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Title: Stihl Made A Tractor
Post by: Ford_man on May 14, 2019, 07:05:51 PM

I just saw a Write up in Farm Show that Stihl made a tractor. Only 2000 were built between 1949 and 1962. It was a model 381S only 6known to be in the US. It is a 2-stroke diesel.
There is a picture in the farm show paper. I don't think i'm aloud to copy the pic it maybe copyrighted.

Title: Re: Stihl Made A Tractor
Post by: Don P on May 14, 2019, 08:16:32 PM

I googled on your model number, sure enuff;
https://public.fotki.com/deanvp/tractor_shows/2018/wa/lynden-wa/foreign/stihl/ (https://public.fotki.com/deanvp/tractor_shows/2018/wa/lynden-wa/foreign/stihl/)

Title: Re: Stihl Made A Tractor
Post by: Skip on May 15, 2019, 07:53:16 AM

Antique Iron did a write up on them not long ago.

Title: Re: Stihl Made A Tractor
Post by: hedgerow on May 15, 2019, 10:10:47 AM

Ford-man
Thanks for posting I wasn't aware that Stihl made a tractor.

Title: Re: Stihl Made A Tractor
Post by: Andries on May 15, 2019, 10:50:03 AM

Add my name to the "had no idea" list, thanks ford-man.
Andreas (that guy has such a good name) seems to have designed it to be in the Ford 8N/9N size range and to be a strong pulling machine.
Diesel.
Super wide draw bar.
Look at the size of that pin hitch.

Maybe the design was for woodlot small tree harvest? Which would explain the position of pride for the chainsaw on the fender.

Title: Re: Stihl Made A Tractor
Post by: JV on May 15, 2019, 11:01:18 AM

There is a video of a diesel running. I too wasn't aware Stihl made a tractor.

Title: Re: Stihl Made A Tractor
Post by: tree-farmer on June 01, 2019, 04:08:49 PM

Saw this one at Stihl company musem in Virgina Beach.
(https://forestryforum.com/gallery/albums/userpics/15399/Stihl_Tractror_1.JPG?easyrotate_cache=1404072587)

Title: Re: Stihl Made A Tractor
Post by: garyfg on June 01, 2019, 10:24:39 PM

I saw it in Farm Show too

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