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    Simple Tractor

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    cool! I've got one of those sittin here too, my Dad used to use it around the place some. They've got different attachments that just swap right out. His has a side sicle grass cutter

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    Pretty hi tech back in its day
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    3rd generation scrapper and dam proud of it

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    Looks cool! Does it run?

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    Beautiful! Is that a David Bradley? I love those old tractors. What's the wheel on the right from?

    For anyone who's interested, here's some old David Bradley's: http://members.lsol.net/GOP4EVR/ Click on DB's at work for some awesome pictures. They were like the Bobcat of their day. You could get all kinds of attachments for them.

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    Quote Originally Posted by forwardlookguy View Post
    Beautiful! Is that a David Bradley? I love those old tractors. What's the wheel on the right from?

    For anyone who's interested, here's some old David Bradley's: http://members.lsol.net/GOP4EVR/ Click on DB's at work for some awesome pictures. They were like the Bobcat of their day. You could get all kinds of attachments for them.
    The walk behind tractor is a Simplicity Model L, from the serial number off the engine I'm going to say 1952

    You've a sharp eye, there is an old car frame with trees growing through the frame, straight front axle with transverse leaf springs and a torque tube driveshaft. The frame has 4 of these wire spoked wheels. The frame is still unidentifed but were bringing her out in one peice.

    Managed to pull some of the trees out with the loader but the ground got soft and hand to quit befoe bogging the machine down, I'll post some pictures when its out.

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    Quote Originally Posted by taterjuice View Post
    Pretty hi tech back in its day
    Easier to swap attachemnts than to remove the cutting deck from my rider then put the snow blower on. The whole proceedure takes about an 1 1/2 hours.

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    lol, i thought about that wheel, but didn't wanna change the thread, that's a cool looking grindstone too

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    Bear no problem derailing one of my threads at my age my mind is all over the place. Ok I've got junk fever just like the rest of you guys and gals, could'nt wait until morning to go and grab that old car frame.

    Uisng the crane truck lifted the frame upwards about half ways to the top of the trees then swung the crane over bending the trees but not breaking any, a lot easier than trying to pull them out.

    Ok guys what is it, I say Model T.







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    Well, from what I've found the rear end kind of looks like a Model A rear end. But the front end doesn't look like an A or a T. So I'm kind of stumped. There should be some kind of stampings on the frame I would think. Definately a serial number somewhere in the middle or near the front axle I think. All I know is that I like it!

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    Treasure indeed. What are your plans for it? And what size are the tires on it?

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    Cool find. I hope you don't plan on scrapping that baby. There are some guys that would pay good money for it. Beside this forum I also belong to a tractor forum so I can appreciate that fine piece of antique epuipment.

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    Quote Originally Posted by forwardlookguy View Post
    Well, from what I've found the rear end kind of looks like a Model A rear end. But the front end doesn't look like an A or a T. So I'm kind of stumped. There should be some kind of stampings on the frame I would think. Definately a serial number somewhere in the middle or near the front axle I think. All I know is that I like it!
    Thanks for your help in identifying this frame, the differenctial put me on the right track with google.

    Your right it's a Model A Ford the shock absorbers gave it away.

    The frame was cracked and repaired with an insert then there are some welds when they converted it to a hay wagon. I'll have to rely on whatever salavageable parts there are to make a profit.

    There's sgtill some sheet metal laying in the brush if it came from this car it would have been a roadster.

    http://www.seriouswheels.com/1930-19...-Wheels-FA.htm
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    ha! there's one of those sittin here too. Two of the spoke wheels and an old frame made into a trailer out on the woods( I can barely recall the wood floor being on, it's all gone now ). Thanks for that picture biscuit, now i know two things i didn't before. What an old leaf spring looking thing laying out by the old barn is ( a front bumper off a model A ) Also, I barely recall an old roadster type vehicle sitting in the field, it must have been the body from that frame

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    Talking bout the sickle we call those a widow maker.There is a good reason for that label....

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    some drilling rigs offshore were built on platforms too small to hold the components necessary for all drilling operation needs, including crew living quarters. They'd use an old salvaged ship to supply this extra space, called a "tender"(as it tended the rig), and moored with cables, to pylons on the bottom. Attaching the tender to the platform was a large piece, having a long dumpster like tub for laying and picking up drill pipe etc, as it was moved from the tender, when needed on the platform, and a walkway beside it. That piece swiveled and rocked as the tender rose and fell with the waves, and was also called the "widomaker". As long as the waves weren't more than 6 or 8 feet, the swivel action of the widowmaker was good, but over that it was separated and raised up away from the ship, and a long rope ladder was tossed over to accommodate foot traffic between the two. This was where it got it's name, those not used to making this crossing could be climbing down the rope ladder, see the ship close enough to step onto, but before they stepped off, the ship dropped maybe 15 or 20 feet, leaving them hanging on to nothing but thin air, and dropping to meet the ship, on it's way back up to meet them. Thankfully i never experienced that first hand

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    Well, I'm glad I helped. I was thinking it was an A but I didn't want to blurt that out and have someone correct me. It's amazing how people adapted back then. I couldn't make any of my cars into hay wagons. They just don't make them like they used to...

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    They just yanked the body off of em and floored the frame. I think on the one here, they welded a cap on front of the universal to seal it. They also tacked some short pipes as support between the frame and the axle, i guess to keep loads from bottoming it out

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    Quote Originally Posted by Bear View Post
    They just yanked the body off of em and floored the frame. I think on the one here, they welded a cap on front of the universal to seal it. They also tacked some short pipes as support between the frame and the axle, i guess to keep loads from bottoming it out
    The guy who did this converstion made a plate to fit over the differenctial with a gasket to keep the lube in. I've already moved my frame closer to the work area to dismantle it onto parts.

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    well, i had to go find a photo of it, this look anything like yours biscuit? I don't have a picture of the rear end, but i think they're a little different.[IMG][/IMG]


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