A rare one-of-a-kind vintage prototype.
Rumor has it that there were actually two built, with the second one being destroyed in a corn cultivating accident when the test pilot/operator attempted to clean up some end rows and ventured into some nearby treetops in a raging ball of fire. A successful design that put excitement back into the job of cultivating, cruising across a corn field at 80 MPH in an unbelievable cloud of dust, which is thought to have obscured the windscreen on that fatal day, preventing the op from realizing how close he was to danger. Prototype #2 (not this one) had many innovative features not found on #1, such as a modified air cooled engine for weight reduction (no radiator, but a large funnel connected to the upper water pipe) and also no air in the tires, saving an additional 90 lbs. Originally thought to be an item that the US military would be interested in, the design evolved to high speed farming, but the shortened lifespan of the farmer, coupled with the advent of Prohibition and the resulting loss of test pilots, gradually brought the experiment to a stand-still. This remaining prototype is living a life of glory in a museum in Steeleville, Illinois.
Rumor has it that there were actually two built, with the second one being destroyed in a corn cultivating accident when the test pilot/operator attempted to clean up some end rows and ventured into some nearby treetops in a raging ball of fire. A successful design that put excitement back into the job of cultivating, cruising across a corn field at 80 MPH in an unbelievable cloud of dust, which is thought to have obscured the windscreen on that fatal day, preventing the op from realizing how close he was to danger. Prototype #2 (not this one) had many innovative features not found on #1, such as a modified air cooled engine for weight reduction (no radiator, but a large funnel connected to the upper water pipe) and also no air in the tires, saving an additional 90 lbs. Originally thought to be an item that the US military would be interested in, the design evolved to high speed farming, but the shortened lifespan of the farmer, coupled with the advent of Prohibition and the resulting loss of test pilots, gradually brought the experiment to a stand-still. This remaining prototype is living a life of glory in a museum in Steeleville, Illinois.
