Comments on: It’s Just Cool: My Tractor Is My Car http://toolmonger.com/2008/03/18/its-just-cool-my-tractor-is-my-car/ All tools. All the time. Your source for news, information, and reviews of hand tools, power tools, and tools of all kinds. Sun, 12 Oct 2008 23:24:10 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.1 By: Wild Bill http://toolmonger.com/2008/03/18/its-just-cool-my-tractor-is-my-car/#comment-260147 Wild Bill Thu, 20 Mar 2008 18:37:27 +0000 http://toolmonger.com/2008/03/18/its-just-cool-my-tractor-is-my-car/#comment-260147 These are fairly rare, there is only one in our area that they drag out for the local tractor shows. Lots of road time is murder on tractor tires. Our operation back home was spread out many miles around the home place and we had to replace tires several times on our 4 main tractors. These are fairly rare, there is only one in our area that they drag out for the local tractor shows. Lots of road time is murder on tractor tires. Our operation back home was spread out many miles around the home place and we had to replace tires several times on our 4 main tractors.

]]> By: Dean in Des Moines http://toolmonger.com/2008/03/18/its-just-cool-my-tractor-is-my-car/#comment-259306 Dean in Des Moines Wed, 19 Mar 2008 02:48:29 +0000 http://toolmonger.com/2008/03/18/its-just-cool-my-tractor-is-my-car/#comment-259306 As Dan said, this, or was, a stock tractor from Minneapolis-Moline, 1938 if I recall correctly. This is not the work of someone with with creative talent, but of someone with restorative talent. And yes, that's the original color. As Dan said, this, or was, a stock tractor from Minneapolis-Moline, 1938 if I recall correctly. This is not the work of someone with with creative talent, but of someone with restorative talent. And yes, that’s the original color.

]]> By: Toolaremia http://toolmonger.com/2008/03/18/its-just-cool-my-tractor-is-my-car/#comment-259110 Toolaremia Tue, 18 Mar 2008 19:06:52 +0000 http://toolmonger.com/2008/03/18/its-just-cool-my-tractor-is-my-car/#comment-259110 In Russia and former Soviet Republics, even the police use tractors like cars. http://www.englishrussia.com/?p=1076 A friend of mine just bought a bona fide "Belarus" made-in-USSR Soviet "traktor". It's very cool. In Russia and former Soviet Republics, even the police use tractors like cars.
http://www.englishrussia.com/?p=1076

A friend of mine just bought a bona fide “Belarus” made-in-USSR Soviet “traktor”. It’s very cool.

]]> By: Dan http://toolmonger.com/2008/03/18/its-just-cool-my-tractor-is-my-car/#comment-259062 Dan Tue, 18 Mar 2008 17:12:36 +0000 http://toolmonger.com/2008/03/18/its-just-cool-my-tractor-is-my-car/#comment-259062 That's a relatively rare Minneapolis-Moline UDLX Comfortractor, an attempt by M-M to cater to provide both a tractor and a car to farmers during the Depression. Didn't work out. Hemmings Classic Car had a story about it in its April 2005 issue: http://www.hemmings.com/hcc/stories/2005/04/01/hmn_feature19.html That’s a relatively rare Minneapolis-Moline UDLX Comfortractor, an attempt by M-M to cater to provide both a tractor and a car to farmers during the Depression. Didn’t work out. Hemmings Classic Car had a story about it in its April 2005 issue:

http://www.hemmings.com/hcc/stories/2005/04/01/hmn_feature19.html

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