Arnold Palmer's Tractor?
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Topic: Arnold Palmer's Tractor?
Posted By: Unit3
Subject: Arnold Palmer's Tractor?
Date Posted: 11 Sep 2011 at 5:46pm
| Ebay has a toy tractor that is a SE tractor of the one golf pro Arnold Palmer sat on in the TV oil ads. Ebay has it listed as an Allis Chalmers? Have you seen it? What is it? |
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Posted By: Dave in il
Date Posted: 11 Sep 2011 at 6:08pm
| I thought that was a tractor conversion on a Ford car. |
Posted By: Russ SCPA
Date Posted: 11 Sep 2011 at 6:16pm
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I think it is a TORO golf course mower unit.
Golf course I worked for had one.
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Posted By: Bob-Maine
Date Posted: 11 Sep 2011 at 6:31pm
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I think Russ got it right.
Bob@allisdowneast ------------- I used to think I was indecisive, but now I'm not sure. |
Posted By: MBwcIll
Date Posted: 11 Sep 2011 at 7:46pm
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He did a commercial for either TORO or motor oil on TV a few years back. It looked more like a jeep/car than a tractor in the commercial. |
Posted By: Chalmersbob
Date Posted: 11 Sep 2011 at 10:22pm
| I think his tractor ia a Worthington. It was made in Stroudsburg, Pa. and they used mostly Ford model T or A running gear. I think there were some Plymouth and Dodge running gear used also. They were built as a golf course tractor to pull gang mowers. Bob |
Posted By: CTuckerNWIL
Date Posted: 11 Sep 2011 at 10:32pm
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Mr. Palmer only had one Toro tractor. Mr. Palmer’s tractor was a 1947 Series 3 Toro General. ------------- http://www.ae-ta.com" rel="nofollow - http://www.ae-ta.com Lena 1935 WC12xxx, Willie 1951 CA6xx Dad bought new, 1954WD45 PS, 1960 D17 NF |
Posted By: Redpower1456
Date Posted: 12 Sep 2011 at 12:11am
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Posted By: Redpower1456
Date Posted: 12 Sep 2011 at 12:14am
| Pictured above, Arnold Palmer's tractor is a Fordson. It used to belong to his Dad, and it has been restored. Notice the special golf course wheels. |
Posted By: CTuckerNWIL
Date Posted: 12 Sep 2011 at 5:15am
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Redpower, That is not the tractor that was used in the commercial. The one in the commercial was a Toro which had a Ford 9N motor I believe. Read about the tractor here at the bottom half of the page: http://www.latrobecountryclub.com/uniquefeatures.aspx - http://www.latrobecountryclub.com/uniquefeatures.aspx ------------- http://www.ae-ta.com" rel="nofollow - http://www.ae-ta.com Lena 1935 WC12xxx, Willie 1951 CA6xx Dad bought new, 1954WD45 PS, 1960 D17 NF |
Posted By: Redpower1456
Date Posted: 12 Sep 2011 at 5:40am
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Interesting. Thanks CTucker'. So then where does that leave us regarding the eBay deal? The eBay deal must be some sort of scam?, or the seller is just full of crap? Unit3, can you give us a link to this eBay deal? |
Posted By: CTuckerNWIL
Date Posted: 12 Sep 2011 at 6:03am
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The ebay seller just doesn't know the difference. http://www.ebay.com/itm/Arnold-Palmer-Golf-Tractor-Allis-Chalmers-Special-Ed-/330613162461?pt=Diecast_Vehicles&hash=item4cfa1481dd - http://www.ebay.com/itm/Arnold-Palmer-Golf-Tractor-Allis-Chalmers-Special-Ed-/330613162461?pt=Diecast_Vehicles&hash=item4cfa1481dd ------------- http://www.ae-ta.com" rel="nofollow - http://www.ae-ta.com Lena 1935 WC12xxx, Willie 1951 CA6xx Dad bought new, 1954WD45 PS, 1960 D17 NF |
Posted By: Dan (SE MI)
Date Posted: 12 Sep 2011 at 10:36am
| We have one of those around here somewhere. Still in the box. I think we got it as part of a promotion for buying some Penzoil products back in the 1990's. Not sure what it is. Pretty sure it isn't an Allis. |