Homemade "Trucktor"
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I made my own "trucktor" using the back end off a 1947 International Harvester M tractor and the front end and cab off a 1963 Ford pickup. Power is supplied by a 428 cu. in. engine out of a 1963 Ford Thunderbird car. The Thunderbird's 4-speed transmission is hooked up to the tractor's 5-speed transmission for a total of 20 gears. It'll go 35 mph on the highway and as slow as 1 1/10 mph.
The rig has power steering and the Ford's disc brakes. I had a new driveshaft made for the pickup which connects directly to the tractor driveshaft. The pickup's front axle was upside down. I installed a 4 1/2-in. dia. steel tube on top of the axle and bolted a leaf spring onto it. That raised the pickup body about 3 ft. off the ground, so that the engine, driveshaft and transmission were all in line.
This rig has a lot of traction and will go through snow and mud like you wouldn't believe. I plan to mount an 8-ft. dozer blade on front and use the hydraulics off a Versatile swather to operate it. A beer keg serves as the gas tank. (Dwight Keller, 12401 198th St. N.W., Berthold, N. Dak. 58718 ph 701 468-5525)
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Homemade "Trucktor" TRUCKS Conversions 32-1-41 I made my own "trucktor" using the back end off a 1947 International Harvester M tractor and the front end and cab off a 1963 Ford pickup. Power is supplied by a 428 cu. in. engine out of a 1963 Ford Thunderbird car. The Thunderbird's 4-speed transmission is hooked up to the tractor's 5-speed transmission for a total of 20 gears. It'll go 35 mph on the highway and as slow as 1 1/10 mph.
The rig has power steering and the Ford's disc brakes. I had a new driveshaft made for the pickup which connects directly to the tractor driveshaft. The pickup's front axle was upside down. I installed a 4 1/2-in. dia. steel tube on top of the axle and bolted a leaf spring onto it. That raised the pickup body about 3 ft. off the ground, so that the engine, driveshaft and transmission were all in line.
This rig has a lot of traction and will go through snow and mud like you wouldn't believe. I plan to mount an 8-ft. dozer blade on front and use the hydraulics off a Versatile swather to operate it. A beer keg serves as the gas tank. (Dwight Keller, 12401 198th St. N.W., Berthold, N. Dak. 58718 ph 701 468-5525)
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