1959 Porsche

[TheBartman47]

I was at a private party at a ranch yesterday and the ranch owner is a fan of Porsche, owning a new car and an older model parked in his garage, and then this 1959 Porsche Diesel super.

 

[tractorford]

well look at that

 

[MarkB_MI]

Beautiful.

 

[Mcrafty1]

Never heard of one, I wonder is it fast?

 

[TheBartman47]

Never heard of one, I wonder is it fast?

Not as fast as this Volvo engine swapped tractor...

 

[Duner Wi]

If i remember correctly that Volvo is Volvo powered.

 

[Richard Nixon]

I was at a private party at a ranch yesterday and the ranch owner is a fan of Porsche, owning a new car and an older model parked in his garage, and then this 1959 Porsche Diesel super.

Quite an impressive little tractor. Nebraska test #728. Nov 14-21, 1959. 37.21 max pto HP; 13.93 hp/hr/gal; 6411 lb max pull w/ballast' 2581 lb max pull w/o ballast; 3 cyl vertical air cooled engine, 150.6 cid; 3 pto shafts. one 1000 rpm shaft in front & a 540 and a 1000 rpm shaft rear; And it will go from .7 mph in 1st gear to 12.3 mph in 8th. That 2581 lb no ballast pull (test J) is impressive probably because the static unballasted weight of the tractor is 4839 lb.