Robert W Greif - 7/21/2018 12:26

Willis may quite an effort in the years after World War II to sell the Jeep as an all around farm vehicle, including tractor work.

Quite a few full page ads in the major farm magazines of the era, SF, Farm Journal, Cappers Farmer, etc.

They could be equipped with a PTO and 3-point hitch.

The WW 2 military had a 60 hp engine, so maybe 50 PTO horsepower. That was more power than any row crop tractor of the time, IHC M, Deere A or G, Oliver, A-C, etc.
A few wheatland tractors had 50 on the pto, Case LA for one.

I assume that full power was at a rpm that you would not want to run 10 hours a day.

Weight was about 2500 pounds, the PTO and 3-point probably increased that a few hundred. But less than row crop tractors.
But it was 4 wheel drive, which would help a bunch. Or like adding water in the tires or cast wheel weights to a tractor, you could add weight to a Jeep.

Gearing was a 3-speed tranny and 2-speed transfer case. I wonder what kind of speeds in low range? Plowing speed of 4 mph or so? Slower for a combine, baler, corn picker, don’t know.
I wonder how the driveline would stand up to a lot of slow speed high torque pulling.

Really don't think they sold a whole lot for replacing regular tractors.