does anyone know this make of tractor

does anyone know this make of tractor was created by aussie l plate

photo is from a power farming article, back in the late 70's

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Replied by q4016lanz on topic Re: does anyone know this make of tractor

Upton 14L -350 hp cummins only 1. HT-14/350 built corowa NSW $70.000 in 1978?

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Replied by RocksnRoses on topic Re: does anyone know this make of tractor

A friend of mine has this Upton and still uses it today. It is around 1978 as well, has a Cummins 290 and the rear axle is from a Terex wheel loader. The Terex axle was used because of problems with the original axle that Upton fitted.

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I know of at least one Upton owner in W.A., a bloke South of Kulin bought one in the mid-late 1970's. Not sure what happened to it, the bloke who owned it was Bert Scadding, but Bert has long since sold out and retired.
The last time I saw Bert he was on holidays in Broome, and that was at least eight or maybe ten years ago.

OzFarm is right on the money, they used General Grant tank final drives for their weight, more than their strength.

I don't know how they thought they were going to keep selling Upton tractors, using WW2 left-over components. Seemed to me, like they'd be lucky to find a dozen tanks left in operation, even back when they were building them.

Now .. the funny part is, if they'd never built a tractor, and left all the General Grant tanks intact .. the tanks would now be worth 20 times what any Upton would now be worth!

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