1992 - Volume #16, Issue #5, Page #31
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Old Betsy Tractor
I built this "Old Betsy' tractor in 1991 and it really attracts a lot of attention because people can't figure out what it is. It's powered by a 1927 McCormick Deering stationary engine which runs at about 500 rpm's. It has a model A Ford transmission and a 3-way gear box off an old Lease baler. The shortened-up rear end comes from a 1951 Plymouth and the back wheels were taken from a Case combine. Front wheels came off a harrow cart. The steering gear comes out of a Massy Harris binder and the steering wheel from a hand-cranked post drill. The 16-in. drive pulley up front was salvaged from a grain elevator line shaft. It has a governor from a Sawyer Massey steam engine. The headlight came from an IHC truck.The tractor was built by imagination with humor in mind. (O. P. Lackey, Box 766, Gladstone, Manitoba R0J 0T0 Canada)
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