Some friends of mine had one built out of a 40's IHC 2 ton truck. It used two 4 speed truck transmissions that were hooked together. The frame was shortened a lot, and the rear end was bolted solid to the frame. There was a short drive shaft between the rear transmission and the rear end. The rear tires were duals, with chains that I don't think they ever removed. In back, there was a huge concrete block that had been cast to give the unit some weight for traction.
Usually the rear transmission was kept in compound or low, and the tractor would go pretty slow. I think it pulled 4 plows very well. With the rear transmission in high gear, the tractor would go WAY fast, or at least it felt like it, with no rear suspension. The brakes were not real good and with the fairly large flathead 6 engine, it was not really very economical to farm with and it did not have a governor. But it was what they had, so they used it until they got a real tractor. My friend's Dad had built it more or less out of stuff he had sitting around and he really didn't have much money invested in it. Us kids sure had fun messing around with it!
I have always thought it would be fun to build something like that tractor. Maybe some day, I sure have most of the parts already. Fun to think about it!
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