After some tinkering, I got my cobbled together 1952 Oliver 77 running. It has an engine from a 1964 Ford Falcon-- inline six 170ci. I feel pretty lucky that I got this running since the guy who sold it thought it was stuck and sold it as a parts machine. It will run my New Idea Cut/ditioner (6 ft) but not that great. From how it acts on different machines, I'm guessing that it has around 40-45 hp at the pto-- less than my Oliver 770 but more than a Farmall M. After buying a $200 used rear tire, I'm about $500 into this tractor. The pto and one set of remotes work.
My questions-- the 77 has a foot pedal rigged up. There is no governor-- The operator of this tractor has to hassle with the throttle quite a bit. Is there a way to add a governor to a car engine? Has anyone else messed around with a car engine in a tractor? How would someone put a car engine in a tractor and retain the live pto?
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My questions-- the 77 has a foot pedal rigged up. There is no governor-- The operator of this tractor has to hassle with the throttle quite a bit. Is there a way to add a governor to a car engine? Has anyone else messed around with a car engine in a tractor? How would someone put a car engine in a tractor and retain the live pto?
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