Propane model EE

ASEguy

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Festus MO
A lady I work with just had her father pass away and was asking if their was any interest in his tractors. This one is an MM apparently that is propane. They said it was an EE and a 1939 model. I would hate to see it go to a salvage yard so I am asking here. This is in eastern Missouri south of St. Louis.
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EE motor tag. Model RTU. Tag on transmission housing. LP was not available in 1939. What is part number on head. Re226 E?
 
I'm not sure in my recollections if I've ever seen a propane R except for the one in that picture. Makes me think that's a pretty rare piece. Be interesting to know how many were made. That one looks like it may be too far gone to get back.
 
Apparently they are rare. I was told they only made 2200 of them. To the best of my knowledge it came from the factory as such. The gentleman handling it asked me about the value.
 
That looks like a conversion. As far as I know, MM never put a propane RTU into production. The cylinder head on it could be worth as much as the rest of the tractor -IF- it is also an LP head.
 
He will have to get information to you. I will let him know and have him respond here to any questions you have. Thank you.
 
(quoted from post at 15:49:32 03/09/18) I'm not sure in my recollections if I've ever seen a propane R except for the one in that picture. Makes me think that's a pretty rare piece. Be interesting to know how many were made.
That one looks like it may be too far gone to get back.
There is a restored R LP in Michigan. Been told they only made 3. I didn't think there is a tractor that could not be restored all you need is a lot of money
 
OK. This is a Deja Vu moment.

In about '95 I bought an R almost identical to that one at the Southeast Old Thresher's Reunion in Denton, NC. (I had to look close at the front wheels to be sure it wasn't a picture of my tractor as it was when I bought it.) A fellow had hauled it up here from South Carolina. The LP was a conversion and I think there was a tag on the tank actually said Ford on it somewhere.

Everything about the fuel system was junk, it had been left outside for years, so I found a fuel tank and carburetor and put it back on gasoline when I restored it.

P.S. All the real cream puff 'easy restoration' tractors are found in South Carolina. Ha Ha.
 

It looks like a conversion to me. But with that few of them being actually made, there isn't much to compare to.

The steering wheel looks to have been changed.

It would be interesting to see some pics from the other side and like swmolines said - what the tag on the tank says.

Hope it gets saved anyway!


Howard
 
As someone said, there is a factory L P G " R " in mich. I know the owner very well. As far as anyone knows there was only one or two built.
I have seen his factory built " R " and one other " R " that was converted ,in my life time. clint
 
My nearest serial numbers makes tractor a late 1939 or early 40. MM first Lp tractor left
factory in April 1941. Need other serial tag on transmission to verify.
 

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