Home built Tractor

[Planet X]

This is one of Ole Man Archies creations.

[Planet X]

The curved pieces were salvaged from a Quonset hut frame.

[Planet X]

Shot from the backside

[kELTIC]

I love home built stuff, I gotta build a bigger scrap pile! Cheers

[Sberry]

I like that. Its just hillbilly enough to be cool. Needs a slick paint job, smooth, for less wind resistance.

[Chuck U&R]

Boy do I need a Tractor !!!
I've got about 1/4 of driveway + 6ac to maintain.
I keep things mowed with a 20hp 'garden tractor' but if I need dirt moved, areas cleared, etc it cost me a fifth of scotch for my neighbor to bring his Kabota over. Not a bad deal but I sure would like a little more independence.
A 'big' tractor is too big and the little ones go for a premium to collectors/restorers.
I looked into grey market tractors but besides not being 'cheap' they can be a real service problem.
Can anyone point me to a site tha'll give me a start on building my own ?
Planet X - Can you provide any particulars on the tractor posted ?
Engine ? Trans ? rear end ?
Thanx, Chuck U&R

[Planet X]

Originally posted by Chuck U&R
Boy do I need a Tractor !!!
I've got about 1/4 of driveway + 6ac to maintain.
I keep things mowed with a 20hp 'garden tractor' but if I need dirt moved, areas cleared, etc it cost me a fifth of scotch for my neighbor to bring his Kabota over. Not a bad deal but I sure would like a little more independence.
A 'big' tractor is too big and the little ones go for a premium to collectors/restorers.
I looked into grey market tractors but besides not being 'cheap' they can be a real service problem.
Can anyone point me to a site tha'll give me a start on building my own ?
Planet X - Can you provide any particulars on the tractor posted ?
Engine ? Trans ? rear end ?
Thanx, Chuck U&R

It is using some old dodge smallblock/3speed tranny/miltary trkaxles/motor cowling sheet metal-old industrial ac unit.
here is the tranny

[Planet X]

this is the rag joint that is attached to motor at crank balancer and goes to hydraulic pump-best I had kindve blurry.

[Planet X]

This is the hydraulic pump driven from engine

[Planet X]

Please understand that Ole man Archie, is a WWII Vet. And his time had less lawyers and more personal responsibility . So use your own common sense if you decide to use some of his 'notions'

Rear axle:

[c203862]

very cool machine

[farmersamm]

That's cool

[bert the welder]

I admire the "old Archie's" of the world that can cob together stuff like this out of bits and pieces. I'm just not auto/mechanically experienced. Bicycles were my thing growing up. My wife taut me to drive, to put it context. Never changed a flat tire on a car, even.

[Jesse94]

Originally Posted by Chuck U&R

Boy do I need a Tractor !!!
I've got about 1/4 of driveway + 6ac to maintain.
I keep things mowed with a 20hp 'garden tractor' but if I need dirt moved, areas cleared, etc it cost me a fifth of scotch for my neighbor to bring his Kabota over. Not a bad deal but I sure would like a little more independence.
A 'big' tractor is too big and the little ones go for a premium to collectors/restorers.
I looked into grey market tractors but besides not being 'cheap' they can be a real service problem.
Can anyone point me to a site tha'll give me a start on building my own ?
Planet X - Can you provide any particulars on the tractor posted ?
Engine ? Trans ? rear end ?
Thanx, Chuck U&R

Check out Mytractorforum.com plenty of cool guys willing to give advice and share their ideas and plans.

[7A749]

Now, it just needs a slick flame job & it will be 100% Hillbilly.

Oh, and some NASCAR stickers.......

Very cool tractor.

[markfuga]

I agree it's a cool tractor, with amazing creativity but it took us 7 years to realize it (date on thread)?? Stats on the OP shows last activity of 7/18/2004. While I'm sure he would apprciate our appreciation, I don't think he'll be back anytime soon to see it.

[weldbead]

heres to archie.......and all the vets...

[citizen smith]

that just blew my mind.

[ToolBoxTavern]

Sweet.