tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6244999628674918029.post7722309649247169514..comments2024-03-28T04:53:22.941-05:00Comments on Bayou Renaissance Man: Ever heard of a Porsche tractor?Peterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10595089829300831372noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6244999628674918029.post-78603985304222634792013-07-24T22:13:29.959-05:002013-07-24T22:13:29.959-05:00"...why isn't it plowing at a hundred mil..."...why isn't it plowing at a hundred miles an hour?"<br /><br />'Cause, while it handles great on the straightaways, and it's adequate 'round the moderate bends, those 180's at the end-of-the-furrow fence-lines just don't work...<br /><br />...also, the plowshare keeps overheating - only air-cooled, y'know.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6244999628674918029.post-4070937703202931292013-07-22T12:17:46.853-05:002013-07-22T12:17:46.853-05:00I took a picture of one of those in Switzerland in...I took a picture of one of those in Switzerland in 1989. It had a plow blade mounted on the front. I used to ask people if they had ever seen a Porsche snowplow before showing them the picture.fast richardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05947715402204312013noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6244999628674918029.post-52805327781703076692013-07-21T10:15:05.893-05:002013-07-21T10:15:05.893-05:00Remember seeing them when I was a soldier in Germa...Remember seeing them when I was a soldier in Germany mid 60's. Liked the styling; very distinct. Well Seasoned Foolhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16670165728759453075noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6244999628674918029.post-70705176555320277762013-07-21T07:33:10.937-05:002013-07-21T07:33:10.937-05:00That's an interesting one... Didn't know t...That's an interesting one... Didn't know that at all! One DOES wonder what the top speed was thought... :-)Old NFOhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16404197287935017147noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6244999628674918029.post-82755351981396305592013-07-21T05:47:46.426-05:002013-07-21T05:47:46.426-05:00Porsche was not the only tractor company in Europe...Porsche was not the only tractor company in Europe.<br /><br />We had a early 1950's Lamborghini 20hp tractor on the farm when I was growing up. My dad sold it for scrap in the late 80's when we couldn't get parts for it when it broke down. I wish I had it now.<br /><br />I can say I had a open top Lambo as a teenager... tsquaredhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02737130316088634658noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6244999628674918029.post-52816921128012627062013-07-21T05:46:51.699-05:002013-07-21T05:46:51.699-05:00Lamborghini still make tractors. I don't thin...Lamborghini still make tractors. I don't think they come in bright yellow or fluorescent green like the cars though...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6244999628674918029.post-50206277768007624052013-07-21T02:16:39.925-05:002013-07-21T02:16:39.925-05:00Wow-a mid-life crisis tractor. Cool!Wow-a mid-life crisis tractor. Cool!Murphy's Lawhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17164780742334950772noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6244999628674918029.post-35208857843549915022013-07-21T01:06:15.949-05:002013-07-21T01:06:15.949-05:00I agree with the other commenter.
According to ...I agree with the other commenter. <br /><br />According to TractorData.com, the biggest available engine was 50hp. <br /><br /><br />That would be just right for a tractor that size. 120 would be ridiculous.<br /><br />PS - I read your second novel. Very enjoyable ... deliciously old-school.Richnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6244999628674918029.post-35689933175603498922013-07-20T23:51:03.465-05:002013-07-20T23:51:03.465-05:00A 120hp two-cylinder? Methinks there has a typo th...A 120hp two-cylinder? Methinks there has a typo there.<br /><br />Al_in_OttawaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com