One BIG Tractor

[BB_TX]

Anyone see the Big Bud tractors on Classic Tractors on RFD-TV? 1000+ HP pulling an 80' cultivator. Said they could do 400-500 acres on a normal day or 800-900 if they really pushed it. Amazing machines.

 

[Thomas]

Haven't seen that beast..kinda wish I got the station. /w3tcompact/icons/frown.gif

 

[Robert_in_NY]

Your refering to the 16V-747 I think, it is actually only 900hp and I think was hooked to a Friggstad field cultivator. It is the largest tractor produced that I know of and Big Bud only made one of them. The 8 tires on it were special built for it and only 8 were ever made.

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[pennwalk]

Wouldn't be to practical here in Lancaster County PA unless you were going to cultivate houses. Say that might not be such a bad idea,the things are sprouting like weeds/w3tcompact/icons/smile.gif

Chris

 

[Mark_in_NH]

Attached is a picture of a tractor I stumbled accross on the internet somewhere. It is by no means as monsterous, but it sure is a unique one. Some of you may have already seen it.
I do not know any of the details on it, other than the owner took 3 of the same tractor and merged them into 1.
If he had taken the time to talk with MChalkley, he could have just bought an EarthForce and saved himself a lot of work. LOL

 

[Mark_in_NH]

I see if I can get it a little bigger for you to see.

 

[Harv]

Looks like the one GlennMac ought to get for workin' his swamp. /w3tcompact/icons/laugh.gif

 

[MReeter]

Years ago a local farm family purchased a Big Bud,not as big as the one pictured,but still a BIG tractor.Not long after taking delivery on the unit, the Company wanted to know if they could "borrow" the tractor to take it to the American Royal Farm Pavilion in Kansas City,for the annual Farm Show.
The company came out and removed the duals,a truckload in itself,loaded the tractor on another trailer and headed to K.C. Story has it that the driver that was hauling the tractor became tied up in traffic and could'nt get onto the proper exit off the freeway.A little farther down 1-35 he tags an overpass at 55 m.p.h. Completely rips the cab off the tractor,along with all the electrical and hydraulic lines and everything else that is in or on the cab.
Needless to say,the owners were not real happy,the company replaced the Bud with a new one,and promised never to borrow the tractor again.

 

[njrqs]

They reckon the only difference between men and boys is the size of their toys.

Maybe there is a tad of truth in that???/w3tcompact/icons/laugh.gif

 

[Thomas]

My word. /w3tcompact/icons/eyes.gif
Bet that beast all chain upwould come in handy out west plowing those deep snows in the moutain ranges.

 

[Thomas]

I guess you call that tractor art. /w3tcompact/icons/hmm.gif
Bet he has to make wide turns also stays off the front lawn.

 

[s1120]

Hay, I wounder if he has ag tires on that becouse you guys told him that they would not rip up his grass any more them turfs?/w3tcompact/icons/hmm.gif Do they make a MMM for it? That would REALY cut down on the mowing time./w3tcompact/icons/smile.gif

 

[Thomas]

Just the heat rolling of that beast would keep the grass short,also those tire would push the grass down to mud worm level.

Sure would hate to pay the diesel bill each month on her. /w3tcompact/icons/shocked.gif

 

[GrantMO]

Mike,
I remember seeing a Big Bud tractor on a farm south of Sumner in the past. I wonder if that was the replacement one you mention.

 

[Robert_in_NY]

With a large v-plow I doubt you would even need chains for it. The tractor weighs 47.5 tons so it has a lot of ground pressure making chains worthless.

 

[BB_TX]

<font color=blue>Sure would hate to pay the diesel bill each month on her. </font color=blue>

I believe I heard them say it would burn 1/2 to 3/4 gallon per acre pulling the 80' cultivator.

 

[s1120]

<font color=red>I believe I heard them say it would burn 1/2 to 3/4 gallon per acre pulling the 80' cultivator.</font color=red>

Thats not bad. I got to use that mowing an acre of grass with my 14HP. But if I had an 80' mower I guess It would be running a lot less/w3tcompact/icons/smile.gif

 

[MReeter]

Grant,Yes I'm sure thats the same tractor.The folks that owned it were from that area.Big Bud had borrowed their tractor to take to K.C. as it was closer than bringing one in from the factory.

 

[MChalkley]

Mark_in_NH - Great picture! I sure would like to know what he was trying to accomplish with that rig - and whether or not he feels he succeeded... /w3tcompact/icons/smile.gif

 

[Mark_in_NH]

MChalkley
I stumbled across the picture again this evening at antique tractors.com, the caption said it was made by a man in Nebraska out of 3 vintage JD 830's.
I would sure like to see how he managed hooking up the drive trains etc. so everything would work and shift from one location.
Makes me wonder if he really had a specific purpose in mind or if he is just one of those exceptionly creative individuals.
We had a man like that around here YEARS ago, he made a remote controled backhoe, installed an elevator in his house made from a old fork lift. He was always creating something.