Here's one I didn't know existed...

[ebinmaine 62,953]

 

[MikMacMike 479]

33 minutes ago, ebinmaine said:

 

Ahhhhhhh well blow me over rover....I never knew either chevy made a tracktor....sadly like he said the rods were splash oiled and under a constant load the 216 cu.in wouldnt have lasted for sure....but I am very much sure the 1st motor that would have replaced it and yes with gobs more torke even considering it was a gas motor the 292 would have made this prototype a total monster in the day....I think if they did produce it theyd have lowered the rear diff gears even more then what the truck used for some seriouse pulling in the day.....dang come to think of it when i used to circle track I still have a clifford, 4bbl uintake for the ol chevy stove bolts....gave me far better milage and when I opened her up she sounded like a ferarri hahahahah, well with a deep thoat anyways!!!

[ZXT 2,394]

Very cool! I knew that other auto manufacturers like Ford and Lamborghini made tractors, but I was unaware of GM's attempt. I wonder if Chrysler or other manufacturers tried as well? I'll have to do some research.

 

I think the splash lube 216 would've lasted longer than you'd think. They lasted in trucks for an adequate amount of time. Our GT's run for hundreds, if not thousands of hours with splash lubrication. Plowing and other tractor-type work generally occurs on relatively flat ground, so oil starvation should't cause an issue. 

If they'd come out with the full pressure 235 a bit sooner it would've been a good candidate. Though as Mike said, a 292 would've been a beast.

[adsm08 1,429]

3 minutes ago, ZXT said:

I wonder if Chrysler or other manufacturers tried as well? I'll have to do some research.

 

 

 

I know some Chryslers were cut up to make garden tractors, does that count?

[ebinmaine 62,953]

36 minutes ago, adsm08 said:

 

I know some Chryslers were cut up to make garden tractors, does that count?

Panzers.... Yepp.

[WVHillbilly520H 10,369]

26 minutes ago, ebinmaine said:

Panzers.... Yepp.

And do you know where some of the Panzers were produced?

[WHNJ701 4,164]

laurel md, college park md, and waynesboro va

[ZXT 2,394]

1 hour ago, ebinmaine said:

Panzers.... Yepp.

I know they used 8 3/4 Chrysler differentials, but was there anything else?

[Pullstart 59,547]

5 hours ago, MikMacMike said:

Ahhhhhhh well blow me over rover....I never knew either chevy made a tracktor....sadly like he said the rods were splash oiled and under a constant load the 216 cu.in wouldnt have lasted for sure....but I am very much sure the 1st motor that would have replaced it and yes with gobs more torke even considering it was a gas motor the 292 would have made this prototype a total monster in the day....I think if they did produce it theyd have lowered the rear diff gears even more then what the truck used for some seriouse pulling in the day.....dang come to think of it when i used to circle track I still have a clifford, 4bbl uintake for the ol chevy stove bolts....gave me far better milage and when I opened her up she sounded like a ferarri hahahahah, well with a deep thoat anyways!!!

 

You did circle track with a stove bolt?  

 

Ever heard of the Glow Mods, or VROA Mods?

[ebinmaine 62,953]

7 hours ago, WVHillbilly520H said:

And do you know where some of the Panzers were produced?

Not too far from you eh?

[ebinmaine 62,953]

6 hours ago, ZXT said:

I know they used 8 3/4 Chrysler differentials, but was there anything else?

Not that I know of.

[WVHillbilly520H 10,369]

1 hour ago, ebinmaine said:

Not too far from you eh?

Waynesboro VA about 15-20 min drive from where I live now.

[WHNJ701 4,164]

2 hours ago, WVHillbilly520H said:

Waynesboro VA about 15-20 min drive from where I live now.

is the building still there?

[Pullstart 59,547]

Wow, just finally watched the video.  What a story!  To think such a tough platform never made it to production... it would have shined above the rest for sure!

[WVHillbilly520H 10,369]

2 hours ago, jabelman said:

is the building still there?

I honestly don't know. Ok I did a little online sleuthing and here's what I come up with... https://www.google.com/search?q=virginia+metalcrafters&oq=virginia+met&aqs=chrome.0.0j69i57j0l2.8032j0j4&client=ms-android-att-us&sourceid=chrome-mobile&ie=UTF-8#lkt=overview&trex=m_t:lcl_akp,rc_f:,rc_ludocids:3168247663997842974,rc_q:Virginia%20Metalcrafters%20Historic%20District,ru_q:Virginia%20Metalcrafters%20Historic%20District

Edited January 8, 2020 by WVHillbilly520H

[c-series don 7,772]

Here’s a Porsche tractor I found at a car museum in Oyster Bay, Long Island, New York 

[sergeant 282]

25 minutes ago, c-series don said:

Here’s a Porsche tractor I found at a car museum in Oyster Bay, Long Island, New York 

The weather Tech Factory store Has a Porsche Tractor Porsche Made Tractors from the 1950s thru the early 1960's. There actually not that rare

Edited January 8, 2020 by sergeant

[ZXT 2,394]

3 hours ago, sergeant said:

There actually not that rare

But they are definitely super cool.

 

[Pullstart 59,547]

On 1/8/2020 at 4:43 PM, c-series don said:

Here’s a Porsche tractor I found at a car museum in Oyster Bay, Long Island, New York 

 

 

On our first visit to Germany to see our “German Kid” Jil, her family brought us to a family friend’s tractor farm... I was fortunate enough to cruise a Porsche around with my girls!

 

 

[bds1984 1,382]

GM had their hands in tractors years ago when they bought the Samson brand in an attempt to compete with Ford.

[Zeek 2,284]

I love Classic Tractor Fever! Fortunately I can watch it on YouTube 

[ebinmaine 62,953]

10 minutes ago, Zeek said:

I love Classic Tractor Fever! Fortunately I can watch it on YouTube 

Yep. Me too. One of our fellow horse nuts got me hooked on that YouTube channel.

[Okie B60 35]

I saw that same episode! I don't miss a one! Love me some Classic Tractor Fever!!!!

[ClassicTractorProfessor 5,255]

Yep, read about that one in FarmShow magazine a few years back. Never have been much of a GM guy, but I will agree if they could have built one with a 292 in it it would have been a nearly unstoppable machine. Had a 292 in an old 1980 C30 with a 4 speed behind it, didn't get in any hurry going anywhere, but she'd pull just about anything I could hook behind her