M7 Snow tractor project
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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 |
Posted By: MNLonnie
Date Posted: 19 Dec 2025 at 2:44pm
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Not sure how long its been since it was run but today I got it running. Smoked pretty good but had 60 pounds of oil pressure. Probably some stuck rings? Now the search will be on for one track tread. I would like to drive it before I tear it down to restore it just to check for anything not working like it should. ------------- 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: 19 Dec 2025 at 5:55pm
| now i see the ash tray |
Posted By: wjohn
Date Posted: 19 Dec 2025 at 9:29pm
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Neat find! And you got it running... that is great. ------------- 1939 B, 1940 B, 1941 WC, 1951 WD, 1952 CA, 1956 WD-45 |
Posted By: EPALLIS
Date Posted: 19 Dec 2025 at 9:50pm
| And it still runs?! You won the lottery and probably didn't realize it. Amazing! |
Posted By: 55allis
Date Posted: 19 Dec 2025 at 11:15pm
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That is awesome!!! I’ve seen one in my Allis book and thought it was awesome! Thought I read somewhere that it has a max speed of 35 mph? ------------- 1955 AC WD45 diesel with D262 repower, 1949 AC WD, 1963 A-C D17 series 3, several Allis garden tractors 
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Posted By: Steve in NJ
Date Posted: 20 Dec 2025 at 6:43pm
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They are pretty darn cool those things. Dale Haymaker has one of those in his collection. I was checkin' it out. If you look behind Jo Jo, its sitting there. He may be able to help you with some info as well Lon. We were at the Orange Power of the Past show.  ------------- 39'RC, 43'WC, 48'B, 49'G, 50'WF, 65 Big 10, 67'B-110, 75'716H, 2-620's, & a Motorhead wife |
Posted By: MNLonnie
Date Posted: 20 Dec 2025 at 7:53pm
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I knew Dale had one but when I looked him up I saw he hasn't been active on here for a couple years so I wasn't sure what that meant. I haven't been doing much tractor stuff either since I got into the old cars but when I saw this I figured I better buy 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: Les Kerf
Date Posted: 20 Dec 2025 at 8:10pm
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I owned the front half of one some years ago, it had been cut off just behind the two-speed gearbox which was coupled to the three-speed Jeep transmission. The four-cylinder Jeep flathead was complete but stuck. It had a large diameter generator which I believed to be a 24 Volt unit. I gave it to my brother-in-law who is into military vehicle restorations, he took it to Caldwell, Idaho to use for parts in a restoration of another unit.
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Posted By: Lynn Marshall
Date Posted: 20 Dec 2025 at 9:33pm
This is Widlunds.
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Posted By: MNLonnie
Date Posted: 21 Dec 2025 at 10:35am
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Very Nice. ------------- 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: Lynn Marshall
Date Posted: 21 Dec 2025 at 10:51am
| If you notice in the Widlund picture, there's a photo album that details the restoration of that machine. I'm sure that Charlie could help on some questions, if need be. |
Posted By: MNLonnie
Date Posted: 30 Dec 2025 at 12:36pm
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Got good news today. The guy I bought the M7 from called and said they found the tread I was missing for the tracks so now I have a complete set. I'll go get it this weekend and then I just need a picture from someone who has one and I can start rebuilding them. ------------- 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 |