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Speaking of Essex...although we shouldn't!

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JoeBob/IN

08-27-2007 19:11:49

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In the post about "strang mods" David in Wales mentions the name Essex which got me to thinkin about the most infamous tractor of all. Those who know which one know those who don't, well... I can't mention it 'cause THEY are watching. Anyways, I was wondering what kinda oil or substance is used for the hydraulics and how many outlets it has.

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H. Arnold Merklethrope

08-28-2007 15:13:24

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Re: Speaking of Essex...although we shouldn't! in reply to JoeBob/IN, 08-27-2007 19:11:49

During the twenties and thirties there were several stange and still unexplained disapearances of men who owned or had connections to the ETD. One of the stranges happened to Armondo Bell-Dortmunder of Wall, SD. His ETD was the first in the state. He was kidnapped from Wall Drug Store on November 3, 1928 by three men and two women. The women were tall blonds wearing red mini skirts and were topless in spite of the weather. Nobody remebered the men well enough give a description. Bell-Dortmunder was never heard from again.

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671dKS

08-28-2007 09:51:30

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Re: Speaking of Essex...although we shouldn't! in reply to JoeBob/IN, 08-27-2007 19:11:49

ok, tried the link and I keep timing out. tried to search on the web for Ronaldo Farquart, nothing. looked for the Essex Tri directional, nothing. can someone lead me to more info, just wanaknow? Thanks, Kent in KS

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Fawteen

08-28-2007 16:21:47

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Re: Speaking of Essex...although we shouldn't! in reply to 671dKS, 08-28-2007 09:51:30

That link is to my old website, which I have let revert back to the "free" status, which means after a certain limited number of hits, it times out.

The same page is at my new website, at the link

The Essex Tri Directional

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george md

08-28-2007 12:26:06

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Re: Speaking of Essex...although we shouldn't! in reply to 671dKS, 08-28-2007 09:51:30

Kent,

I just checked and the link works ,most likely was overloaded earlier. Or the detroit in your handle made so much noise you couldn't sneak up on it .

george

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JoeBob/IN

08-28-2007 10:06:49

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Re: Speaking of Essex...although we shouldn't! in reply to 671dKS, 08-28-2007 09:51:30

Well, we could tell ya but then we would have to dispose of ya. I shouldn't have even mentioned it. Seems like everytime it is brought up someone disappears! About all I want to tell you is that it was lightyears ahead of anything, even todays modern equipment. If its technology was put into a semi we would see easily 100+ mpg out of a truck grossing 80k! I gotta go because if I don't THEY will track me down.

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JoeBob/IN

08-28-2007 10:08:12

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Re: Speaking of Essex...although we shouldn't! in reply to JoeBob/IN, 08-28-2007 10:06:49

And if you don't beleive me about the disappearing people what ever happened to "Indydirtfarmer"? Ya, he talked about the ETD and now he is gone!

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671DKS

08-28-2007 11:56:22

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Re: Speaking of Essex...although we shouldn't! in reply to JoeBob/IN, 08-28-2007 10:08:12

OK JoeBob/IN, thanks a lot, give a guy a little tidbit and then clamup. you must have a good gov job yourself...ha,ha maybe Area 51??? well, as it has been said, "curiosity killed the cat, but satisfaction brought him back" I believe there are alot of things out there that have been invented that a lot of individuals do not want the general public to have. I have worked in both the car industry and now the airplane industry. I work on machines and new parts but more than anything I just love tinkering with old engines and such. Just cannot put down a good book, and by book I mean once I get started on a item, I love to work all the way through it. Thanks again, I just love this website, good ole stuff with a new twist every now and then.
Kent in KS

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george md

08-27-2007 22:38:47

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Re: Speaking of Essex...although we shouldn't! in reply to JoeBob/IN, 08-27-2007 19:11:49

joebob, I don't know whether David in Wales has been around the board long enough to know the background
of the ETD or not. And there are most likely some
new posters that also are in the dark about the unique features of the ETD , so I will post a link to some of the previous writings. Every one should know how much this tractor was ahead of its' time.

george

some history of the ETD

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Herkimer Neely

08-27-2007 19:51:43

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Re: Speaking of Essex...although we shouldn't! in reply to JoeBob/IN, 08-27-2007 19:11:49

Neither the Essex Tri-Directional nor the later Quad-Directional used oil of any kind. Outlets were not needed. L. Ronaldo Farquart, before his disappearance wrote in detail about both tractors' systems which was published in the June, 1934 in the " Journal of Quantum Agricultural Systems."

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ScottyHOMEy

08-27-2007 19:40:15

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Re: Speaking of Essex...although we shouldn't! in reply to JoeBob/IN, 08-27-2007 19:11:49

Actually, the hydraulics on the Essex started out as true hydraulics, meaning they used water drawn from the ambient atmosphere rather than the oils we're accustomed to. They relied on a complex system (think of a diesel intercooler, one of the great unheralded legacies of Essex technology) that compressed air against an osmotic membrane (think fuel cells, yet another legacy . . . ) The concept was called contrafridgemetation. There was a reservoir that was part of the whole setup that held back water from humid days for later use, which was supplemented by waste product from the fuel generation characteristic of the engine, an inert compound, soluble in water when condensed. This last feature was of sufficient capacity to keep the hydraulics working even in the dryest weather.

The capacity was such that the only practical limit was thought to be the number of hydraulic manifolds that could be stacked together without disturbing the center of gravity of the tractor. That perceived limit was soon abandoned as unnecessarily restrictive however when, after Nebraska testing, it was found that the neutral gravitational force that was the core of the Essex system, negated any effect of excessive amounts of brass fittings which might be added added to the system. Unfortunately no records exist to tell whether anyone attempted to use iron fittings, so it is unknown whether the lack of hydraulic resistance resulting in this extraordinary capacity would be more correctly attributed to the anti-gravitational or to the anti-magnetic stengths of the design.

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