oldefar Posted February 3, 2006 Share Posted February 3, 2006 Hello out there!Has anyone heard about the HOBART airport tractor? A fellow WPC Club member here in Norway, a good friend of mine, owns a 1953 HOBART airport tractor which originally came with a Chrysler HEMI V8 industrial engine in it. We belive it is a 331 CID. We are seeking any kind of information on it, as well as litrature like Shop Manual, Parts Manual, Sales Broshures and even parts. CAN ANYONE PLEASE HELP? It would be very much appreciated. We intend to make an article on it in the WPC NEWS if we can gather enough info. Please e-mail to: theadventurerof_47@hotmail.com THANK YOU! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
West Peterson Posted February 3, 2006 Share Posted February 3, 2006 There's a company in the Dayton, Ohio area, Troy, I think, that is called Hobart and they make industrial equipment. I wonder if they had anyathing to do with it??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldefar Posted February 5, 2006 Author Share Posted February 5, 2006 Thanks a lot West. Would you be able to dig up an address ? Regular or e-mail. Hard to do from this side of the Atlantic ocean. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hornwrecker Posted February 5, 2006 Share Posted February 5, 2006 They still make them. A quick google search turned up this link Hobart Ground Power Search for hobart+tractor+aircraft turned up 37,200 hits. Having the model number should help narrow it down a bit.I'm not sure if this is the same company who makes welders and industrial mixers, but you could try looking for that. They may have also made these for various air forces so some military equipment sites may have some info.Hope that helps you start finding info. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aanderson44 Posted February 5, 2006 Share Posted February 5, 2006 Even more intriguing were the ground auxilliary power units built by Kurtis-Kraft (famed for their Indianapolis Roadsters in the 50's) for the North American F-100 Super Sabres. Those were powered by Nailhead Buick V8's, and equipped, I believe, with Dynaflow transmissions.Art Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldefar Posted February 6, 2006 Author Share Posted February 6, 2006 This is really GOOD ! This is how these sites should work, help across the borders, across the Atlantic and around the world ! THANK YOU VERY MUCH Hornwrecker. Anything I can do in return at this end, just let me know. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hornwrecker Posted February 7, 2006 Share Posted February 7, 2006 No problem <span style="font-weight: bold">oldefar</span>, I'm intrigued by a restoring any oddball piece of machinery. If you can find the model number of it, we can narrow the search some more. Photos?Now if you could find one of the old hemi-powered air raid sirens to go with it. Somewhere on the internet there is a website that shows the restoration of one, and I think there is an audio file of it too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hornwrecker Posted February 7, 2006 Share Posted February 7, 2006 I found this 1943 Chrysler ad featuring an aircraft tow tractor, maybe it's in a Hobart. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldefar Posted February 8, 2006 Author Share Posted February 8, 2006 This was fun to see Hornwrecker. I haven't yet seen my friend's airport tracktor, but from his description this may be something like it. Yes, me too, I like all kinds of old machinery. I was only 12 years old in 1959 when I got this old stationary motor going, sitting in an old barn of some people I spendt my school summer vacation with in Sweden. The motor had been sitting there for years, because they couldn't get it started. I almost put fire to the old barn, but I was forgiven because now they could use the motor again. Thank You. Einar.What about some more fun storys folks ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Albert Posted February 8, 2006 Share Posted February 8, 2006 There is nothing like the high when you can breath life back into something that old and get to hear an old engine running again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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