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Underdog

01-07-2003 07:57:17




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On a 2002 calender, I saw a tractor called "Big Bud". Many of you probably saw the same picture. This machine has 900 bhp & is said to be able to plow an acre per minute. It is owned by Williams Brothers of Big Sandy, MT. No, I don't need one. Just wondering if it is a one of a kind, homebuilt,or limited production. Thanks for any discussion on it.




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Ward Z

06-04-2005 16:08:22




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 Re: Big Bud Tractor in reply to Underdog, 01-07-2003 07:57:17  
I saw this thread today and it brought back memories for me. My dad had a farm implement dealership in Montana, it is still operating today. Over 50 years in business. We were one of the top sellers of Versatile tractors. My dad loved driving the Wagner tractor which was a precursor.

When I was 17 or 18 we traded in a Bid Bud 525 with an 80 foot cultivator. The company was producing I believe the 450 and 525 at the time. I drove it several days on the farm. A few years later my brother farmed with another Bid Bud. What fun for a young guy to have all that power!

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John

01-09-2003 19:09:47




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 Re: Big Bud Tractor in reply to Underdog, 01-07-2003 07:57:17  
I just finished watching TV show telling of Big Bud for last 45 min, :dish channel 9409, rfd tv" The tractor is one of a kind, made in Havre,MT, sold new for $300 k to Ca, then went to Fl, now at Big Sandy ,MT 65 miles from where it was made. V 16 Detroit, 8' high special tires, pulls 80' digger at 50-60 acres hr, from 500-900 acres day ( length) 3/4 gal per acre, weight 100,000 #, 1000 gal diesel tanks, 110 gal hyd oil. Only made one that size per owners & man who built it new,

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Horton Merganser III

01-07-2003 20:06:44




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 Re: Big Bud Tractor in reply to Underdog, 01-07-2003 07:57:17  
Of course you know of the Essex Tri-Directional. I mean what real tractor man wouldn't? What you probably don't know that the Essex Tractor Corporation of Lame Duck, Oklahoma built one (and only one) Essex Spruce Goose Tractor (ESGT) in conjunction with Howard Hughes and his development of the Spruce Goose Aircraft. It was built in the largest tractor manufacturing facility every made on this here planet just down by the toothpick factor in Lame Duck. They are still using the spruce wood from the project to make those billions of toothpicks that daily clean all those big spaces between yer teeth. Anyways, the unfortunate part was that once the tractor was made, they could never fire up enough power in any engine to get the thing to move. As a result, just another failure for the Essex Company. Had it worked though, Big Bud would have had to be called Wee Willie.

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Leon R

01-07-2003 19:36:12




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 Re: Big Bud Tractor in reply to Underdog, 01-07-2003 07:57:17  
I remember one of those near Bassano/Gleichen area of southern Alberta during the late 70's. It was a huge tractor compared to what was around the area at the time. Wonder where it went!!!



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Rich in Iowa

01-07-2003 18:39:08




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 Re: Big Bud Tractor in reply to Underdog, 01-07-2003 07:57:17  
Quite a tractor. Wonder how big of a mailbox you'd need to hold all the subsidy checks to make it pay off? They're already farming 1/2 the road ditches in Iowa to pay for "Little John Deeres!"



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Farmall Daddy

01-07-2003 16:35:37




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 Re: Big Bud Tractor in reply to Underdog, 01-07-2003 07:57:17  
I think I might have the same calender as you. Does it have two guys standing in front of it in an open field? With the 16 cylinder Detroit Diesel motor, it turns 900 horsepower! The price tag on one of them would be more than I carry in pocket book. I looked on the DTN, and a 500 horsepower Big Bud brought $500,000!!! The dimensions of this tractor are 14 ft. high, 18 feet long, and 20 feet wide. Could you imagine what it would take to haul one of them monsters?

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Underdog

01-07-2003 17:44:01




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 Re: Re: Big Bud Tractor in reply to Farmall Daddy, 01-07-2003 16:35:37  
Yes,that is the picture I have.



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Matt Dohm

01-07-2003 13:25:28




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 Re: Big Bud Tractor in reply to Underdog, 01-07-2003 07:57:17  
Big Bud built many tractors of varying sizes (all four wheel drive) in the 1970's in Havre, Montana. The big one was the 16V-747, built in 1978, it is the worlds largest production tractor. It has a 16 cylinder twin turbocharged and aftercooled 4500 lb Detroit Diesel. It has the worlds largest injectors. The engine is 1472 cu. in.(24.14 liters) that creates 760 hp and 2372 lb. ft. of torque at 1400 RPM. The Williams Bros. have it turned up to 900 hp.The engine is attached to a twin disc, clutch free, powershift transmission built by Allison. THe cab had Air, heating, fron and rear winshield wipers, tinted windows, adjustable swivel bucket seat, Am/FM 8-track stereo, 40-channel CB, decelerator pedal, insulation, buddy seat, and toolbox. Options included a rear view closed circuit TV scanner, tractor performance monitor, and refrigerator. It weighed 130,000 lb field weight, and had a 1000 gallon fuel tank. wheel base was 16' 3", height was 14', length to end of drawbar was 28' 6", and the width with 35x38 duals was 20' 10". The Williams Bros. pull an 80 foot chisel plow at speed of about 7 mph covering 1 acre a minute. This machine is very big and very fascinating. You can purchase a movie and book about it from Classic Tractor Fever. Hopes this is interesting, sorry its so long.

Matt

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Shep

01-07-2003 12:04:17




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 Re: Big Bud Tractor in reply to Underdog, 01-07-2003 07:57:17  
Try this link for more Big Buds



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JD 9400

01-07-2003 11:37:44




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 Re: Big Bud Tractor in reply to Underdog, 01-07-2003 07:57:17  
I don't know if it was the 757 900hp BIG BUD,or a 1250hp proto type.They said it pulled a subsoiler so fast that the shanks would glow red hot,and last for one day.900hp Thats got to be a nice ride.



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Garry

01-07-2003 10:47:01




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 Re: Big Bud Tractor in reply to Underdog, 01-07-2003 07:57:17  
It has 16 cylnders and is called the Big Bud 747. It is the largest tractor in the world. Built in the 70's out west. It was sold to a farmer in Florida until around the mid 90's I believe when it was sold to the current owners which are brothers out west. It holds around a 1,000 gals of diesel fuel. You can purchase a video of the tractor but I don't know the address.



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Stan(PA)

01-07-2003 17:00:32




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 Re: Re: Big Bud Tractor in reply to Garry, 01-07-2003 10:47:01  
www.classictractors.com



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kraig WY

01-07-2003 09:06:16




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 Re: Big Bud Tractor in reply to Underdog, 01-07-2003 07:57:17  
They're production models, differant sizes. Do a search on Google.com and you can find their web site. Interesting reading, but like you, I don't think I have room to turn it around let alone farm my 28 acres with that sucker.



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off the land

01-07-2003 12:46:15




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 Re: Re: Big Bud Tractor in reply to kraig WY, 01-07-2003 09:06:16  
If Steiger went belly up, with their 'Big Boys',
only to be bought out by Tenneco, how do Big Buds
survive? How healthy is Versatile, since Ford
dumped the AG equipment business on Fiat? I read
the NH/Fiat/Case combo may splinter in March '03,
unless some cash flow improves. What slice will
the suits make first? Will AGCO be invited to the
dance? Who is identified as the buyer of new farm
equipment? Doesn't everyone buy used machinery at
auctions? How many tractors did you operate last
year with under 4000 hrs on them?

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