[AT] Engine swaps

[Don Bowen]

>      I read about an implant of a GM V-6 truck engine into a John Deere R.
> The front part of the damaged engine was removed and a block off plate
> attached to the front of the crankcase to retain the oil. The V-6 was
> mounted crosswise and drove the tractor through the original now empty
> crankshaft from a multiple Vee belt drive from the engine to the Deere
> flywheel. The regular hand clutch was used unchanged.

What we thought about was to remove the heads on the John Deere then run a
shaft from the engine to a bevel gear on a shaft that replaces the JD crank
shaft.  Some sort of plate would carry the short shaft bearings and mount
the IHC engine to the JD block

The idea was to use the engine and front end from something like a Farmall B
or C.  Final touch suggested by a friend would be to paint it something like
Oliver green.  Then we would claim it was a one off pre production model
that was an attempt to improve the line with the competitors best ideas.

Let the screaming begin.

Don Bowen  KI6DIU
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