[AT] What's the "rarest" tractor you own?

[fayguyma at execpc.com]

They had Shay locomotives that ran on wood rails as well.

>
My great-grandfather and grandfather had a steam powered sawmill from the

> late 1800's until the depression. 
> 
> In the
20's they bought a Fordson locomotive from the Skagit company in 
> Washington to haul logs to the sawmill from the woods. They had
about 2 
> miles of wood track going up into the woods. When I was
a kid you could 
> still find some parts of the wood track, but I
think all traces of it are 
> pretty much gone now. 
> 
> Skagit converted the Fordson into a 4 wheel drive unit that had
large 
> castiron flanged wheels with rubber tread for running on
wood timber 
> rails. 
>From what I understand, Skagit only
made a couple engines like 
> this. The ones you often see in old
tractor books about logging show a 
> Fordson with concave wheels
for running on logs. 
> 
> Imagine a regular train track,
but replace the steel rails with 6x6 wood 
> rails. 
> 
> I'll try to load a picture or two on my webserver tonight. 
> 
> George 
> 
> -----Original Message-----

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[mailto:at-bounces at lists.antique-tractor.com] On Behalf Of Lew Best 
> Sent: Wednesday, April 21, 2010 3:26 PM 
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> Subject: Re: [AT] What's the
"rarest" tractor you own? 
> 
> I never realized
there were any wood rails? When/where were they used? I 
> thought
they were iron from the beginning? 
> 
> Lew near Waco, TX

> website HTTP://lewslittlefarm.com 
> 
> 
> -----Original Message----- 
> <<snip>> Man, if
we could come up with a Fordson with the wood rail 
> wheels, 
> we'd probably cut down some trees and run it in the woods on our

> grounds! 
> 
>> <<snip>> 
>> 
>> I have one Fordson 
> with flanged
wheels for running on wood train tracks. 
>> 
> 
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