Mystery Tractor

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Jr., Route 3, Box 136, Robstown, Texas 78380

Here is a tractor that was made into a winch used for raising a
silage bucket from a 35 foot deep silo. I had been to this
man’s farm at Orange Grove, Texas (30 miles away), 10 years ago
and knew he had a ‘CC’ Case (parts tractor) and what I
remembered as an M-M engine, because it had two oval hand-holes in
the lower block. In February 1988, I went to try to buy them and
found the engine was not an M-M. Actually, it is a tractor minus
front axle, steering system and cutoff behind the transmission. He
thought it was a Ford-son, and the oil filler does look just like a
Fordson, but that is all. He said his father and a friend, in about
1940, made the winch. I can see where they drilled holes in the
casting behind the transmission about ?’ apart, and then broke
the back off, and welded a plate inside to close it off behind the
transmission. It had the cable drum made from pipe and disk blades,
and used a truck front brake on one side. This tractor is between
‘L’ and ‘C’ Case in size, closer to ‘L.’
The crankshaft is center lined, but the radiator is
25/8‘ to the left of center. There is no
removable oil pan, and no hand holes below the crankshaft. There
are two hinges on the right hand side so the block can be laid over
to that side. The block has skirts that are bolted to the lower
half (front cast iron frame of tractor). The crankshaft is put in
from the top and the three main bearings are pressure lubed with an
extended pin-type pressure gauge. Bearing caps are each held down
with a lug and one stud with a nut. The crankshaft also stays in
the bottom. The pushrods are 21?’ long to valves in the head.
On the left-hand side is the governor, water pump with water
passage cast into bottom frame and magneto mount. This is what
causes the radiator to be 25/8‘ to the
left. The water pump governor and mag are driven from the camshaft
gear. The radiator tanks and sides are cast iron. The four cylinder
engine looks to be about 4 x 5?’ bore and stroke. The clutch
appears to be multiple-disk, Brown Lipe style. The transmission,
case, cross-shafts, chain drive, hand brake bracket on left-hand
side, and transmission cover appear to be very similar to a Case
‘L.’ The chain drive to winch drum was moved to the
outside, the drive sprocket being where the brake pulley used to
be. I do not have the front or back axle, wheels, or hood. It was
mounted on wagon axles. There is no nameplate or casting names. The
number 2515XA is cast into hand hole covers and number 415XA is
cast into the right-hand transmission cross-shaft bearing cap. The
number 2498XA is cast into the top radiator pipe to the engine.

The camshaft CL is only slightly above CL on the crankshaft.

The block has number 2420XA cast on it. There is a small brass
tag riveted on the frame to rear of the mag with #59316. All part
numbers have XA suffix. The differential and drive sprockets are
removed. There are flat iron plates bolted to sides where the
bearing caps for the differential shaft used to be. The plates hold
the cable drum. I believe the winch drive and driver sprockets were
originally inside and drove the axle like an ‘L’ Case.

I am wondering if this is a make that Case may have bought out.
The owner was a Case man. I also bought CC and ‘L’ parts
tractors that he had. I bought these from the man’s son.

I would like to hear from anyone who can shed some light on this
tractor.

  • Published on Aug 1, 1999
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