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Cleaning up after a polar vortex with the 1277

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clintonnut

This tractor has never let me down. It ran for days straight turning a generator during last weeks power outage and these last two days it has been on snow duty. We have received 20 inches of snow within the last 48 hours and while I regularly maintain this machine, I'm not afraid to work it and sometimes test its limits. What you see behind the tractor is a snow pile that is 6' high, 20' wide and 10' thick. I'm not afraid to ram the piles a little because I have virtually any part for this machine. This winter has already claimed a drive belt and battery on the thing but I can't complain since it has been on full work duty since I restored it 4 years ago... The tractor as ag tires at 2 PSI, 75lbs each wheel weights and 100lbs of barbells off the hitch. The grunt power this machine has is quite incredible!

 

This snow pile will probably hang around until april. It is hard as ice!

 

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Charlie

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Sparky

Very impresive for a 44 year old machine! Original motor and tranny?

Mike.........

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clintonnut

As of right now, yes. The motor in the last year has slowly developed a minor rod knock and the hydro can be glitchy sometimes. I'll run them but eventually I'll swap in a spare trans I have and build a stout 14hp and put the 12hp sheetmetal on it to make it a wolf in sheep's clothing.

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ipperwash

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Pic of my 1277 it to had a noise in the motor so i put a 12 HP in it and a set of 26x12x12 tires on the back had to lift the seat pan up a couple on inches

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Jrblanke

Looks awesome! sounds like a beast of a machine!

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Tankman

Wow! Those donuts look awesome, beastly!

 

Now that is a great lookin' Stallion!   :ychain:

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Tankman

Someone mentioned seeing Mr. Gore on the World News while he was on vacation in Hawaii.

 

"Al Gore announced the cancellation of Global Warming."

 

Could this be fact or just Busch talkin'?   :eusa-think:

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AMC RULES

Tractors look awesome guys. :handgestures-thumbsup: 

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Wishin4a416

Very Nice Machine!! It has been an old fashioned Winter for sure. Snow every 3 or 4 days and cold, cold, cold.

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