anyone know of any farms that used these trs as a main tractor to support the farm ?.models in referring too would be like a jumbo,lehr,lowther,simpson,rockol,or any others that used the Chrysler drivetrain.the ones im familiar with seemed very fast for the impliments of that time,and also very powerful for that time also
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Well the next door neighbor had a Montgomery Ward tractor poered by that Chrysler and it was slow in low gear for PTO work, Slower than a Farmal M he got later and he kept on ysing that Wards on the AC 60 combine because of the low gear, also the Moline 2 row corn picker. Top speed was claimed acording to him 28 MPH but our truck clocked him at 25 MPH.
Crazy Horse
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Goose ..... here's a hint ..... you are a web visitor to [b:654c4848f0]Ystds Trs[/b:654c4848f0].
Crazy Horse
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NIK ..... yes, a Canadian company but did the Canadian plants make any tractors with the Chrysler engines? I thought all of that was from Racine, Wisconsin. I know Ponys were made in Canada for sure (as well as Europe too I think).
Bob Harvey
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Were those the 'T-110" and 'T-120' flathead sixes ? Great engines. Had a T-110 in a '41 Plymouth coupe and a T-120 on a genset ( unit weighed about a gillion pounds). Smooth running engines.
wilson ind
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I agree with you why on earth do people use letters and crazy methods rather than typing the word? I thought at first this post was for trailers. Earlier today post on chicken wormer used DE. I had no idea, however when some kind person explained it is same thing I have used for years. Just never went into farm store and ordered DE. Grandson in premedical education asked last week if I wanted to LIKE have breakfast.
I replied I wanted to eat breakfast not like it. Why he would say if he wanted to have breakfast with me in that manner is a mystery to me.
I replied I wanted to eat breakfast not like it. Why he would say if he wanted to have breakfast with me in that manner is a mystery to me.
olgentdc
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I remember at least 2 families having them in Lanesville Ind area ,. that big 6 would turn some dirt but you had better have the gas there
fixerupper
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The only Chrysler powered tank that I know of was the WW2 tank powered by 5 Chrysler 6 cylinder flatheads. It was called the most reliable tank because if one engine quit the other four would keep it going.
Traditional Farmer
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Corbett,Simpson and Custom all used Chrysler 6 cylinders I think,used to pull against a Custom my Cockshutt 40 had more power.
I worked in an auto parts store back in the late 70's. Had a farmer come in that wanted an overhaul kit for his Minneapolis Moline combine, that had a 6 cylinder flat head Chrysler in it. The parts we sent him home with were not the right size. Turns out the engine he had was U.S Army surplus tank engine that was rated at 100hp. A friend of mine bought that engine when the farmer was done using the combine.
Dieseltech
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The Massey-Harris 44-6 used the Continental F226 like the 101 Senior did. 101 and 101 Supers used Chrysler engines.
fixerupper
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So I wonder if that 100 HP engine kit was for an engine in the five engine tank or another tank. 100 Horses alone won't move a tank very fast. I'm going to ask a guy I know who will be at the Albert City show tomorrow.
I have a friend who has farmed with and pulled Wards for years. I worked for him plowing with a Wards when I was 16. The first pulling Wards he built was turbo charged with a Holley on top. I was there when he tried a twin turbo, two four barrels,it made less HP than the single. He was using the blocks from combines,they were stronger than the tractor blocks. I met him last week with a puller on the trailer,still a Wards.
The Desota flat head 6 was either 236 or 250 Cu depending on year and the advertised horsepower was112 at 3800RPM or 116 at the 3600 rpm, the Ama horsepower for both was 28.4. The Dodge was230 CU rated at 103@3600 and AMA @ 25.4.The Chrysler 6 was 250cu,116@3500 and Ama 28.3. the 8 cylinder was 323cu, 135@3200 rpm and AMA rating 33.5. The Plymout was 217 cu, 97@3600 and AMA 25.4. This compairs to the Popular Ford 8 flat head of 239 cu and 100 @ 3600 RPM and the Ama rating was 32.5 and that compairs to what that engine would put out when put in the Funk v8 conversion in an 8N. These figures are directly from a Chiltons repair manual dated 1958. And I do know some of the tanks were powered with those Ford engines. The Lima, Ohio tank plant restored one of thse Ford powered tanks a few years ago. So some of those tractors used a Plymouth engine, Some a Dodge and some a Chrysler in both the 6 @ 8 cylinder models. Don't know if they ever put a Desota engine in any equipment or not. Think the trucks had larger engines but book only covers cars.
When they rebuilt it they said 2 of the 239" flat head engines. Probably a smaller one than you are thinking about. This one was as far as I understand from WWII. Think it fit on a flat bed semi. That is about all I know about it. After it was rebuilt they had it on display several times but haven't heard of it for a few years now, Think the Allen County museum might have it. Been years since I was there.
db4600
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I read somewhere that there was a configuration of a bank of Chrysler power units fitted to a tank. I don?t recall the configuration or model, but must have been interesting.
At the risk of putting my foot in my mouth I think some MH ran Chrysler. There were plenty in central MN in the day.
At the risk of putting my foot in my mouth I think some MH ran Chrysler. There were plenty in central MN in the day.
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