Vintage tractor steel wheels and chain drive?

Geo-TH,In

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• Dec 24, 2014

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I had a person ask me if anyone made a tractor with steel wheels and a chain drive? I told him, I've never seen one, but I would ask on YT. So, who might have made such a tractor? Any pics? Thanks

 

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JRB

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• Dec 24, 2014

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Well, all of the D's and GP's had a chain drive. All of them built before somewhere around mid-1933 (I think) would've been on steel wheels. Does this count?

 

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Paul Janke

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• Dec 24, 2014

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My SC Case is chain drive, but inside and it runs in oil. Mine is on rubber, but I don't think all of them were.

 

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Brown Swiss

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• Dec 24, 2014

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Does the chain drive on an Oliver count?

 

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fixerupper

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• Dec 24, 2014

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The 10-20 Mogul had open chain drive. The chain drove the left rear wheel. The differential spider gears were inside the left wheel and from there the power went to the right rear. There was a three wheel drive tractor that had chains to all the wheels. Was it the Dain?

 

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Tubacase47

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• Dec 24, 2014

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All of the following Cases had chain drive and were available on steel:
L, LA, 500,600, 900, early 930 (before Comfort King), R and RC, S and SC, C and CC, D and DC.

 

Janicholson

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• Dec 24, 2014

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Several pre-WW1 tractors have them. We need a picture to give you a clear response. The value of a complete really old tractor can be 6 digits. Jim

 

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IH2444

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• Dec 24, 2014

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(quoted from post at 22:11:54 12/24/14) I had a person ask me if anyone made a tractor with steel wheels and a chain drive? I told him, I've never seen one, but I would ask on YT. So, who might have made such a tractor? Any pics? Thanks

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I think most all of the old steamer tractors had steel and exposed chain drive on them. Seems like many of the early gassers did too.

 

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Bob

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• Dec 24, 2014

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DOZENS of 'em, not to mention all the Model "T" to tractor conversions.

I'll post some scans later.

 

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John B.

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• Dec 24, 2014

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Yes the International 8-16 tractor.
8 16 Pictures

 

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teddy52food

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• Dec 24, 2014

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I think Titon had a chain drive.

 

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Traditional Farmer

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• Dec 25, 2014

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Case DC had a hidden chain drive as did several other Case models,my Hines H-1600
has an encased chain drive to each rear wheel.

 

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Charlie M

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• Dec 25, 2014

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There are still new tractors with steel wheels. There is a Mennonite population not far from us that has steel wheels on some of the larger tractors available today.I don't know where they get the steel wheels from.

 

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Lauren in IOWA

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• Dec 25, 2014

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The John Deere Ds had chain drive from start in 1923 to finish in 1953, started on steel and could be ordered on steel to the end. The GP John Deere was chain drive and came out on steel. All these were inside and any Two Cylinder could be ordered on steel wheels.

 

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2underage

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• Dec 25, 2014

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All most any older tractor with final drive are chain drive with the chain hidden under the cover and running in lubricating fluid. Nearly all tractors could be ordered with steel wheels before the second world war and you can still buy steel wheel conversions for most tractors.

The 2N Fords [1942-45] could only be purchased with steel wheels and were hand crank start.

 

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sms

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• Dec 25, 2014

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There was a 4wd that used chain drive as in log chain. Not sure of name.

 

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Richard G.

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• Dec 25, 2014

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The JD Dain tractor was 3 wheel drive and chain drive.
I may be wrong, but didn't some Cases have chain drive up till 1969?
Richard in NW SC

 

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rrlund

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• Dec 25, 2014

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Made me scratch my head there for a minute as to what you were talking about,but they had a chain coupler. Ironic part about that was they didn't start using it until the 60s on most. I guess the Super 99 and 990 had them in the 50's too didn't they? Just a different size chain.

 

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Leroy

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• Dec 25, 2014

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By 1944 the 2N Fords were back on rubber with full electrical system. Think only 42 and early 43 were that way.

 

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1206SWMO

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• Dec 25, 2014

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The 1918 10-20 Mogul that I once owned was chain drive.

 

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J. Schwiebert

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• Dec 25, 2014

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Oliver hi-crops and probably most of the other brands hi-crops ones had chain drive for the final reduction

 

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Nebraska Kirk

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• Dec 25, 2014

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(quoted from post at 07:11:35 12/25/14) There was a 4wd that used chain drive as in log chain. Not sure of name.

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That would be the Heer, which appears to be the first 4WD tractor to be sold hit the market in 1910. The brainchild of Chris Heer of Portsmouth, Ohio, the Heer tractor employed a 2-cylinder engine to power all 4 wheels. The 7/8 inch open link chain ran through the transmission and around sprockets on front and rear differentials.

 

John Deere D

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• Dec 25, 2014

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My 1927 HART-PARR........2 cylinder engine...chain drive to the rear axel....
Bob.......

 

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Bernie/MA

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• Dec 25, 2014

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My 1967 Hesston SP moco PT110 is chain drive in the final drive cases.

 

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keh

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• Dec 25, 2014

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I remember seeing a cross motor case with exposed chain drive. Don't know how old they were, I saw it about 1953 and it was old then, but working. Also it was on steel.

KEH

 

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Traditional Farmer

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• Dec 26, 2014

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New Holland sends things like balers out the factory with steel wheels