Jul 03 2007
Tractor From a Ton-and-a-Half
I’ve been tinkering with this project in my spare time since April:
It’s a conversion from a 1958 Chevrolet Series 40 ton-and-a-half. (I’ve got other
plans for the truck body.)
Since our garden is already growing and we won’t be doing any major
exterior improvements this year, my hopes are to get the actual
foundation of the tractor up-and-running this Summer. Then install some
sheet-metal and possibly FEL during Autumn/Winter and come out strong
for ‘08.
The hydraulic pump that was previously driven from the transmission
PTO will be relocated and belt driven from the engine pulley. This will
allow use of live hydraulics and free the trans PTO to drive a
traditional rear spline.
I had intentionally left the frame long, figuring that I could
always cut it to length after completion. My reasoning was that I’ve
read about many projects using 2 transmissions for gear reduction and
may want to do something similar in the future. This would require
setting the rear further back than it is now. The challenge is that the
truck pinion yoke is off-center a few inches and it may make more sense
to build a gear box.
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