Something odd here?

[grandpa Love]

I believe it's an Avery.....but the gas tank looks strange? Anything else odd going on?

 

[wh]

I believe that may be a rare “frakenavery”.

 

[glennster]

looks like they modified an old propane tank

 

[JMOR]

tires backwards

 

[DoubleO7]

That has had a long life of "Farmerization".

What ever it is or was.................Maybe the Johnny Cash Special of tractors?

 

[MM-TX]

This link shows what the original 3pt probably looked like

Minneapolis Moline BF

Found this nice 1951 MM model BF tractor locally. Four cyl gasser (Hercules 1XB3SL engine), 25 hp at the drawbar. Straight sheet metal, good rubber. Wheel weights. The hydraulic ram for the 3pt hitch is visible on the frame in front of the left rear wheel. Red cylinder above the fender is a...

www.tractorbynet.com

 

[1948CaseVAI]

X2 on that being a propane tank at one time. Can't speak to the rest of it but I would bet that wa a propane tank.

 

[mschwartz]

I believe it's an Avery.....but the gas tank looks strange? Anything else odd going on?

Kinda looks like a modified Farmall hood also, Mike

 

[Alvin 41]

I believe it's an Avery.....but the gas tank looks strange? Anything else odd going on?

Hydraulic cylinder is MM.

 

[DoubleO7]

X2 on that being a propane tank at one time. Can't speak to the rest of it but I would bet that wa a propane tank.

Might be a freon tank, seems kinda short.

 

[jd56]

tire on backwards is so your able to back out when stuck

 

[flying belgian]

tires backwards

Before rwa and tracks on combines it was quite common to mount tires backwards.

I had them backwards on my combine.

 

[Fixingfarmer]

I think we have a winner

 

[used red MN]

Might be a freon tank, seems kinda short.

Could be a Freon tank, but that certainly looks like a heavy weld in pipe bung in the end you would see in a thicker wall propane tank, who knows. I know these are “for sale” pictures, but I would like to see a close up of the filler neck to the tank. It looks like a real “bubble gum” affair!