Tractor boat

Dingo3 · Jul 8, 2023

Saw this at the show.

And found a little video
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rustred · Jul 8, 2023

thought if he has some paddles on the rear wheels he could have put it in gear and go and use brakes to steer. but ya good job.

Janicholson · Jul 8, 2023

A neighbor in northern Indiana had a case combine that was outfitted with tires/wheels from military grass field bombers. He calculated it would float 60 inch diameter and 40 inches wide on drive wheels and 40 inches by 24 inches on the steering wheels. One wet fall he harvested about 500 acres with it driving through 4 to 8 inches of standing water. The beans were then dried before sale. but it was a harvest none the less. Jim

DoubleO7 · Jul 8, 2023

(reply to post at 16:19:44 07/08/23)

The first u-joint from tractor looks like it should not be that far back???

Dean · Jul 8, 2023

Interesting, but 25 HP will not begin to pull that prop.

Janicholson · Jul 8, 2023

At 540 it will do it. boat props are close to 1:1 Jim Not much of a reverse though. Jim

Dingo3 · Jul 8, 2023

Did ya watch the video? Looks like it works pretty well. No speed records for sure.

Dingo3 · Jul 8, 2023

Long slip coupling between the two. Seems to work
OK.

Russ from MN · Jul 9, 2023

I wonder how long the second U-joint lasts in the water? Probably a while if greased regularly.

tall german · Jul 9, 2023

Back in the 1930's, West of me about 70 miles there was a guy that made a ferry boat across the Missouri River by Niobrara, Nebraska using a B John Deere and a flat bottom boat. I guess he made paddles on the JD wheels and he could haul two cars. It seems crazy but it was 70 or 80 miles to the next bridge so I guess it worked. He went across twice a day in good weather.

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