kansas turnpike 77 on yt ads

deene

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well i called the guy and missed out by about an hour of it being sold..he was asking $800.00 with the engine stuck and the rearend locked up so im assuming water in there also...but looked to be complete...would of been nice to have had a blue one to go with the other others..he said when he was younger the equipment dealer brought them in by the truckload and sold them around that area
 
That orange one is NOT a turnpike tractor. All of them were 56's, blue and yellow and had the front hubs turned down to accept car tires. That one could have been a state owned tractor though.
 
Geoff, I know you are actively involved in preserving and cataloging the turnpikes, but what all do you know about the orange state tractors. I bought the tractor last night. It looks very much like the turnpikes, but there is not a hint of blue or yellow on that tractor, other than the Oliver lettering painted yellow. Any idea of how many made?
Thanks in advance. Dave
 
(quoted from post at 17:46:35 03/17/17) You got a real neat tractor in my opinion,something different for sure.
Sure glad it didn't get parted out. Be nice to see some pics when you get them.
 
Hi Dave. I have a list of most of the Turnpike tractors that I can find, but no info for the state tractors. I wish I did. You actually got a better tractor, since it's got the improvements they started in '57. It's easy to spot a Turnpike tractor by the things I mentioned in my other post. The front hubs were turned down until the ring of bolt holes for the rims only had half the hole left. Most of them also have a KTA tag above the serial number plate and a small metal box attached to the right hand fender. I'll send you a scan of a manual I just got for the mower.
 
Maybe give floyd county a call and get the build card it might have something on that as far as equipment put on and delivery instructions.
 

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