Pic Of a Silver King
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Topic: Pic Of a Silver King
Posted By: PlayGun
Subject: Pic Of a Silver King
Date Posted: 06 Aug 2012 at 2:55pm
Came across this tractor while looking through photos and thought it was a really good looking tractor. You guys know anything about it? ------------- Hopefully Future AC Man! Ride With Jesus my friends! Lonas |
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Posted By: AllisChalmers37
Date Posted: 06 Aug 2012 at 3:00pm
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I know that before they were called Silver King they were called Plymouth. But they got into a legal battle with the auto maker and lost thus the name change. That is all I know about them. They are really rare and I have never seen one in person. VIA tractorhouse... The Silver King tractor brand was created when
manufacturer Fate-Root-Heath found itself in a battle with Chrysler over the
Plymouth brand name. Fate won the fight, having built Plymouth-brand vehicles
long before Chrysler, but sold the name to the automaker. Taking a cue from the
silver paint on the tractors, the Silver King brand was born. Silver King
tractors could be considered utility/industrial tractors ahead of their time,
and were popular with factories. The Silver King tractor line was sold to
Mountain State Fabricating in 1954 as parent company Fate-Root-Heath sought to
focus on their locomotive business. Mountain State had only a brief production
run before closing and the Silver King line ended.
------------- 1937 WC, 1950 CA, 1959 D14, 1967 190XT, 2006 Ram 3500 |
Posted By: jjwo
Date Posted: 06 Aug 2012 at 3:25pm
| Built in Plymouth, Ohio, not too far from Lima. I worked with a guy as a teen the dealer used to haul them there and they drove them back to the dealership. Had a fast road gear and there were a few of them around here. The factory has a construction company in it now and I've delivered trucks to them. A lot of history there. |
Posted By: Nate (OH)
Date Posted: 06 Aug 2012 at 3:32pm
| Built about 15 miles from where I live. See them all over around here. |
Posted By: PlayGun
Date Posted: 06 Aug 2012 at 3:38pm
Aside from an AC  that is a beautiful tractor, I think it's the silver paint and the single front wheel, looks fast just sitting still.------------- Hopefully Future AC Man! Ride With Jesus my friends! Lonas |
Posted By: DiyDave
Date Posted: 06 Aug 2012 at 6:34pm
| Some had road gears that were insane High, if I remember right, above 25 MPH! |
Posted By: ACMAN
Date Posted: 06 Aug 2012 at 6:40pm
| Went to the K G show just south of NEW Harmony,IN last weekend there was one there beautifully restored and looked sharp! Bill |
Posted By: Tracy Martin TN
Date Posted: 06 Aug 2012 at 6:44pm
| A guy here in town is a big Silver King collector plus his AC's. Has a wide front industrial that is pretty cool. Tracy Martin |
Posted By: Butch(OH)
Date Posted: 06 Aug 2012 at 8:33pm
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The design engineer Luke Biggs was a great uncle of my wife |
Posted By: AaronH
Date Posted: 06 Aug 2012 at 9:31pm
| Friend of mine has one in the back of his shed... keeping company with a bunch of "put-putts" lol |
Posted By: steelwheelAcjim
Date Posted: 06 Aug 2012 at 9:37pm
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That's a model 42. It is a later version built with a Continental engine, as opposed to the early ones built with a Hercules. It is still capable of reaching speeds of 30MPH. ------------- Pre-WW2 A-C tractors on steel wheels...because I'm too cheap to buy tires! |
Posted By: CTuckerNWIL
Date Posted: 06 Aug 2012 at 9:50pm
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Some reading on the subject. http://www.silverkingtractors.com/Articles/History1.htm" rel="nofollow - http://www.silverkingtractors.com/Articles/History1.htm ------------- 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: PlayGun
Date Posted: 06 Aug 2012 at 10:19pm
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Guys the more I look at it the more I think it's the most beautiful tractor I have seen, but I love silver, so that's probably getting me. ------------- Hopefully Future AC Man! Ride With Jesus my friends! Lonas |
Posted By: PlayGun
Date Posted: 06 Aug 2012 at 10:21pm
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Wonder how safe that felt driving 30 mph,lol. I can remember driving 30mph on my big red and it was safe until you decided to turn hard, or hit the brakes while turning,lol. ------------- Hopefully Future AC Man! Ride With Jesus my friends! Lonas |
Posted By: Steve in NJ
Date Posted: 07 Aug 2012 at 6:15am
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I just rebuilt a carburetor for one of our customers lately for a Silver King. If I remember correctly, the guy near me that sells Tractor parts had an early Silver King inside that had the Plymouth name down the front of it. Glenn in PA, or Alan NJ might remember that Tractor inside Harold's garage. I think he sold it a couple years ago....
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