View From The Porch: 1962 Ford 801 Powermaster 4x4 tractor

Monday, August 04, 2014

1962 Ford 801 Powermaster 4x4 tractor

This one looks like it could drive up a tree in low gear...

It's still got that cool streamlined styling, from before everybody decided that straight lines were the Wave of the Future...

...and dig the neat badge!

13 comments:

og said...: The four wheel drive makes it a formidable beast. I think that was an Elenco conversion, which was done so nicely it looked like the original equipment. I wish I could get down there for one of those, our local shows suck ass.; 11:26 AM, August 04, 2014
Keads said...: That is a neat badge!; 11:29 AM, August 04, 2014
Chris said...: I wants it, Precious.; 11:32 AM, August 04, 2014
Farm.Dad said...: I had never seen one with 4wd.; 12:24 PM, August 04, 2014
Robert Fowler said...: That badge is cool, but the golden jubilee badge is better. We had a 53 NAA, nice little tractor.

https://www.google.com/search?q=ford+golden+jubilee+badge&espv=2&tbm=isch&imgil=VvInRJkfJq_PBM%253A%253B2AUblox51Qab7M%253Bhttp%25253A%25252F%25252Fwww.tractordata.com%25252Ffarm-tractors%25252F000%25252F2%25252F1%25252F219-ford-naa-photos.html&source=iu&usg=__zaDtV7p87YLwUXzvaoDO-rjUnIo%3D&sa=X&ei=h7PfU5r1KpOzyASFuYCQDw&ved=0CDgQ9QEwAg&biw=1137&bih=527&dpr=0.9#facrc=_&imgdii=_&imgrc=VvInRJkfJq_PBM%253A%3B2AUblox51Qab7M%3Bhttp%253A%252F%252Fwww.tractordata.com%252Fphotos%252FF000%252F219%252F219-td4-b02.jpg%3Bhttp%253A%252F%252Fwww.tractordata.com%252Ffarm-tractors%252F000%252F2%252F1%252F219-ford-naa-photos.html%3B960%3B720; 12:26 PM, August 04, 2014
Steve C said...: Tam,
With your love of tractors, you're going to have to go the the Rush County Tractor Show next year. http://www.pioneerengineers.com/

You'd get to see 50 or so of the old steam traction engines chuffing around and working. The even have them plowing. Plus hundreds of "Newer" tractors.; 12:28 PM, August 04, 2014
Anonymous said...: Because coefficient of drag in the air is a critically important factor in the efficiency of tractors.

I think that's the only four wheel drive I've seen than was designed for two different wheel circumferences. Cool. -- Lyle; 3:21 PM, August 04, 2014
LCB said...: I love it when you post pics of old tractors. They don't have old tractors anymore at our local county fair...and I haven't been to the Ohio State fair in years. Maybe I should go this year...; 3:31 PM, August 04, 2014
LCB said...: OK...next year. The Ohio State fair ended yesterday.; 4:09 PM, August 04, 2014
Paul said...: tam, you need to hit the old thresher reunion in Washington Iowa. They have more tractors there than I have ever seen in one place.

I think Og is right as I don't think they made a 4x4 tractor back then. Or at least not a scaled down version.

White made one in the 60-70 range but it was a huge thing used in Kansas.

Still, good looking tractor.; 4:16 PM, August 04, 2014
Tam said...: Og,

Thanks! :)

Og's info led me to this:

http://antiquetractorsforum.com/showthread.php/654-Ford-801-Powermaster-4x4-I-think-Im-in-love!; 4:21 PM, August 04, 2014
og said...: Hah! Cool. One of the commenters in that thread mentions a Funk. here's a Funk conversion with a Zephyr v12 engine.

http://youtu.be/0xOb_s1lQ78

Now put the 4wd under THAT hawg and you have an amazing machine. probably snap the axles though.; 5:04 PM, August 04, 2014
Fred said...: That era of Ford tractors are some of my favorite looking ones. It doesn't hurt that Grandpa's still got one in great shape and still does work.; 12:12 AM, August 05, 2014