homemade tractor

neon_c2 · May 18, 2010

Funny thing last night I was talking to the farmer brother I help on the phone last night. I said something about this tractor and he said I bet I know who made it. He knew alot about it. The guy that made it work at the same place. Caterpillar shop by Des Moines. He was the head welder for them and retired from there.

It a Ford Pinto engine in it.

Bedlam · May 18, 2010

Looks Part tractor and part dragster

Gale Hawkins · May 19, 2010

neon_c2 said:
Funny thing last night I was talking to the farmer brother I help on the phone last night. I said something about this tractor and he said I bet I know who made it. He knew alot about it. The guy that made it work at the same place. Caterpillar shop by Des Moines. He was the head welder for them and retired from there.

It a Ford Pinto engine in it.

I would keep asking around since I am sure he is wrong about the engine.

towmotor · May 20, 2010

Gale is right. Pinto engines (as I remember) had an overhead cam-meaning that you'd not be able to see the front of the valve cover because the sheet metal timing belt cover would be there.

Is it one of those four bangers that GM used in the Monza, Sunbird and some of those other 4cyl RWD cars?

Gale Hawkins · May 20, 2010

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Look at the (enlarge mode) right side shots (mid point of all the photos) to see the style of engine in the home made tractor. I have stared at this engine for 50 years.

neon_c2 · May 21, 2010

Gale Hawkins: I look at that tractor you posted on ebay. That might be the motor in the homemade tractor. I stop by the shop. It has to be a tractor engine it has a governor on it.

Gale Hawkins · May 21, 2010

neon_c2 said:
Gale Hawkins: I look at that tractor you posted on ebay. That might be the motor in the homemade tractor. I stop by the shop. It has to be a tractor engine it has a governor on it.

Plus it has been 70 years since they built a car with a updraft carb .

CONN will be stamped on it some where. Ford and MF used this engine for many years but it could have come off a ride at an amusement park, water pump, backup generator, electric welder, etc. There are millions of them around the world.

continental gas treactor engines - Antique Tractor Talk

Some info that may help ID the engine.

TractorData.com Massey-Harris 44 tractor engine information

Possible source tractor.

Monte's Equipment Company

Uses of engine and place for parts.

http://www.wisconsinmotors.com/partc/con_engines/L-Head_Overhaul.pdf

CONTINENTAL L-HEAD ENGINE MANUAL
I do not think this is for your engine but it is a complete rebuilt manual that will be nice to have for some people. It actually has pictures of the engines it covers.

FOUR CYLINDER
N56 -- N62
Y69--Y91--Y112
F124-- F135-- F140-- F162-- F163
SIX CYLINDER
F186-- F209-- F226-- F227-- F244-- F245
M271 -- M290-- M330-- M363

B371 -- B427

have_blue · May 22, 2010

I like the bucket design! I've always wished my buckets were deeper and not so wide. That makes it a lot more versatile for dirt work.

The operator won't have to worry about heavy brush damaging his fenders.

Judging by the seat, it was a real worker, not just a hangar queen. :laughing: