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It's Orange - What is It ?
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    Posted: 30 Nov 2022 at 9:46am
Can anyone identify this machine ?

For the last thirty or more years, I see this same tractor at any tractor show I go to.

This particular photo was taken at Appalachian Harvest Festival at Renfro Valley, Kentucky, on 07-October-2017.

 
I think it has a Wisconsin engine.

I thought this would be an easy identification; but, when I think I am getting close, I am not even in the ballpark.
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looks like an older version of the ECONOMY..... I had a couple POWER KINGS years ago.




Edited by steve(ill) - 30 Nov 2022 at 10:00am
Like them all, but love the "B"s.
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Like them all, but love the "B"s.
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Originally posted by steve(ill) steve(ill) wrote:


Thank You ! I believe you've hit the nail right square on the head !

Either the tractordata guy or some Economy owners have their wires crossed up.

In this example, the tractor has a sign stating it is a 1953 model; while, his information says the first year available is 1968.

In this example, the tractor you pictured says 1961 model; whereas, tractordata says 1964/1965 is first available, depending on whether it is 10hp or 12hp.

I wonder who is right.
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i think the shape of the HOOD in the front, and the motor size, both changed over time... ECONOMY was the company... Jim Dandy, Power King, and others were the MODELS.
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some additional info........
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They started out as 'Economy'... manufactured by an engineering firm in Waukesha in like '46 or so.  They changed the name to Economy - Power King sometime after.

The early ones' bodywork was basically just a reshaped cooling shroud over the engine, later they extended the shroud back towards the fuel tank, eventually they went to a hood-over-engine design.

The components were pretty darned close to off-the-shelf surplus-type driveline and steering gear stuff, but they weren't weak by any means!
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