Nichols & Shepard 20-42

[Craig A]

I REALLY don't want to monopolize this forum but SOMEONE has to populate this thing..
Anyway, I know there is a lousy pic posted way down the list and Harry can remove that now as I am copying that text and expanding on it here:
I am especially happy to be posting THIS pic. Everyone has a dream "want one but never gonna own one, don't even THINK about it" tractor or engine. THIS IS/was my dream tractor, a Nichols & Shepard 20-42 which has a headless engine. It is a smaller version of the 35-70. I have confirmed there are only 4 of these in existance. What prompted me to update this post is a story I remembered:
John Schroeder of Waupaca, WI, told me he remembered a fellow who had a Nichols & Shepard tractor he used on a threshing circuit. At one stop they were barn threshing and the owner was backing into the belt on the mow incline. NOW....these tractors have one serious design flaw and that lies in the clutch shoes: when the clutch is engaged it wants to STAY engaged. You REALLY have to REEF on the clutch lever to get it disengaged. The REST of the story is he got backed into the belt alright but couldn't disengage the clutch and yanked the separator right out of the barn!!! I have a piece of N&S lit with a testimonial dated September 25, 1921, by E. T. Mather of WAUPACA, WI. who owned a 25-50 N&S. I wonder if he was the guy with the bad experience??

[Paul Spence]

Craig: I don't mind one little bit. Keeps me occupied while on "BREAK" on 3rd. shift, on O.T.

[Craig A]

3rd. shift on O.T.
So THAT'S where that Ebay money is coming from............
When are we gonna start on that 20hp International????

[Don Selmer]

Craig, Keep posting pictures of TRACTORS !!!!!! Many of us will never own such NICE PCS. But we sure enjoy looking at them. Many thanks to Harry, Wayne and you for putting this site together.

[smtwins]

Craig keep the picts coming! I am thrilled to have a true heavy-weight site to to enjoy. Thanks Harry for all your work.

[Craig A]

Originally Posted by smtwins

Craig keep the picts coming! I am thrilled to have a true heavy-weight site to to enjoy. Thanks Harry for all your work.

Thanks guys! I too am happy Harry created this forum for the really OLD stuff. There is NO OTHER PLACE ON THE INTERNET like THIS. At the rate I'm going I'm going to run out of actual photos I have taken.....or the quality is going to decrease.....and by that I mean the clean. open shots will degrade to "the best I could under the circumstances" ( I guess there have ALREADY been some of those!!!) but I have more!