Ya know to hell with wanting to see that big roy, i decided I wanna drive it!

 

You may have to buy it to drive it Sheldon. You know want one anyways!

 

Haha yeah, although I dont think Sandi would like that idea too much!

 

Surprise her...................

 

Haha The real surprise would be for you, when I come knocking on your door begging for a place to sleep after I brought something that huge and expensive home!!

 

No problem with all you endless talents I`d put you up a nice room..................










and put your to work.........
And heck, I`ve even got a dandy place to park your new ''Big Roy''.
Now how could you ever say no to an offer like that!

 

seen the pictures of their tractors in a farm invention book that was out quite a few years ago, i believe it was called farm show magasine.

 

I used to get the Farm Show magazine but I haven`t for a year or so now.

 

I dont think ive seen that magazine ever, but sounds like there is some cool stuff in there.

 

There some neat stuff in there but there also lots of backyard mechanics like converting combines into light duty loader work, using combines for mounting
large grain augers-10'' by 50 ft sort of thing. As well as converting old school buses for hauling round bales, making odd ball wood splitters, re powering old pick ups with funky diesel engines, etc.
Sort of neat but not that interesting after awhile plus I think it only comes out every two months or so, that`s too far apart between issuses.

 

We get that paper at the farm, it gives the odd good idea

 

I actually like checking out some of the creations that some guys can come up with. After awhile i can see how the same ol thing can get boring though.

 

Just read the book about the two men that started and ran Versatile so successfully. Great book, written by the grandson of Peter Pakosh. Got the book from the library. Detailed account of how they started, products they designed...the big 8 wheel drive tractor...Big Roy, named after one of the co-founders...Roy Robinson.

 

Glen Tall Trenching, a company that plows in rural gas lines has a large US army 4 wheel drive tractor, it seems huge and pretty much takes the place of a track Caterpillar.
Our water line was plowed using 3 and at times 4 large Caterpillars hooked together.

 

According to the book...Big Roy is 26 tons...600 hp, 19 liter Cummins diesel...2100 liter fuel tank...8 wheel drive is on display at the Manitoba Agricultural Museum in Austin, Mb.

The book was published in 2003...so I'm not sure if Big Roy is still there, have to check .