Trojan Toraktors

[neil 2,410]

Thank you Karl for giving the Euro section of other Brands , I will kick this off with my little collection of Trojan Toraktors

 

Built in the early 60`s  by Trojan motors .

 

 

Thes tiny tractors are actually smaller than an Wheelhorse RJ 58

The have the Clinton 1290 engine.

The story goes that Trojan bought a large amount of Clinton engine for a project that fell through & they were left with all these engines with nothing to do with them , so they came up with the idea of using the engines for a garden tractor & so the Trojan Toraktor was born ..

 

They only ever made 500 of these tractors & theere were only 4 series of them ever made

The MK 4 series was the most raest as they stop production of them during the making of the series 4 and so only a handful were ever built .

 

 

[meadowfield 2,619]

Wow, didn't realise your collection had grown Neil!

Thanks for sharing

[Stigian 1,234]

Wow, your collection has grown a bit Neil!

 

I think I like the second one down the best, the body style make it look like a proper tractor.. Only a lot smaller.. 

[Stormin 9,982]

Nice and unmolested.

[neil 2,410]

The second one down from the top is my latest Trojan that i have aquired , it is the MK4  .

I think the they designed them based on the  ford/ fordson  tractors

[AMC RULES 37,143]

Yeah, that MK-4 is really cool...   

thanks for the introduction to them Trojans Neil. 

[Sparky-(Admin) 21,671]

Any pics of one next to a Wheel Horse? Just to get the idea of the size.

Mike.........

[neil 2,410]

Mike probably not a good example but here is the MK 4 next to my GT14 & my RJ58

 

Here is another pic that i found on the internet of a young boy on a mk3 Trojan

[AMC RULES 37,143]

Did your MK-4 come from the factory with the removable top section of the hood? 

Any picts with it open Neil?     

Edited January 18, 2014 by AMC RULES

[neil 2,410]

Craig, The Mk 4 is in totally original condition , I will see if i can find a pic with the hood off.

The hood is made from Fibre glass on all the Trojan Toraktors .

 

I did manage to find this short video of the Trojan MK3 that was made in 1964

http://www.britishpathe.com/video/mini-tractor/query/AGRICULTURE

 

Oh My how the English language has changed . The narrator of this video sounds very vintage  English

[chazm 413]

Very cool Toraktors Neil    I realy like the chap tilling with a tie on ... Must be a thing  

[JC 1965 1,532]

Wow !! Those are really great looking little tractors. Thanks for sharing the pics Neil.  

[neil 2,410]

going to work in  a tie & jacket was typically English back then , my father in law wears a tie every day even though he is in his 80`s

[neil 2,410]

 here we have the first sales brochure for the MK1 Toraktor , notice the price of the tractor in 1960

 

close up view of the engine bay

[AMC RULES 37,143]

Thanks so much for the link Neil...

awesome Trojan sales video there.   

Curious...why "Toraktor"...is this a play on traditional spelling of tractor?  

[neil 2,410]

Craig , not quite sure on why they called it ,,Toraktor,, ,  they also named the trailer a Torailer

[AMC RULES 37,143]

Humm...seemes every word started with TOR, huh...

initials may be significant to the manufacturer?  

[neil 2,410]

Trojan were a British  engineering company that were also involved with the Heinkel Bubble car & the Lambretta scooter

[wheeledhorseman 575]

What a wonderful collection of little tractors you have there Neil. I thought about bidding on one a while back but as I recall the hood was missing. Thought to myself perhaps I could make a fiberglass one (didn't realise they were actually fiberglass then) but in the end didn't bid and ended up getting the WH A-800.

 

The name 'Toraktor' always puzzled me, sounds a bit dinosaur like - didn't know about the 'Torailer'. Never have found the reason but still look now and again. I wonder if they considered calling the Bubble Car a 'Torubble Car' - perhaps not! You see the odd Trojan van at shows but it's rare to see a Toraktor.

 

It's difficult toget a handle of where they thought the market for these would be. I seem to remember reading somewhere that they were mainly purchased as kids' toys and the sales literature you posted even hints at that in a way yet they made various attachments like snow plow, rotavator and a gang mower I think. Oh what fun I could have had if my father had bought me one of these tractors when I was young.

 

Have you got any of the attachments?

 

Andy

[Wheel-N-It 2,969]

The second one down from the top is my latest Trojan that i have aquired , it is the MK4  .

I think the they designed them based on the  ford/ fordson  tractors

The Ford/Fordson design is exactly what I was thinking. Beautiful old iron. Thank you!

[neil 2,410]

This particular Trojan MK 3 doesnt belong to me but it shows some of the attachments that can be fitted.

Not all of mine are in a running condition , i hope to get them restored one day .

They are highly desirable here in Uk and a fully restored one  sold at a private auction for £2500 just over $4.500

[Tim Sargeant 1]

A bit late in the day, BUT; The name 'TOR' was used on a lot of things made by Trojan.

This name came from an associated company of Trojan's called The TOR EQUIPMENT COMPANY.

I don't know why this was but I was given this information by an ex-Trojan employee who worked

for them when they were making these little tractors.

Mine is still missing, see pic. Any info gratefully received.

Regards to all.

TCS.

Goudhurst, Kent.

Tel: 01580 211376