup: