The Great Henham Steam Rally

[Montegriffo]

Yeah just looked one up.


No, I've never seen one of them over here. Probably your version of the Little Grey Fergie.
After the war it was these that finally replaced the horse on British farms. Only 20HP but on our small farms with little fields and narrow gateways they were perfect.

Not many petrol tractors here, nearly all diesels.

[Montegriffo]

An unusual looking tractor that Empire. You can see how they knocked them up out of surplus Jeeps. Actually got a chassis. The engine and gearbox make up the chassis on most other tractors.



When you split the engine and gearbox to change a clutch you end up splitting the tractor in half.

[C-Mag]

An unusual looking tractor that Empire. You can see how they knocked them up out of surplus Jeeps. Actually got a chassis. The engine and gearbox make up the chassis on most other tractors.



When you split the engine and gearbox to change a clutch you end up splitting the tractor in half.

Massey had a Model B? out at the same time that was almost identical, the Ford 8N was very close too. Great little tractors. Notice how the fuel tank is right on top of the engine. You could never do that today.

My Ford 641 is just a bigger more powerful version with one big upgrade, an active PTO. In that I can run the PTO without the tractor being in gear. Previously the only way to have power running off a stationary tractor was by having a big belt drive pulley off the side of the engine.

[Montegriffo]

An unusual looking tractor that Empire. You can see how they knocked them up out of surplus Jeeps. Actually got a chassis. The engine and gearbox make up the chassis on most other tractors.



When you split the engine and gearbox to change a clutch you end up splitting the tractor in half.

Massey had a Model B? out at the same time that was almost identical, the Ford 8N was very close too. Great little tractors. Notice how the fuel tank is right on top of the engine. You could never do that today.

My Ford 641 is just a bigger more powerful version with one big upgrade, an active PTO. In that I can run the PTO without the tractor being in gear. Previously the only way to have power running off a stationary tractor was by having a big belt drive pulley off the side of the engine.

Same with the old VW vans, the petrol tank is above the engine.
It's common on most old tractors because the fuel can be gravity fed so it doesn't need a fuel pump. Keeping it simple. Not such a big deal with diesel as it is pretty hard to set fire to but petrol is a different matter. All it would take on my old VW van was a leaky fuel pipe and you're pouring petrol all over a hot engine. I used to check mine regularly.

[Montegriffo]

The Massey Harris pony tractor was from the same era


http://oldtractorpictures.com/Massey/