Strange tractors

[JerryG]

I bet that IH was made for some type of forklift set-up. I don't think that I have seen a tractor based reversed model that old.

 

[Cliff_Johns]

All I can say is, nice paint job.

Strange paint choice.

Yes, dear, you can have a tractor, but I get to pick the color.

Cliff

 

[RonR]

The strangest paint job I've ever seen was a nicely paint Ford 8N--it had JD green with JD yellow wheels.

I guess he was having JD envy?????????????

ron

 

[Cliff_Johns]

And one more vineyard tractor, this one, again, looks like it might have a fast road gear.

Vineyard rocket.

Cliff

 

[midlf]

In the mid 60's I worked at a canning plant and drove an AC tractor with a similar arrangement. It had a skirt completely around it that was raised and lowered with the 3 point. We used it to push sweet corn off the unloading platform into the conveyor system that carried it into the plant.

 

[Jagmandave]

What do you suppose they do with that barber pole on the front?

 

[Cliff_Johns]

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Perhaps to find it in the snow ,or in a large parking lot?

Or maybe as a boom for a sprayer or smoke pot type operation? It is a very strange accessory.

 

[Cliff_Johns]

The first Gasoline tractor (could go backwards and forwards) shown here

First gas tractor

Until then, all tractors were Steam and a bit dangerous and likely to start fires.

This one wasn't successful, but a few years later this model was the start for Waterloo Boy which was the start of John Deere Tractors when JD bought them.

Pretty cool tractor.

Cliff

 

[Cliff_Johns]

Here's an aparently fast little tractor, well lawn tractor, I guess.

Small and fast

Cliff

 

[Cliff_Johns]

Tractor with a Turbine?

Turbine engine tractor

OK, actually, they used the front end off a tractor. It's sort of a tractor dragster.

Tracster

Cliff