You may have seen my response to "226 In A Wyllys" where I posted pics of a 6 cylinder flathead Plymouth engine installed in a 1942 Army Jeep.  Well, the guy who did that also made an interesting vehicle out of spare Jeep parts. It was intended to be a small 4-wheel drive vehicle, a small Jeep, to go into and climb up onto places in our rugged and desolate part of the country where Jeeps couldn't go.  That was before four-wheelers, even three-wheelers--back in the 1950s and early 60s when around here, at least, you were free to go into and up onto any place you felt like going.  No one else wanted to go there and no one else cared if you wanted to go there.  This little vehicle did that very well, but it turned out to be more useful as tractor. Here are some pics of that Jeep Tractor.  

Good use of a L Head engine




Made use of a Bottom-mount Radiator


He cut each axle housing in order to use to 2 short axle shafts and centered the pumpkin on both front and rear ends




A sprocket attached to the output of the T-90 tranny drove a chain to drive a sprocket attached to the propeller shafts forward and rearward.  This little tractor did a lot of work around the community, but it also provided a lot of endorphins for the designer and builder.

Oh wow!  That is a rat rod just waiting to happen....I love it!

Thanks Carl,
 I'll be pleased to show you this little Jeep Tractor (just a block away) and many other items of interest on your next trip.

As I look at this little Jeep Tractor I can't help but wonder about the horsepower to weight ratio.  I remember during my 3A restoration project I drove it around as a rolling chassis, as I see many of you have, without a tub, fenders, grill, or windshield.  The missing weight made a noticeable difference.