Here's Something You Don't See Every Day! It's a 1947 Detroit 44-16, Collected by Wendell Kelch!

Wendell Kelch from Ohio is known far and wide for his skill in restoring vintage farm machinery. We visited with Wendell to check out one of his recent finds of a rare tractor most have never heard of -- it's a Detroit 44-16.
Always fun to visit with Wendell and see what's new to him --- that's still very old!
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[@Biokemist-o3k]

I hope everyone had a Happy thanksgiving!!..Thanks for sharing with us-John

[@fricknjeep]

thanks to all and also have a great Happy Thanksgiving ,thank you john

[@tootired76]

What a neat little machine! 🚜

[@Bob-j5o3b]

Excellent to see that he left it unrestored - it can show all its history now. Restorations destroy all that visible history

[@tomleonard6177]

My favorite quote: "Until I'm dead, I won't be done."😅

[@jebsails2837]

My first thought was that it was an aircraft "tug" used to re-spot aircraft, The manufacturers name also made me think it was powered by a two-stroke Detroit diesel Safety third as Mustie 1 says. Narragansett Bay

[@william38022]

Pretty 🆒 😎😊👍🌻

[@Robert-x9g9s]

I was hoping it had a two stroke Detroit Diesel for the engine, still a very cool find👍

[@DanBeanner-zo3ms]

Head Light Knob is from a B-52.

[@brianhosey3811]

Unbelievable! How do you guys find these gems? Love it!

[@theda850two]

Cool little machine. Thanks to Mr. Kelch for saving it!

[@richardnoyes5571]

That company was definitely on to something 💯

[@ACE324MINER]

Holy crap I've seen one of these things before at a small airport in New Jersey. Thought it was just someone's home built monstrosity, I think they used it as a tow for largerairplanes

[@Dan-qy1rg]

When I first seen the engine with the Continental 4 cylinder I thought Bobcat Skid steer. My dad had a Bobcat 610 that he left me when he passed and I still have it, it just doesn't run, right now. Thanks for sharing this story!

[@OldIronFarmToys-eg8tz]

Nice vids

[@noelstractors-firewood57]

Neat tractor. Thanks. 👋

[@ClassicTractorFever]

Thanks 👍

[@davidhollenshead4892]

@@ClassicTractorFever Old Tools like tractors should be kept for future generations to see how design evolved to make the tools we use today. Thanks for letting us see that the skidsteer had a great grandfather that was almost ready for production...

[@benterbieten9540]

What a neat little tractor.

[@timmcquerry6068]

Unless you're about 4ft. Nothings, with loooong arms,that would be ONE UNCOMFORTABLE SUMBUCK, to run all day😮.

[@davejanowski4510]

I have seen one of these sitting in a woods not far 😊from me dont know if its still there or not

[@SteveNicoson-u1i]

Thanks for the video Brian. Was interesting. That tractor is most certainly one of kind. My compliments to that gentleman for restoring it. Thanks. The Iowa farm boy. Steve B

[@ClassicTractorFever]

You're welcome Steve!

[@craigalston2208]

​@@ClassicTractorFever was that a MF Super 90 under the shed in the interview ?

[@robertschemonia5617]

My grandpa had a 9N with the original aluminum hood! Lots of people tried to buy it from him as a collectors item. He wouldn't sell it. It was worth more as a tool than money. Now, it sits in the showroom of a tractor dealership, with the hood mirror polished, behind a velvet rope in southern Missouri.

[@markdanielczyk944]

Very cool! Gotta love dangerous Dinosaur equipment!👍

[@travisdean8794]

I have a 1969 Ford 120 garden tractor. All original. Hopefully one of these days it makes it on here.

[@indianasunsets5738]

American history is littered with companies that went out of business and left nothing behind but oddities. This tractor is an example of that.