There were two Porsche tractors at the event. The one in the previous entry, called the "Junior," was a small piece, probably most suitable for small farms. Prosperous German (and Brazilian, by the way) farmers could buy a larger, more powerful version. You can see part of the "Junior" behind it.
The front wheel design will be familiar to owners of early Porsches. And VW Beetles, too....
4 comments:
Nice looking tractor.
Sounds like an interesting trip. Some surprises, perhaps?
John -- one surprise, but nothing to do with tractors or race cars.
The cars and tractors were a lot of fun, though.
The Porsche tractor had a hydraulic coupling between the engine and transmission, and Ferdi had on paper at least, a design for four wheel drive. What I think is coolest, the diesel engine is air cooled.
I just had to look this up :-)
www.porsche-diesel.com has some interesting facts about them.
Whoa...I've created a monster....
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