Monday, April 4, 2016
Tuesday Torque: Early Tractors
Tractors have been evolving since they were first built, and some of the early ones are bizarre by modern standards. IHC built one cylinder hit-and-miss tractors a bit more than a century ago, and they really were just a self-propelled stationary engine for belt work around the farm. It is hard to believe that they built tractors with hit-and-miss engines, but they sure did.The big twin cylider Mogul tractors were made for both traction and belt work, and that engine makes a lovely sound. IHC built their first lightweight tractors in 1912 with automobile type steering and lighter, faster turning engines.
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Video by RumelyTractor.
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What a beast!!!
Merle
Click the YouTube logo in the lower right to get it in another tab and you can listen to it as if it has four cylinders! I have to try it in three tabs and listen to six. My dad noticed many years ago that if two John Deeres were working nearby they would sound like a 4 cylinder engine when the timing came together.
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