Is this the first PT?

[Phils]

I've been passing by this tractor everyday on my way to and from work. They use it to move transmissions and anything else heavy at this shop. I never really noticed it until I got my PT. Today I had a few minutes extra and snapped some photos to share with other PT owners.

It's a little ragged, but that shows lots of work done. The owner said it was about 25 years old, made by Case, about 60hp and I think he said the brand was "Davis" but my memory isn't that great and there was a 5 minute period between here and there... and I can forget a lot in 5 minutes.

Phil

 

[Phils]

Another view.

 

[Phils]

Yet another side of this animal. Nice custom touch having chrome wheels on one side, and white on the other.

 

[Phils]

Here's the cockpit... wouldn't MossRoad love to start cleaning this one up?!?

 

[tracdoc]

Phils,

What a nifty tractor, with a strong resemblance to our "modern" PTs. Thanks for sharing.

Might be interesting to get a history on it. There are a number of books written about articulated tractors, but I wouldn't know where to begin looking. AT 60 hp, it must be a hefty little brute.

Now with a new seat from TSC, a pressure wash, some TLC and some green paint, I see a transformation in the making...

 

[pajoube]

Give Fourteen ten minutes and it will look like no other.
PJ

 

[pequeajim]

yeah man!!! /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif

 

[FFC_Fencing]

Here is another early PT want-to-be. It is a project that we built as a project in a manufacturing class that I taught about 8 or 10 years ago in a Vo-Ag program at a local high school. It was built with 2 old cub cadet rear ends placed front to front and a hydraulic motor driving each. It's drive power and power steering was supplied by a 16 hp engine and a hydraulic pump.

 

[bubenberg]

Hi, longtime since i have heard from you! We are working on a mulching (spreading) machine out here. Details and pictures to be available in February 2005.

Happy Holidays to You and Your Family

hans /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif

 

[MuncyBob]

Phil, looks like the pooch is about to water the tires LOL! /forums/images/graemlins/blush.gif