Spied: The Porsche Tractor

By Marty Padgett July 3rd, 2008

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Andreas sends us spy shots of cars and trucks, but this time he's uncovered a very special lawn tractor that probably doesn't have a place in the Porsche museum--though it wears the livery of Porsche's iconic 911.

The crazy lawn tractor here started life as a Partner machine, with 14.5 horsepower and a hydrostatic transmission. A buddy of our spy shooter took the tractor apart completely, and then got obsessed. Every nut and bolt was painted yellow; a new stainless-steel exhaust was fabricated; and a rev counter made from an old 911 oil filter was installed, along with a fire extinguisher.

After putting it all back together, the proud Porschephile shot it all with classic Grand-Prix Weiss (white) with Indischrot (red) details and wheels. Undoubtedly, it's more fun to work in the garden than on a track--but who knows? Maybe we'll see this one in the U.S. Lawnmower Championships one day.

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3 Responses to “Spied: The Porsche Tractor”

It might not be quite the engineering perfection that is Porsche 911 but he’s done a very fine job on it!

While this one may not be a true Porsche tractor, believe it or not, you will see other tractors in the Porsche museum. Porsche manufactured a number of different diesel tractors over quite a few decades. While out of manufacture now, they are quite collectible and there is even an ownership club and registry.

The key is on the wrong side!