4-WD Tractor Built From Two Oliver 88 Rear Ends

4-WD Tractor Built From Two Oliver 88 Rear Ends TRACTORS Made-It-Myself 22-4-27 "I built it just for fun but I have used it to pull a 14-ft. Deere deep tiller equipped with harrows and it worked just fine," says Robert Moshondz, who built an articulated 4-WD tractor out of two 1950's vintage Oliver 88 rear ends he had in his antique tractor collection. To marry the two rear ends, the Russell, Manitoba, farmer first built a hinged frame to hold the two units together, using 3/4-in. by 3-in. angle iron. He then ran a driveshaft from the original 4-speed transmission on the front rear end to the back rear end, using a U-joint to provide articulation. He powered the machine with a 292 cu. in., 6-cyl. gas engine out of a junked Massey 410 combine, which also provided the tractor's hydraulic and steering systems. He covered the engine with the junked hood off a Deutz tractor. Both rear ends have separate transmissions and gear shift levers which are connected. To use, he selects a gear on the front trans-mission, which then activates the rear trans-mission. "I take it to area parades and shows and it always draws a crowd," he says. "It has plenty of power but could use new rubber because I used the original 13 by 26-in. tires on the tractor." Out-of-pocket expense was about $1,500 (Canadian). Contact: FARM SHOW Followup, Robert M. Moshondz, Box 9, Russell, Manitoba, Canada R0J 1W0 (ph 204 773-2569).

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