8 and 3/4 rear in a riding mower

barracudajohn · Oct 22, 2020

Interesting application of an 8 and 3/4 rear. This is a tractor that I recently acquired, it is a Pennsylvania Panzer. An internet search tells me that the company used Chrysler rears for their tractors. Just wanted to post a picture.

65 Dartman · Oct 22, 2020

That’s what you call a narrowed rear end!

MoparMike1974 · Oct 22, 2020

Wow, that is cool. Not going to break that rear! Might even be a sure grip.

Plymouth 65 · Oct 22, 2020

Now I know where the early dragsters got their rear ends! 65'

Keith Mopar · Oct 22, 2020

Does that have 8 3/4 car drums and brakes also wondering what bolt pattern it has?

Very cool.

doug 371 · Oct 22, 2020

what center and gear? Might be 5's or 6's lol

Ottmundr · Oct 22, 2020

barracudajohn said:
Interesting application of an 8 and 3/4 rear. This is a tractor that I recently acquired, it is a Pennsylvania Panzer. An internet search tells me that the company used Chrysler rears for their tractors. Just wanted to post a picture.

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You are going to want to put some wheelie bars on that super short dragster...

Treblig · Oct 22, 2020

Tweak the carb, add some headers.............Think it'll do 9s????

Mtrhead · Oct 22, 2020

There is one for sale on eBay for $400 and it comes with the snow blower attachment

oldkimmer · Oct 22, 2020

That’s pretty neat. Kim

Projectile Dart · Oct 22, 2020

time for some wheel stands

barracudajohn · Oct 22, 2020

oldkimmer said:
That’s pretty neat. Kim

That would be mine

RustyRatRod · Oct 22, 2020

Bullittproof.

barracudajohn · Oct 22, 2020

Keith Mopar said:
Does that have 8 3/4 car drums and brakes also wondering what bolt pattern it has?

Very cool.

It has large drum brakes, and the drum has a locating pin that sticks through the rear wheel, so I believe that kind of drum was used in the late 50s into the early 60s.

4spdragtop · Oct 22, 2020

More pics please. Very cool!

barracudajohn · Oct 22, 2020

Mtrhead said:
There is one for sale on eBay for $400 and it comes with the snow blower attachment

Yes, that's the one

SGBARRACUDA · Oct 22, 2020

What year is the tractor? That may be the predecessor of the 8 3/4. They look similar but are different. First year for the 8 3/4 was 1957.

oldkimmer · Oct 22, 2020

SGBARRACUDA said:
What year is the tractor? That may be the predecessor of the 8 3/4. They look similar but are different. First year for the 8 3/4 was 1957.

Chrysler had an 8 1/4 pumpkin b4 the 8 3/4. Kim

66jim · Oct 22, 2020

Talk about overkill, 8 3/4 sucking everything out of the engine just to turn it.

mbaird · Oct 22, 2020

Better replace it with a Dana 60 !
Might blow out that 8.75 in tall grass !

RustyRatRod · Oct 22, 2020

mbaird said:
Better replace it with a Dana 60 !
Might blow out that 8.75 in tall grass !

You beat me to it. lol

Demonic · Oct 22, 2020

Copar Panzer's My buddy has one. Named after COllege PARk Maryland. Some of my fellow East Coasters should have known that. Factory moved to Easton, MD, but never got as big as Cub Cadet or Snapper, etc.

http://www.panzertractors.com/ModelIDHistory.html

https://www.farmcollector.com/company-history/panzer-tractor-zmlz13mayzbea

chryslerfat · Oct 22, 2020

Wow that is crazy. I have been told that the garden tractor pullers use the Mopar 7 1/4 axles.

JDMopar · Oct 22, 2020

chryslerfat said:
Wow that is crazy. I have been told that the garden tractor pullers use the Mopar 7 1/4 axles.

Only the ones that have Tecumseh motors......the Briggs & Stratton's will bust the spider gears!

:rofl:

64DartGTinAZ · Oct 22, 2020

but does it have a hemi?

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