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Early MM 4 wheel drives

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Bob Clark

03-28-2004 20:34:17




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I know that a dealer in the south made some articulated(I think) 4 wheel drive tractors using some MM parts and the big LP engines made for irrigation pumps. Does anyone have a story to tell about them or know where there is some info on the Web about them.

Thanks for any information.




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scottAR

03-31-2004 19:22:25




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 Re: Early MM 4 wheel drives in reply to Bob Clark, 03-28-2004 20:34:17  
The last time I was there the prototype tractor was in the front room of his museum. Mr. Donald told me MM hauled that tractor to the factory and used it as a pattern to come up with the A4T. Sorry to say he passed away a couple of years ago.



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DOK

03-30-2004 15:38:15




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 Re: Early MM 4 wheel drives in reply to Bob Clark, 03-28-2004 20:34:17  
Here is a link to an article on YTMAG about the
The Stuttgart Agricultural Museum. It credits Don Oliver as the pioneer of the four wheel drive tractor.
http://www.ytmag.com/articles/artint109.htm



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Bob Clark

03-31-2004 19:03:45




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 Re: Re: Early MM 4 wheel drives in reply to DOK, 03-30-2004 15:38:15  
Thanks to all for the info, with the Stuttgart name I was able to link up to several sources of info. The museum has definately been added to my list of must see places.

My brother-in-law is a big MM fan and has several. He mentioned these one time and I just wanted to find out more.



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Kelvin

03-29-2004 18:26:02




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 Re: Early MM 4 wheel drives in reply to Bob Clark, 03-28-2004 20:34:17  
I don't know of any info on the web, but there were articles about them in the Belt Pulley, Prairie Gold Rush, and MM Corresponder magazines. They were built by Don Oliver, if I am not mistaken.
Early ones used two identical U transmissions, with an adapter between the bell housings and a huge timing belt drive down into the adapter from the power unit clutch to the input shafts.
later ones used G transmissions.

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Kevin Moschenrose

03-29-2004 08:20:24




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 Re: Early MM 4 wheel drives in reply to Bob Clark, 03-28-2004 20:34:17  
They are called Stuttgart's named after there birth place of Stuttgart Arkansas. I bought one of my five stars from a person down there that was related to the fella who came up with the idea. Boy what an engenius idea. I am not sure about info. but I know a lot of them where built to order with different engine sizes and rear ends as well.



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