neil 2,398 #1 Posted January 18, 2014 Thank you Karl for giving the Euro section of other Brands , I will kick this off with my little collection of Trojan Toraktors Built in the early 60`s by Trojan motors . Thes tiny tractors are actually smaller than an Wheelhorse RJ 58 The have the Clinton 1290 engine. The story goes that Trojan bought a large amount of Clinton engine for a project that fell through & they were left with all these engines with nothing to do with them , so they came up with the idea of using the engines for a garden tractor & so the Trojan Toraktor was born .. They only ever made 500 of these tractors & theere were only 4 series of them ever made The MK 4 series was the most raest as they stop production of them during the making of the series 4 and so only a handful were ever built . 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
meadowfield 2,545 #2 Posted January 18, 2014 Wow, didn't realise your collection had grown Neil! Thanks for sharing Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Stigian 1,234 #3 Posted January 18, 2014 Wow, your collection has grown a bit Neil! I think I like the second one down the best, the body style make it look like a proper tractor.. Only a lot smaller.. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Stormin 9,976 #4 Posted January 18, 2014 Nice and unmolested. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
neil 2,398 #5 Posted January 18, 2014 The second one down from the top is my latest Trojan that i have aquired , it is the MK4 . I think the they designed them based on the ford/ fordson tractors Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
AMC RULES 36,954 #6 Posted January 18, 2014 Yeah, that MK-4 is really cool... thanks for the introduction to them Trojans Neil. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sparky-(Admin) 19,635 #7 Posted January 18, 2014 Any pics of one next to a Wheel Horse? Just to get the idea of the size. Mike......... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
neil 2,398 #8 Posted January 18, 2014 Mike probably not a good example but here is the MK 4 next to my GT14 & my RJ58 Here is another pic that i found on the internet of a young boy on a mk3 Trojan 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
AMC RULES 36,954 #9 Posted January 18, 2014 (edited) Did your MK-4 come from the factory with the removable top section of the hood? Any picts with it open Neil? Edited January 18, 2014 by AMC RULES Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
neil 2,398 #10 Posted January 18, 2014 Craig, The Mk 4 is in totally original condition , I will see if i can find a pic with the hood off. The hood is made from Fibre glass on all the Trojan Toraktors . I did manage to find this short video of the Trojan MK3 that was made in 1964 http://www.britishpathe.com/video/mini-tractor/query/AGRICULTURE Oh My how the English language has changed . The narrator of this video sounds very vintage English 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
chazm 412 #11 Posted January 18, 2014 Very cool Toraktors Neil I realy like the chap tilling with a tie on ... Must be a thing Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JC 1965 1,528 #12 Posted January 18, 2014 Wow !! Those are really great looking little tractors. Thanks for sharing the pics Neil. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
neil 2,398 #13 Posted January 18, 2014 going to work in a tie & jacket was typically English back then , my father in law wears a tie every day even though he is in his 80`s Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
neil 2,398 #14 Posted January 18, 2014 here we have the first sales brochure for the MK1 Toraktor , notice the price of the tractor in 1960 close up view of the engine bay Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
AMC RULES 36,954 #15 Posted January 18, 2014 Thanks so much for the link Neil... awesome Trojan sales video there. Curious...why "Toraktor"...is this a play on traditional spelling of tractor? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
neil 2,398 #16 Posted January 18, 2014 Craig , not quite sure on why they called it ,,Toraktor,, , they also named the trailer a Torailer Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
AMC RULES 36,954 #17 Posted January 18, 2014 Humm...seemes every word started with TOR, huh... initials may be significant to the manufacturer? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
neil 2,398 #18 Posted January 18, 2014 Trojan were a British engineering company that were also involved with the Heinkel Bubble car & the Lambretta scooter Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
wheeledhorseman 573 #19 Posted January 18, 2014 What a wonderful collection of little tractors you have there Neil. I thought about bidding on one a while back but as I recall the hood was missing. Thought to myself perhaps I could make a fiberglass one (didn't realise they were actually fiberglass then) but in the end didn't bid and ended up getting the WH A-800. The name 'Toraktor' always puzzled me, sounds a bit dinosaur like - didn't know about the 'Torailer'. Never have found the reason but still look now and again. I wonder if they considered calling the Bubble Car a 'Torubble Car' - perhaps not! You see the odd Trojan van at shows but it's rare to see a Toraktor. It's difficult toget a handle of where they thought the market for these would be. I seem to remember reading somewhere that they were mainly purchased as kids' toys and the sales literature you posted even hints at that in a way yet they made various attachments like snow plow, rotavator and a gang mower I think. Oh what fun I could have had if my father had bought me one of these tractors when I was young. Have you got any of the attachments? Andy Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Wheel-N-It 2,967 #20 Posted January 19, 2014 The second one down from the top is my latest Trojan that i have aquired , it is the MK4 . I think the they designed them based on the ford/ fordson tractors The Ford/Fordson design is exactly what I was thinking. Beautiful old iron. Thank you! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
neil 2,398 #21 Posted January 20, 2014 This particular Trojan MK 3 doesnt belong to me but it shows some of the attachments that can be fitted. Not all of mine are in a running condition , i hope to get them restored one day . They are highly desirable here in Uk and a fully restored one sold at a private auction for £2500 just over $4.500 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
