AMC RULES 36,945 #1 Posted September 28, 2014 Caught this little, tri powered, custom Suburban 400 cruising around the show field today at the Kent show. Nice young man by the name of Ethan, said it was originally his brothers long term restoration project that languished a few years before he got it. Ethan wasted no time shoe horning three Briggs under the hood, which starts on one engine, then engage the clutch to bring the other two on line. Little guy sounds like a mini top fuel funny car sitting there at idle. I asked him if he's done any mowing with it...he replied, yeah, some...really fast mowing. I told him about us here on RedSquare...so hopefully he'll be joing us here soon...also mentioned, he's built a rotary engined Raider that eats gobs of gas. 15 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
19richie66 16,950 #2 Posted September 28, 2014 That is Cool! 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Lane Ranger 10,495 #3 Posted September 28, 2014 You should have taken a picture of the gasoline tank on four wheels he was pulling behind this tractor Craig! 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Geno 1,928 #4 Posted September 28, 2014 I think it would run a little bigger deck too. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ed Kennell 35,811 #5 Posted September 28, 2014 That is one stuffed horse. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
RMCIII 838 #6 Posted September 28, 2014 I have not seen anything that tight since the time someone decided to shoehorn a 327 with headers into a 2 door Citation..... Rob 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Stigian 1,234 #7 Posted September 28, 2014 Love it A rotary powered Wh eh... Yep you need him to sign up to RS for sure 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Firpo701 407 #9 Posted September 28, 2014 I have not seen anything that tight since the time someone decided to shoehorn a 327 with headers into a 2 door Citation..... Rob Lol!! Looks like an overstuffed sausage ravioli!! :laughing-rolling: 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
AMC RULES 36,945 #10 Posted September 28, 2014 An absolutely...scrumptious little morsel. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Molon_Labe 731 #11 Posted September 28, 2014 That is beyond cool. Great build. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
squonk 38,942 #12 Posted September 28, 2014 (edited) You should have taken a picture of the gasoline tank on four wheels he was pulling behind this tractor Craig! By the way, where is the tank? Love the belt guard and the zoomies! Edit now I see the tank after watchin the vid! Edited September 28, 2014 by squonk Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
RMCIII 838 #13 Posted September 28, 2014 By the way, where is the tank? Love the belt guard and the zoomies! Edit now I see the tank after watchin the vid! Look under the seat in one of the pictures.... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
AMC RULES 36,945 #14 Posted September 28, 2014 Yep. Another reason why it's typically best to take a little of both...video and still photos... to convey the whole idea. Doesn't take much of either. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
buckrancher 2,675 #15 Posted September 28, 2014 Craig how is he getting the steering to the front wheels, offset shaft with gears and chain? Brian Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
AMC RULES 36,945 #16 Posted September 28, 2014 (edited) Bell cranks, top and bottom...to turn another shaft. Kinda visible in the last still photo Brian..click on it to enlarge. You can see the off set shaft up under the hood, behind the zoomies... and the bottom crank tucked in above the front axle(right front wheel). Edited September 28, 2014 by AMC RULES Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jparkes43 329 #17 Posted September 28, 2014 i love rotaries, sound like a engine project for juliette!! james Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Lane Ranger 10,495 #18 Posted September 28, 2014 Craig: Seeing this Tri-Powered 400 reminded me of an old photo I took a couple years ago. This is a Wheel Horse project tractor I saw at Winamac, Indiana -"power from the Past Show several years ago. This tractor had FIVE new Briggs and Stratton Motors on the expanded frame and a very big Kill Switch on the Dash! It was labeled the "Super Horse" Pulling Tractor ! 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
AMC RULES 36,945 #19 Posted September 28, 2014 Very cool custom Lane. When talking with Ethan, who fabbed the tri po 400... he mentioned he was very adamant about not modifying the frame or factory sheet metal when building this . 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ericj 1,576 #20 Posted September 28, 2014 Was he using 5 briggs to get the power and torque of one onan? 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
AMC RULES 36,945 #21 Posted September 28, 2014 Careful... or you'll get the Omen haters going. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
squonk 38,942 #22 Posted September 28, 2014 I wanna see a Tri Tecky! 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
AMC RULES 36,945 #23 Posted September 28, 2014 (edited) UR kidding right... that there, surely would... freak the Techy haters out. OK...let's build one. Edited September 28, 2014 by AMC RULES Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
squonk 38,942 #24 Posted September 28, 2014 Yes I wanna see it TECKY POWER!!! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
GM_Man 47 #25 Posted September 29, 2014 Sweet looking tractor. Cool to see that it still looks like a Wheel Horse! 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites