Silver King

[Wingnut]

Silver King tractors were produced by the Fate-Root-Heath Company of Plymouth, Ohio. Only 8600 or so Silver Kings were produced between the years of 1934 and 1954. Most were silver in color, although a few produced for the Ohio highway department were yellow or orange. Most of these tractors were used by farmers for general farm use. Supposedly they were the first tractors to use rubber tires (per Yesterday Tractor (http://www.ytmag.com/profiles/skngprof.htm)).

The two main configuration differences were the 3-Wheel Row Crop (with a single front wheel) and the 4-Wheel Standard (with a wide front end).

John Deere Addict Father's Four Wheel Silver 1936 Silver King (http://www.mytractorforum.com/showthread.php?t=15247&highlight=Silver+king)

Lewis Miller's 3-Wheel Row Crop (with a single front wheel).

[Wingnut]

I don't know if I would really want to work in the field with a silver painted tractor having the sun's glare hitting you in the face.

[kubotachick]

you'd have a bitchen tan thats for sure

[Wingnut]

Why are there 2 sets of keys??????

[Ingersoll444]

Kinda like arming a bomb huh. :D :D

[Wingnut]

No Value Listed

[Ken N Tx]

There was one at the Lindsay Show..Nice tractor..
http://share.ws/img/e1ec1508ddade50f01579da048cb7241/09-02-2006%20019.jpg

[John Deere Addict]

....just a little trivia on the Silver King.....

Originally it was called a Plymouth, but the automakers who were making Plymouth cars were able to "persuade" the tractor maker to change their name from Plymouth to Silver King. If you are able to see a Plymouth tractor at a show, it is a very rare model.and the predecessor to the Silver King, I believe they were made in 1934, and forced to change the name the following year or the next year.

[Ken N Tx]

....just a little trivia on the Silver King.....

Originally it was called a Plymouth, but the automakers who were making Plymouth cars were able to "persuade" the tractor maker to change their name from Plymouth to Silver King. If you are able to see a Plymouth tractor at a show, it is a very rare model.and the predecessor to the Silver King, I believe they were made in 1934, and forced to change the name the following year or the next year.

From Google Search..

History of the Silver King CLICK (http://www.silverkingtractors.com/Articles/History1.htm)

[John Deere Addict]

Thanks for the info Ken, :congrats:

[Ken N Tx]

Plymouth at the Texas Show..

http://share.ws/img/0dee8a11eae4b5d8d09efe0c8e1dec5c/ply.JPG

http://share.ws/img/34664f5078637d46591d27b260f63f84/plym.JPG