Model G Made From Model A

Model G Made From Model A TRACTORS Antiques When Dave Zook picked up a home-built Allis-Chalmers tractor he recognized a number of Model A Ford parts Wheels axle and 3-speed forward plus reverse all appeared to be Model A parts The frame was mostly 2 by 2-in tube steel “I wasn’t sure about the front wheels but I could see the rear end was Model A ” recalls Zook The Model G look-alike tractor had been sitting for an extended period of time He cleaned the carburetor changed oil and tuned up the engine to get it running “It has a 15 hp Wisconsin engine Like most of them it was sometimes an easy start and sometimes required a lot of cranking ” says Zook The transmission had a sprocket and chain drive to a sprocket on the differential The brakes worked fine The clutch was a lever mounted to the right side of the operator seat and the shift on the transmission was to the rear of the operator as was the throttle on the rear left side “The tractor came with a working cultivator frame ” says Zook “I cleaned up everything painted it and installed cultivator sweeps It looks a lot like the real thing ” Contact: FARM SHOW Followup Charles Zook 6116 S Hollis Rd Bartonville Ill 61607 ph 309 697-3528; caseallis@yahoo com

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