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kcm.MN · Jan 12, 2021

db4600 · Jan 13, 2021

A nice Shaw conversion. That verticals exhaust makes that
monster look “beefy”.

super99 · Jan 13, 2021

I can't see in the picture that well, Is there a crank hanging down in front of the radiator? I
think that would be a problem driving thru tall grass and weeds if it is.

db4600 · Jan 13, 2021

That wasn’t the only problem those conversions faced. They worked fine as an estate maintainer or golf course tractor, but can you imagine plowing with that. Some conversions offered a belt pulley that mounted to utilize the front drive. There was also a contraption that was a cradled Jack shaft for rear belt belt pulley use. They were an experiment in economic small farm power.

db4600 · Jan 13, 2021

1946 BN IHC · Jan 13, 2021

Is that what was called a doodle bug?

flying belgian · Jan 13, 2021

I never farmed with horses but wouldn't this be -better then a horse?

Richard G. · Jan 13, 2021

Looks like a connecting rod welded to the frame to support the upright exhaust.
Otherwise the manifold would snap at the first bump.

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