Linn Tractor
This website is dedicated to Linn tractors
Linn TractorsHere's the link to the chevy powered Linn belonging to the King of the Obsolete.
http://www.bangshift.com/blog/Fun-Video-Playing-in-the-Snow-with-an-Old-Linn-Half-Track-a-BangShifty-Toy-We-Need.html Ferrology listed this website as a source for info on Linn coaches and equipment in a new discussion page.
http://www.coachbuilt.com/bui/l/linn_trailer/linn_trailer.htmHere is the image referred to in the Linn discussion forum, sent to us by an enthusiast in Australia.
This is a close up of some of the C-5 info and history.
I was told this is a Linn trailer from the Kemp sale. # 53 has it home by now!
Sorry if I misled you. This is a trailer typical of what a Linn tractor would have pulled when being used
as a prime mover.The name plate on the trailer could not be read without some cleaning
nd a magnifying glass. When I get it home I will read the tag and post it here.
PLOWMAN
This is an old video clip from some home movies about plowing with Linn tractors.
Some photos from the museum at Hoquiam, WA
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On a recent trip thru New England we stopped at the Kemp Truck Museum. The collection includes two Linns- a track machine and also a van type vehicle.
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Linn Tractor model numbers EXAMPLE-----6H-33-DUR
(as I understand it)
The first number in a Linn tractor model number is the number of cylinders.
4 = 4 cylinder
6 = 6 cylinder
The following letter designates engine make.
H = Hercules
W = Waukesha
C = Cummins
The two numbers in the middle are the year of manufacture. This may not always coincide with the model year of the tractor. Similar to buying a 2009 pick up truck in September of 2008.
The above example was built in 1933.
The letters at the end designate the type of tractor and other features.
D = Dump body
P = Platform body
B = Ballast box
E = Log bunks
U = Underbody hydraulic hoist for dump
F = 3 way dump body (also could mean farm tractor for a few early models)
R = Reversing transmission
S = Factory rebuilt tractor
The Example above is a 6 cyl. Hercules powered 1933 with a dump body that has a underbody hoist and reversing transmission.
PLOWMAN
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Linn tractors used in tandem to push through drifts in upstate new York.
As a tandem operation they could bust through any snowdrift.
This is a promotional photo for Champion snowplow in 1920.
Photo taken near Oneonta N.Y.
PLOWMAN
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Daryl Gushee`s Linn #2500 at the ATHS Syracuse show.
Linn # 2500. Daryl showing the wingman`s cab
Linn #2500 Lots of spectators
1934 Linn Tractor
12' Linn-Frink V-plow with Double 16' wings
Owned and Restored by Daryl Gushee, New Gloucester, Maine
Photo taken at the Syracuse, N.Y. ATHS show
Original owner: Town of Auburn, Maine
Frink rated their wings by the longest dimension, the diagonal from leading point to the tip. The wings on this Linn are 16', as advertised, by that measurement. Ferrology and I confirmed this. Bshoesey
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Linn Tractor plowing before the use of hydraulic plows began, as witnessed by the chain lift mechanisms.
There are currently around 115 Linn tractors that still survive. I have seen most of them. Some of the ones I have seen I took pictures of and will post them here to share.
Others I have seen only pictures and may post them also.
It is difficult to get good pictures of every Linn tractor you see because of the storage facility or sometimes the lack of a storage facility. The first thing you need is permission to see the Linn and that`s not always easy to get.
PLOWMAN
This is a very complete 6 cylinder Linn that is safe in a shed.
This is a 6 cylinder Linn in need of some cab repair.
Currently waiting it`s time in a shed.
This is a 6 cylinder, underbody hoist type, dump Linn that is in captivety.
Sitting outside and pretty complete except for the cab.
Time and weather is taking it`s toll on this 6 cylinder outdoor Linn.
Getting down to the bare bones with this old Linn.
No more cab left on this Linn but still worth keeping a little sheet metal over it.
A very well restored Linn tractor with an under body hoist dump.
Another very well restored Linn tractor.
As I said it`s not always easy to take a good photo.
This is one of the earliest Linns that has survived. It`s a 1924.
This Linn is still in the wild and probably there for a while longer.
Some Linn owners don`t take as good care as others.
This one happens to be the same model and year as my 1934 snowplow Linn.
This Linn sports the wrong radiator and a Hystaway hoe.
The hoe was obviously added later in the Linn`s career.
Another view from the back of the Linn / Hystaway combo.
That`s a early F model Walter with plow gear on front in the background.
Linn tractor with 6 cylinder and under body dump hoist.
Sitting beside a Bay City swing shovel.
This Linn was stripped for parts to rebuild another Linn.
Not all surviving Linn tractors will be restored.
Some will have to become donors for others to be restored.
Here is a nice candidate for restoration. This Linn is in great shape and stored inside.
This is a steel cab Linn with a 3 way dump box.
Stored in a lean too.
This Linn has deteriorated a lot over the years it has been sitting outside.
I have been trying to give it a better home but the current owner is happy with it right there.
Here`s a beauty!
Linn tractor with a Huge V-Plow and double wings.
It doesn`t get any better than this.
Linn trailer
Built in Oneonta N.Y.
This is a beautiful Late model Snowplow Linn.
Most are missing doors and hood panels, this one is very complete.
It`s very unfortunate this Linn is sitting outside.
There are actually 2 Linn tractors in this photo.
One is obvious, you can see the dash, steering column, shift levers, and the dump hoist.
If you look over the dash you can see a green body. That is a Linn, look close you can see the cab to the right of the green body.
Here is another Snowplow Linn.
In need of restoration but very complete and stored inside.
More pictures to come!
Plowman