JEEP COLLECTORS -trencher

Almost a tractor ? I know nothing about it other than seeing it for sale and know some on here collect Jeeps. This is to be a Jeep trencher. I never heard of one ? but that does not mean anything. lol.
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Not really that rare, early Auburn trencher and the things did a good job , if you had open areas to work. Would not cut very sharp a turn.

I have a friend with an old jeep that has a PTO on the back. I think they could also be equiped with 3 pt hitches

After WWII there were a lot of willis jeeps sold as surplus. Some of them were fitted with a transfer case with a PTO in order for them to be used for other purposes than transportation.

The guy writes a good ad ...... and a lot of good photos. I like the part about "low mileage" ..... a '52 Willys Jeep that he dragged home and a low mileage unit, that's pretty good !!!

That?s a neat buggy!

On a jeep you replace the speedometer from time to time so you get to start over. I've got a 1975 jeep with a little less than 54,000 miles on it.

Put in first 6' buried copper waterlines in the 50's with this type trencher. Only 6''wide so little backfill disturbance. Cannot hire any chain trencher any more that will go over 4' deep.

(quoted from post at 13:19:50 08/06/19) After WWII there were a lot of willis jeeps sold as surplus. Some of them were fitted with a transfer case with a PTO in order for them to be used for other purposes than transportation.

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Willys made what they called a farm jeep that could be equipped with the three point hitch and PTO. It was painted a lighter colored gloss green instead of OD. The farm jeep was probably a plain military MB painted differently. I dont know if any Ford GPW jeeps were turned into farm jeeps or if it was Willys only.

My CJ3B is interested in a mate. I will not let him see these. images. Jim

On a related note, I saw a restored forward control Jeep on the highway today at a stop light.

Been awhile since I've seen one.

Dean

Yes.....Willys Jeeps could be real workhorses. I have the remains of a Jeep trencher that I acquired for some parts for my 1953 CJ3B. I also have a rear PTO ready to install.....including the option of a right angle drive for the PTO to run a drum pulley.

Willys after WWII did a real marketing push to get farmers using Jeeps on the farm. Some very rare farm Jeep stuff was made available such as 3pt. hitches....bed extenders....plows.....discs....generators.....welders.....sickle mowers etc.

If anybody has any of that stuff in their "rusty stuff" pile.....let me know !!

Jeep also was used for post hole attachments. Local fence builder had one for years. Another local has one with three point and has a breaking plow and plows every year at show. Have picture but won't post.

Friend has one, a FC 170 single rear wheel model Fire truck in new looking condition that he keeps in a climate controled building along with several tractors and a couple of 20's-30's cars

They also had a 4 cylinder compressor mounted in the bed. Lot of different setups for the Jeep.

Basically what happened is the military planners were placing orders for all types of military equipment to the very day the Japanese accepted the terms of surrender. But typical government there were clauses written in the contracts allowing to government to pull out at any time for a number of reason including the wars end. So anything in Willy's inventory that had not yet been accepted and what was on the assembly line they had to find a market for. All of the manufacturers lobbied the government so they would not transport all the now surplus vehicles, especially trucks and Jeeps back to the US. They didn't want to have to compete with vehicles going cheap at government property disposal sales.

So Willy's got innovative. 3 points, side mount sickle bar mowers for farming. Trenchers and compressors for construction. Anything they could think of. Heck when I was a kid in the 60's Sear's sold replacement body tubs for them as well as hard top kits.

As far as the Ford MUTT (Military Utility Tactical Truck) mos tof those were destroyed because they really were not a safe vehicle for highway operation. So I doubt that many if any were ever adapted in the US for farm use.

Rick