I guess someones daily driver was in the shop so they took there "other car". You'll know who it belongs to when you go back to work on Monday and see a car with the bumper sticker: "My other car is a Model T"
If you compare a Model T and a Ford farm tractor, it looks like they share the same engine, transmission and differential. I don't know when they quit making the Model T, but the tractor was in production for quite a long time.
The oldest Ford tractor I'm personally familiar with is the 8-N, which had no differential and couldn't possibly have had the same transmission as the Model-T because the 8-N had a top speed of only 8 mph.
I can't speak as to the innards or gearing of the 8-N transmission, but the ancient tractor I learned how to operate had one long rectangular 4 cylinder engine block, mated to a transmission of matching dimensions. That rig looked a lot like what's under the hood of a Model T. For all I know, it might've been a FarmAll or a Case, but I'm almost certain it was a Ford.
This was in the employee parking lot today when I returned to the office after completing my assignment.
I love old cars.
ReplyDeleteI guess someones daily driver was in the shop so they took there "other car". You'll know who it belongs to when you go back to work on Monday and see a car with the bumper sticker: "My other car is a Model T"
ReplyDeleteIf you compare a Model T and a Ford farm tractor, it looks like they share the same engine, transmission and differential. I don't know when they quit making the Model T, but the tractor was in production for quite a long time.
ReplyDeleteThe oldest Ford tractor I'm personally familiar with is the 8-N, which had no differential and couldn't possibly have had the same transmission as the Model-T because the 8-N had a top speed of only 8 mph.
ReplyDeleteI can't speak as to the innards or gearing of the 8-N transmission, but the ancient tractor I learned how to operate had one long rectangular 4 cylinder engine block, mated to a transmission of matching dimensions. That rig looked a lot like what's under the hood of a Model T. For all I know, it might've been a FarmAll or a Case, but I'm almost certain it was a Ford.
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