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Lister-Powered Massey Harris Pony Is One-Of-A-Kind
Tom Shell’s Lister-powered Massey Harris Pony is also one-of-a-kind.
“The Lister is only 1 1/2 hp, but that’s enough for the Pony to pull itself around and load itself on the trailer,” says Shell. “It’s just fine for a show tractor.”
Shell originally bought the Pony to convert it to electric drive
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Lister-Powered Massey Harris Pony Is One-Of-A-Kind ENGINES Tom Shell’s Lister-powered Massey Harris Pony is also one-of-a-kind “The Lister is only 1 1/2 hp but that’s enough for the Pony to pull itself around and load itself on the trailer ” says Shell “It’s just fine for a show tractor ” Shell originally bought the Pony to convert it to electric drive The engine was shot When he found a Lister “hit & miss” he changed his plans With the aid of a jackshaft and a bracket to mount sprockets and bearings on the transmission driveshaft he was in business The pto works and it drives like a regular tractor “The biggest challenge was installing the jackshaft under the engine ” says Shell “I ran a belt from a small pulley on the Lister to a large one on the jackshaft with a belt to the driveshaft The belt to the driveshaft slipped so I changed it to chain drive It took a lot of trial and error to get pulleys the right size ”
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