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Eight Wheel Ford F15000 is Half Tractor, Half Truck and All ‘Merican

Eight Wheel Ford F15000 is Half Tractor, Half Truck and All ‘MericanThis eight wheel drive F15000 is the result of unholy matrimony between a Ford truck and a Massey Ferguson Tractor. The result is a massive caterpillar powered beast that's currently looking for a new owner.

When you first take a look at the F15000 it's a lot to process at one time. The trucktor weighs 18000 pounds and has an identical height and width of 10'7". A big part of the visual impact of the F15000 are the eight five and a half foot tires it sits on. As previously mentioned, a 1994 Ford F-150 and a 1973 1805 Massey Ferguson Tractor were put together to create this odd vehicle. What basically amounts to a Ford Truck body on tractor running gear, the F15000 has all of the mechanical advantages you might expect of a heavy farm implement, including hydraulic steering, an articulating body and the power of a 3208 Caterpillar engine.
Eight Wheel Ford F15000 is Half Tractor, Half Truck and All ‘Merican
While we can't speak intelligently about what inspires a human being to create an eight wheel drive monstrosity like the F15000 or what you really do with it once it is created, the seller offers a little helpful insight. The seller/creator of the F15000 has thus far used the trucktor for the grand opening of a furniture store, crushing a Malaise-Era Buick Apollo in the process. All seven and a half minutes of the single car crushing were recorded and can be seen below.

The F15000 is for sale on Ebay with an opening bid of $24,000 that has not yet been met. There is plenty of time left on the auction, so the F15000 may find a new home if someone has the correct combination of cash and imagination to come up with a use for it. The truck is also for sale by the side of the road in Florida where, according to seller, the sight of it has already caused a traffic accident.
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