4-WD Tractor Built From Two Farmall Rear Ends

4-WD Tractor Built From Two Farmall Rear Ends TRACTORS Made-It-Myself “It rides on narrow tires and has high clearance Works great to spray corn and potato crops ” says William Davis who built an articulated 4-WD tractor out of two 1950’s vintage Farmall C rear ends and a 45 hp diesel engine from a Ford 3000 tractor “It took 3 years to build The first year I got the two rear ends set up the second year I installed the engine and the third year I built the sprayer ” says Davis The 2 Farmall rear ends face each other and are connected by a shaft that is held in place by a pair of bearings To marry the two rear ends the Masontown W Va farmer first built a hinged frame to hold the 2 units together He then ran a driveshaft from the original pto on the front rear end to the back rear end using a home-built articulated joint to provide articulation It consists of 2 big bearings that support 1 1/4-in dia bolts A pair of hydraulic cylinders that act on 2 attached channel irons are used to steer He powered the machine with a 40 hp diesel engine out of a junked Ford 3000 tractor which also provided the tractor’s hydraulic and steering systems He also made a bell housing to fit the Ford engine to the IH tractor He covered the engine with the junked hood off a Farmall C Both rear ends have separate transmissions and gearshift levers which are connected The pto on the front transmission drives the rear transmission and rear pto He used 1 1/4-in aluminum angle iron to build the 30-ft 5-section spray boom The booms are raised and lowered by a pair of 2 500-lb ATV winches powered by the tractor’s electrical system The spray tank can hold 200 gal and there is a smaller separate tank for direct injection of chemicals A pair of spring-loaded electric screw jacks assist in raising and lowering the boom which has a spring-loaded breakaway system “It has plenty of power ” says Davis “I already had one of the tractors and bought the other one for $300 “The tractor has both front and rear brakes  A hydraulic cylinder operated by a master cylinder on the front rear end is used to operate the brakes on the back rear end ” says Davis “I spent about $7 000 to build it and used only high quality parts because I wanted to do the job right ”  Contact: FARM SHOW Followup William Davis 1250 Long Hollow Road Masontown W Va 26542 ph 304 435-9622; carolynbuchman@gmail com

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