Name this Horse!!

[ebinmaine 76,543]

 I got this 1974 Wheelhorse C160-8 that used to have a Tecumseh engine. 

Now it's getting a Briggs Vanguard. 

Also, combining the tractor with a whole bunch of parts from the 520 series. 24 x 12 x 12 rear tires.

17" diameter steering wheel from a race car.

Gear reduction steering. 

Splayed forward front axle.

I'm going from a 16 HP to a 20 HP engine.....

 

I asked the interwebs what the strongest pulling horse is... 

Trina and I talked it over. 

She knows horses. Both kinds.

There's Percherons. Belgians. And Shire. 

 

I like Shire because it gives a nod to the Lord of the Rings as well.

I also wanted to reference the fact that it's not all "Horse" because of that Briggs engine.

 

 

"The Shire Mule"

 

 

What else ya got???

 

 

 

[Wishin4a416 2,402]

"Nero" as in Nero and Joe.  Strong horse. The Adios 

Edited 11 hours ago by Wishin4a416

[pfrederi 19,491]

Colossus II

[ebinmaine 76,543]

5 minutes ago, pfrederi said:

Colossus II

 

I may have to reverse that and call the other one Colossus II. Given the time frame you know......

 

[Bar Nuthin 2,046]

THE WHEELINATOR

[SylvanLakeWH 30,152]

Beorn 

 

Beorn is a character from J.R.R. Tolkien's Middle-earth, is a skin-changer who can transform into a large black bear. He is known for his immense strength, his role in aiding Thorin and Company during their quest, and for leading the Beornings, a group of men who inhabit the Vales of Anduin.

A lot of similarities with both the tractor and your affinity for Ursidae...

[ri702bill 10,972]

I am partial to either "Iron Horse", or "Clydesdale"...

[kpinnc 16,611]

I haven't named any of my tractors, even if I thought of a good name. 

 

Nothing against it at all. It's just that I can barely keep all my kid's names in my mind so I'm just trying not to confuse myself... 

[Handy Don 15,628]

2 hours ago, ebinmaine said:

"The Shire Mule"

Mules are a mix of two breeds so I get the nod to the mixed ancestry. Shire is a single breed of workhorse. Mixed metaphor there. 

Consider stepping away from straining the “hybrid” motif and just choosing a short name derived from one of the best strong horses? Dutch, Perch, Belge, Dale?

Or go further afield...

Many consider the Grizzly Bear the most flexible of large mammals--smart, powerful, adaptable. Grizzle indicated a mix of gray and brown/black hair (though Grizzle has also come to mean “whiney”, sigh). 

Puha is a Cherokee word for strength. 

Adriel: Navajo name meaning "he is strong” (or derivations Galadriel or Andriel from LOTR)
Winyan: Lakota name meaning “she is strong"

Robus (short for robust or robustus (Latin)

 

[8ntruck 8,477]

Herman, as in Munster.

[pfrederi 19,491]

 We had names for vehicles in the army..  It was a two part name ending in truck.  The first word was dependent on the trucks situation, stuck, or broke down,  needing a lot of maintenance,  cleanliness, etc.  Unfortunately none of the first words are allowed here  If the truck was broke down and stuck at the same time additional lead in names would be applied.

[Sparky-(Admin) 24,248]

2 hours ago, ri702bill said:

I am partial to either "Iron Horse", or "Clydesdale"...

 I like Bills suggestion, but would shorten it to just Clyde.

 

[ebinmaine 76,543]

4 minutes ago, Sparky said:

 I like Bills suggestion, but would shorten it to just Clyde.

 

 

Love the name but @PeacemakerJack already has it.  

[Sparky-(Admin) 24,248]

1 hour ago, ebinmaine said:

 

Love the name but @PeacemakerJack already has it.  

 That shouldn’t matter..you think your the only Eric? Or me the only Mike? 
  Clyde is still my choice …. Now make it happen 
  

[leabassett@sbcglobal.net 159]

How about Belgaum Draft If they do not like it for a puller they can like it as a drink

[adsm08 3,986]

Joe

[SylvanLakeWH 30,152]

1 hour ago, Sparky said:

you think your the only Eric?

Man I hope so... 

 

[Pullstart 68,636]

Since it’s for a Vanguard, and you’re piecing it together, I vote for Vanderbilt.