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Re: Biggest Antique Tractor?
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Posted by grouch on April 06, 2005 at 20:55:02 from (216.135.27.42):
In Reply to: Re: Biggest Antique Tractor? posted by Nebraska Kirk on April 06, 2005 at 18:14:37:
Fitting right in amongst those you listed (thanks for sharing such details!) is the 1910 Pioneer 30/60 at 24,000 lbs. Drive wheels were 8 feet in diameter. 4 cylinder engine with 7 inch bore and 8 inch stroke. Irvin King of Artesian, South Dakota restored one that had been in a field for 55 years. According to "Vintage Farm Tractors" by Ralph W. Sanders, "Engine balance is so good, a nickel still stays balanced on edge while the motor runs - just like Pioneer"s original ads claimed."
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