The Story Of A Parts Tractor That Wasn't

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February/March 1992
Buddy Woodson 
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The two best things about the MTA was its low serial number of 525433 (13th one made) and its price, free for the taking.

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Now for the KTA. I have found that when restoring a tractor the best thing to have on hand is another parts tractor! It was time for Wesley Slaughbaugh's annual Thanksgiving weekend sale and he had a KTA advertised which has the same engine and transmission as a MTA. I thought if I could buy the KTA I would have the parts I needed to restore the MTA.

The KTA was also missing a few parts but the engine was free. I purchased the tractor and headed back to Tennessee. The next morning the KTA started looking better to me. I always did hate to part one out! The engine had a high compression head and with a little oil to lubricate the cylinders, it had good compression on all four. Within a week, I had it running and run it did. It didn't look like much with four rotten tires and no hood, but what an engine it had. It stayed in the shop all winter as I did the body work and made the hood.

Many thanks to Roger Mohr and Dan Shima who helped me with the paint and decal suppliers. The MM Collectors Club is truly made up of nice people. The MTA is now restored also. What a nice pair to own. They will be shown for the first time this year at the Tennessee Valley Pioneer Power Association's Show in Eagleville, Tennessee.

The picture taken in the soybean field shows the cultivating capability of the KTA with its high arch front axle. The soybeans are knee high. The original KT was built to compete with the GP John Deere as a three row tractor. However the KT and later improved KTA had far more power than the GP John Deere. The three row design was really never accepted by the farmers and both companies eventually dropped the high arch axle design.

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