- #SPEEDEX TRACTOR SERIAL NUMBERS MANUAL#
- #SPEEDEX TRACTOR SERIAL NUMBERS FULL#
- #SPEEDEX TRACTOR SERIAL NUMBERS SERIES#
The tractor was available with hydraulic CategoryĠ 3-point hitch,hydraulic steer assist brakes, front head lights and a Speeds ranging from less than one mile per hour to a maximum 7.3 miles water-Ĭooled single-cylinder, 4-cycle diesel engine. announced the introduction of their Diesel. The engine slide method was reintroduced with the Model 820 which replaced the S-17 Rear fenders were squared off.Production stopped very early in the 1970's. Was changed to a more corrugated look, a dash panel was added and the Going into the early 1970's these three were given some changes,the rounded hood The S-24 was given a 2 forward and reverse transmission. Briggs/Kohler both used.īy 1970 only the S-17,S-19 and S-24 were in production. It wasn't until 1966 and after that the "S-19" was developed.(engine slide method used)with a 5 speed transmission.8 H.P. The "S-18" was the first to have a 4 speed transmission,and only used a Kohler 8 H.P.
#SPEEDEX TRACTOR SERIAL NUMBERS MANUAL#
In my 1966 manual the S-23 isn't mentioned.
The "S-24" used a 10 & 14 H.P.Briggs or Kohler engine It was sometime between 19 that the S-17,S-18, & S-24 wereįirst developed. The S14,S-17,S-23 and S-24 were all made with a two speed trans. The S-32 was developed using the new system.Īfter the introduction of the stationary engine, two tractors were then offered with an optional hand break or (Variable Drive), the S-17 and the S-24 Around 1970 The S-17,S-19,S-24 were redesigned using the stationary engine system Production of S-14, S-18, and S-23 stopped before the stationary engine system was developed in the late 1960's. The belt except the S-32, which was first built The S-23 used a 9 H.P.Only Briggs engines used.Īll of these S-Series tractors used the engine slide method to engage The S-14 was first developed with a 5 3/4 H.P.Briggs and later a 6 H.P Only Briggs used. But I do know thatĮven up till 1963 only the S-14 and S-23 were being manufactured.
#SPEEDEX TRACTOR SERIAL NUMBERS SERIES#
I don't know the exact year this series began,I believe 1959. The S-14 and S-23 are the only tractors in this line to have a latch on the hood. The popular M-23 utilized a Briggs 8 H.P. Because now that Ford stopped selling its differentials and transmissions to Speedex, Harold Pond was forced I like to refer to this series, as the MASTER PIECE of the Speedex Somewhere between 19 when Ford became a competitor and stopped selling it's components.Ĭlick on the Picture to view Catalog pages. This model had the shortest production life of any speedex tractor. It had a Ford 4 Cylinder Engine.From my information The Model FG,"FARM AND GARDEN TRACTOR".This tractor was built and designed under the SPEEDEX TRACTOR CO. Stayed the same as well as all other features until production of this In 1941 the Model B was given a Briggs 6 H.P. In 1940 the Model B still had a Briggs 5 H.P. In 1939 the Model B was introduced with all around rubber tires.At this point the engine specks were the same. Using a Ford Model A trans and a model T rear axle, with steel wheels. ZZ air cooled engine, 3 forward and reverse transmission, The "first version of the Model B", sold with a Briggs & Stratton 5 H.P. Making it the first four wheel riding garden tractor in "America". But it wasn't until a year later, in 1936 that the first Model B rolled off the assembly line. The Pond Tractor Company was founded in 1935, first making walk behind tractors. In 1997, Speedex was acquired by Trans Tech International.
#SPEEDEX TRACTOR SERIAL NUMBERS FULL#
In 1969, General Combustion, who merged with Mechtron International, boosted production to 1500 units a year and developed the "first full floating mower deck" and later developed the Model 832 which was the "first diesel powered garden tractor" in America. They also boosted production to 1000 units a year. Harold Pond developed the "first four wheel riding mower" in America which attached to the front axle. Harold Pond then changed his company name to the "SPEEDEX TRACTOR COMPANY".Īround 1948, Henry Ford became a tractor competitor and stopped selling components to Speedex CO. Elmer Pond moved to Indiana and founded the "POND WHEELHORSE COMPANY". In approximately 1946 the brothers split. Before 1948 the Model FG was developed using a Ford Model A 4-cylinder engine. During this time they also developed the Model A and C walk-behind Tractors. By 1940 it was sold with rubber tires and by 1941 it was sold with a 6HP Briggs engine. It had tiller steering, steel wheels, Briggs & Stratton Model ZZ air coooled engine, a Ford model A transmission, and Ford model T rear axle. They developed the Model B which is the first four wheel riding garden tractor in America.
In 1935 Harold and Elmer Pond founded the "POND TRACTOR COMPANY", who built Speedex tractors.
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