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Post by ironart on Oct 19, 2011 15:41:22 GMT -8
Here's a progress picture of my current project. These tractors were used to break the prairies in the early 1900s. This particular tractor is a 1910 with a four cylinder gas engine. I need to update my pictures but will follow up later with the engine pictures which I'm building now. I hoping to have this completed for the Harrisburg OR toy show. Take Care, Fred Attachments:
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Post by Muleskinner on Oct 19, 2011 15:47:31 GMT -8
Fred,
I have heard of these tractors. Do you have pic of the Original 1:1 unit so we can get a better understanding of the build? What scale is it?
William
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Post by ironart on Oct 19, 2011 16:01:07 GMT -8
Scale is 1/14, should be able to include a lot of detail. On the 1/1 the rear wheels are 8 feet and the fronts are 5 feet tall, the tractor is 21 feet long. I'm including a picture , its not a picture that I took, but one I found. Hopefully the owner of the original won't mind. Take care, Fred Attachments:
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Post by Muleskinner on Oct 19, 2011 16:08:56 GMT -8
Fred,
Thats going to be another nice build. Hope you can get it completed by the time the show comes around in Harrisburg, Oregon the first of the year.
William
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Post by ap40rocktruck on Oct 19, 2011 16:21:26 GMT -8
Impressive project, keep us up on the progress.
ap40
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Post by gator on Oct 19, 2011 17:00:53 GMT -8
very Impressive project!! I think those old tractors are cool. I can't even try to think what a day on one of those would do to your body!
Be Well Gator
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Post by slurrydog on Oct 31, 2011 3:18:47 GMT -8
No kidding Gator, I have a lot of respect for the guys that ran the old stuff. I agree that is going to be a very impressive build. Dave
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Post by Ryan Rønning on Oct 31, 2011 3:30:19 GMT -8
Awesome project.
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Post by tufftin on Oct 31, 2011 8:03:29 GMT -8
Working with metal has to be tough. But then maybe just as hard as plastic. Love your work. Mike
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Post by ironart on Oct 31, 2011 20:18:10 GMT -8
Mike, Working in steel is time consuming and it takes a few more tools. I have never used any other medium except for Aluminum, one thing, with steel, you end up with a weight that is near scale. Fred
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Post by tufftin on Nov 1, 2011 7:30:29 GMT -8
On a 1:1 scale, there is a fella in Dent, Minnesota that builds 32 Ford Roadster Pickups from flat steel, frame and all and you can't tell the differece from a real Ford product. The owner of Menards has one of them and the second one was under construction about 10 years ago. When he tires of the 1:1 stuff he works on scale models that he hammers out of one piece of tin. I lost the pictures with a computer melt down some time back but a true talent this man has. Mike
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Post by Muleskinner on Nov 2, 2011 12:26:23 GMT -8
Lost a big part of my collection because of that also. I'm still replacing photos.
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Post by ironart on Nov 7, 2011 9:46:06 GMT -8
Should be able to get back on the Big Four project after repairing my Tig welder, seems it wanted to retire on me. Fred
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Post by ironart on Dec 8, 2011 19:25:31 GMT -8
Time for a update on the Big Four, the completion date now is the end of Feb. (I hope ). Fred Attachments:
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Post by Muleskinner on Dec 8, 2011 20:42:35 GMT -8
Coming along real nice Fred. Can't wait to see it at Harrisburg.
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