Moline diesel-something different

[1965LONEWOLF]

Just got the old girl done,57 years old , looks great, taking it to the pull this weekend

 

[1965LONEWOLF]

More moline pictures

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[ata]

Man that is NICE. Great job on the build. Good Luck with her.

 

[jgillott]

Nice work.



The guy that has the farm next to ours has a half dozen or so Moline pullers. It's amazing what those things can do on the track.

 

[TFucili]

That's a nice Minne-Mo!

 

[1965LONEWOLF]

thanks guys for all the kind words - thanks

 

[WM-300]

Very nice, a real head turner. Good luck at the pull

WM300

 

[TCDiesel]

Yep... I grew up on the M-5 and 607... . You got a real prize in my eyes. .

 

[1965LONEWOLF]

i have a 3" flame coming out hte exhaust , will that hurt anything ? there is no turbo , if i back out of the throttle a little i can make flame go away but i loose that little bit of throttle

 

[rscurtis]

How much smoke do you have with the flame? If it's a lot, it's probably over-fueled. Some fire seems to be a characteristic of Lanova engines.

 

[1965LONEWOLF]

3 inch flame , if i back off a bit it goes away but i loose the little bit of throttle, only going 250' - water temp never goes over 185

 

[Bill Stockard]

Very nice restoration! I looked at your photos and can't determine the model number. What is the model number?



Many years ago, I spent hundreds of hours during the summer on a Minne-Mo Model UB on propane plowing wheat stubble. When plowing at night, the lower 4 to 5-in of the muffler would glow red. Part of the manifold was probably glowing red too, but I couldn't see it for the hood.



I have a "little brother" to your M-M parked in my shop that still runs. It's a M-M Model BF that my father bought new in the early '50s.



Bill

 

[1965LONEWOLF]

Gtbd - made them for 2 years

850 units - kind of rare

like to find another one cheap

 

[1965LONEWOLF]

Thanks m it took a while

 

[1965LONEWOLF]

Smoke's more as it get heavier but not alike a turbo smoker tractor

i'm just trying to hide and or cover the flame.

 

[Dick Langendorff]

Absoletly beautiful!!!!!!



Great job!

 

[KIKER]

About 56 yrs ago, I was in the MM dealership with my dad, fetching parts for his tractor. I spied a new tractor on the show room floor and wanted to sit on it. Dad asked if there was any way I could start it or otherwise mess something up. They said no, it was hard to actuate the starter so they said it would be fine for me to get up and play around on it. Well, I got up there and was steering it, pulling the levers, bouncing up and down and having a good time. I spied this knob down along side the operators platform that was in just the right position for me to put my 4 year old foot on. I did and gave it a push and it started! Not only did it start, but the throttle lever was pulled down for full throttle! Talk about getting the attention of some grownups, I did! Luckily, it was in neutral and it was shut down rather quickly. I'm almost 60 and I remember that like it was yesterday. And it was a diesel, too. All we had were on butane, except for the little Massey 30 or 35 and it was gasoline. The MM we had was a U and I think it had more to the model, but can't remember. I do remember the hand clutch.

 

[Prairie Dog]

Great story KIKER ~ I can just imagine the panic of all those "grown ups"!