He Cut His Tractor In Half
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When the engine failed on his old Allis Chalmers tractor just as he was heading out to the field last spring to plant beans with an older model 3-pt. mounted planter, Frankie Norris had to make a tough decision quick. The part time farmer's other tractor - a Farmall - did not have a 3-pt. hitch so it would not be able to handle the planting chores. So what did he do? He just cut off the front end of the Allis tractor and pulled it like a trailer behind the Farmall.
"It took only about 20 min. to cut the tractor in half just ahead of the transmission bell housing. Then I bolted a hitch to the front of the cut-off tractor that fits on the drawbar of the Farmall. This lets me use the Allis Chalmers 3-pt. hitch, and by putting the tractor in gear, I can ground drive the hydraulic pump to raise and lower the 3-pt. at the end of the row or for transport," notes Norris.
He has also used the cut-off tractor to mow hay with a pto-powered mower and to spread fertilizer.
Eventually, Norris plans to weld the front half of the tractor back in place and repower the tractor with a VW diesel engine.
Contact: FARM SHOW Followup, Frankie Norris, Rt. 1, Box 1942, Montross, Va. 22520.
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He Cut His Tractor In Half TRACTORS Made-It-Myself 19-5-27 When the engine failed on his old Allis Chalmers tractor just as he was heading out to the field last spring to plant beans with an older model 3-pt. mounted planter, Frankie Norris had to make a tough decision quick. The part time farmer's other tractor - a Farmall - did not have a 3-pt. hitch so it would not be able to handle the planting chores. So what did he do? He just cut off the front end of the Allis tractor and pulled it like a trailer behind the Farmall.
"It took only about 20 min. to cut the tractor in half just ahead of the transmission bell housing. Then I bolted a hitch to the front of the cut-off tractor that fits on the drawbar of the Farmall. This lets me use the Allis Chalmers 3-pt. hitch, and by putting the tractor in gear, I can ground drive the hydraulic pump to raise and lower the 3-pt. at the end of the row or for transport," notes Norris.
He has also used the cut-off tractor to mow hay with a pto-powered mower and to spread fertilizer.
Eventually, Norris plans to weld the front half of the tractor back in place and repower the tractor with a VW diesel engine.
Contact: FARM SHOW Followup, Frankie Norris, Rt. 1, Box 1942, Montross, Va. 22520.
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