M7 Snow tractor project
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Printed Date: 18 Dec 2025 at 11:08pm
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Topic: M7 Snow tractor project
Posted By: MNLonnie
Subject: M7 Snow tractor project
Date Posted: 17 Dec 2025 at 3:22pm
Picked up a new project today. Not sure if the picture will work or not? Anybody know how many pads make up a full track? I'm guessing some are missing. ------------- Waukesha B, B, IB, G, styled WF, D17, 615 backhoe, M7, 2-Oliver OC3's, 5 Ford Model T's, 3 Model A Fords, 34 Ford coupe, 57 T-Bird |
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Posted By: jvin248
Date Posted: 17 Dec 2025 at 8:16pm
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. That looks like one of the South Pole transport machines. . |
Posted By: EPALLIS
Date Posted: 17 Dec 2025 at 9:34pm
| Wow! You found a gem there. Just take good care of her please! Appreciate the pic. |
Posted By: darrel in ND
Date Posted: 18 Dec 2025 at 6:28am
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Very rare gem there. Lucky find! Darrel |
Posted By: Hubert (Ga)engine7
Date Posted: 18 Dec 2025 at 6:50am
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That is a great find! Get it up and running then have lots of fun playing in the snow. ------------- Just an old country boy saved by the grace of God. |
Posted By: HudCo
Date Posted: 18 Dec 2025 at 10:55am
| show us some more pictures under the hood and in the cab tell us more about it |
Posted By: Pointer Hollow Farm
Date Posted: 18 Dec 2025 at 12:09pm
| Awesome find! I am guessing they also had skis on the front too. I think I saw a picture of one of these in my Allis Chalmers Book. |
Posted By: jiminnd
Date Posted: 18 Dec 2025 at 12:14pm
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I believe Charlie Widlund has one, he could be a source for info. ------------- 1945 C, 1949 WF and WD, 1981 185, 1982 8030, unknown D14(nonrunner) |
Posted By: MNLonnie
Date Posted: 18 Dec 2025 at 1:49pm
     There were 291 of these built in 1944 for the military. The motor, tranny and rearend are from a WWII jeep so that the military had parts on hand for them. The grill is a B grill widened about 10". It's chain drive from the rearend to the track drive sprocket. These skis are steel but the originals were wood. Has individual rear brakes with both hand and foot throttle. This one was used by a power company for years and then possibly a hunting rig since it has gun racks inside right now. Not sure at what point the cab was built for it and I have to decide whether to keep that or remove it. ------------- Waukesha B, B, IB, G, styled WF, D17, 615 backhoe, M7, 2-Oliver OC3's, 5 Ford Model T's, 3 Model A Fords, 34 Ford coupe, 57 T-Bird |
Posted By: HudCo
Date Posted: 18 Dec 2025 at 5:50pm
| i would say that the cab has to stay , is that a small pocket transitor radio hanging on the dash |
Posted By: Tom59
Date Posted: 18 Dec 2025 at 7:22pm
| No help on the tracks, but that a cool tractor. |
Posted By: Gatz in NE
Date Posted: 18 Dec 2025 at 7:34pm
Heartland Museum of Military Vehicles in Lexington, NE has one… I contacted them and inquired about the number of treads per track they replied;  |
Posted By: TramwayGuy
Date Posted: 18 Dec 2025 at 7:45pm
| ….and 4 lug bolts on the left front wheel..! |
Posted By: MNLonnie
Date Posted: 18 Dec 2025 at 9:27pm
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Thanks for the reply on track tread count. That means I am only missing one tread. ------------- Waukesha B, B, IB, G, styled WF, D17, 615 backhoe, M7, 2-Oliver OC3's, 5 Ford Model T's, 3 Model A Fords, 34 Ford coupe, 57 T-Bird |
Posted By: Mikez
Date Posted: 18 Dec 2025 at 10:06pm
| That a cool find |
Posted By: MNLonnie
Date Posted: 18 Dec 2025 at 10:33pm
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That thing on the dash is actually an ash tray that someone added. ------------- Waukesha B, B, IB, G, styled WF, D17, 615 backhoe, M7, 2-Oliver OC3's, 5 Ford Model T's, 3 Model A Fords, 34 Ford coupe, 57 T-Bird |