[AT] Case La 1940 with 3/71 supercharged GMC engine.

[Edward Tabor]

Resending as it bounced previously.  Ed



> The Detroit setup was a factory approved conversion.  I even believe 
> Case sold the conversion kits.
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> Ed
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> DAVIESW739 at aol.com wrote:
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>> My friend who drives my tractor in the pulls  took me out to see a 
>> neat tractor today. Its a 1940 Case, LA who someone has  very nicely 
>> tucked a GMC 3/71 in where the old 4 cylinder was. It was a very  
>> nice job looks as though it always belonged there. I can't figure out 
>> why he  completely removed the brakes though, I for one would want 
>> them. All that is  left is the foot operated emergency brake. One 
>> other neat trick was to put the  throttle though the double fuel tank 
>> and out to the governor on top of the  engine. Now that takes some 
>> ingenuity.  One thing that this has now is the  advantage of 2800 RPM 
>> of the 2 cycle GMC engine that about 2 1/2 times as much  as the old 
>> 1100 RPM engine. We are thinking tractor pulls and what will happen  
>> with all that power and RPMs.
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>>
>> Walt Davies
>> Cooper Hollow  Farm
>> Monmouth, OR 97361
>> 503 623-0460 
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