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  • From: Willie McKemie <mf AT austinfarm.org>
  • To: Market Farming <market-farming AT lists.ibiblio.org>
  • Subject: Re: [Market-farming] It does not have to be Farmall
  • Date: Sat, 16 Jul 2011 14:25:23 -0500

On Sat, Jul 16, 2011 at 01:07:19PM -0400, KAKerby AT aol.com wrote:
> Thanks for bringing up the Allis Chalmers G tractor. Another very good
> one.
> One of the biggest regional certified organic farms here has about six of
> them. The running joke is that any ad for an Allis Chalmers G will only
> last
> long enough for that farm owner to see it, and then he'll do whatever it
> takes
> to buy it. There must be something to those tractors that he'll go out of
> his
> way to scoop them up as often as they become available.
>
> Very interesting notion about converting the old gas tractors to electric.
> I
> looked through that article to see if any other tractor types were listed,
> but
> it was only the G. Is there some reason the G is more suited to electric
> conversion, or would any older gas engine tractor be a decent candidate?
> I've
> looked through various descriptions of converting other gas engines to
> electric, for instance with old cars, but never a tractor. Now that would
> be a
> real interesting wintertime project 'round here.......

This guy here:
http://greenshedconversions.com/default.aspx
has a wealth of experience converting cars and is eager to do a
tractor.

Gs are most converted because:
1) adapters are readily available
2) detailed instructions are available
3) the conversion is easier when the engine is not part of the frame,
as is the case with a G

Does anyone here have a Saulkville or a Tuff-bilt?
http://www.tuff-bilt.com/
http://www.saukvilletractor.com/
Though it looks like Saulkville may be out of business, either of those
might be bought new sans engine and electrified.

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