Motorized Pedal Tractor Great Fun For Kids

Motorized Pedal Tractor Great Fun For Kids FARM HOME recreation 24-5-22 When a friend told Val Otis there was no way to put a motor in a pedal tractor, that was all Otis had to hear. "That's kind of a mistake to say that to me," Otis says. It took several months but Otis emerged from his large, well-equipped shop with what appeared to be an ordinary Deere pedal tractor with oversized tires. But on closer inspection, observers realized this was something they had never seen before. To make room for an engine, Otis split the tractor apart lengthwise, making the body wider by molding wood pieces to fit. The tractor still looks the same from the side, but from the front it is noticeably wider. He put a totally rebuilt 2-hp. Briggs & Stratton engine inside the tractor. He put a garden tractor rear end on back of the tractor and simply chain-drives it off the engine. He took the pedals off the tractor, replacing them with a simple clutch pedal that tightens an idler pulley to engage the transmission. The tractor has just one speed since there's no transmission. It moves at walking speed. Otis converted the tractor for a man who wanted it for his grandchildren. Contact: FARM SHOW Followup, Val Otis, 12185 Co Rd 2030, Rolla, Mo. 65401 (ph 573-364-1416).

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