Mini Articulated Deere Tractor

Mini Articulated Deere Tractor AG WORLD 29-1-23 Last winter Jim Borg of Waverly, Minn., built a miniature Deere 2418 articulated tractor equipped with dual wheels all the way around. The tractor is powered by an 18 hp, 2-cyl. LUC gas engine off an old Deere A12 combine, and its 4-speed transmission is off an old Ford pickup. The wheels and axles also came from the pickup, with each axle shortened by 18 in. Inside the cab there's a cast iron seat from an old Deere tractor. "I grew up with the old 2-cylinder tractors and always liked the sound they made. But I also like the looks of the newer tractors," says Borg. "I drive it in parades at antique tractor shows and people smile when they hear the putt-putt sound of a 2-cylinder coming from a newer-looking tractor. I didn't use plans to build the tractor to scale, but just pieced it together as I went along." He used sheet metal to build the body, mounting the combine's 6-gal. gas tank under the hood. The 5.70 by 15 dual wheels are off a self-propelled swather. He used sheet metal and tubing to build the muffler and masonite to build the cab. The windows are made from glass and tip out at the bottom. The articulation point consists of a big hinge pin and two lengths of tubing that allow the tractor's body to pivot sideways. "I call it my 2418 because it has an 18 hp engine and I built it in 2004," says Borg. "It has a top speed of 21 or 22 mph. By removing two screws I can remove the entire hood." Contact: FARM SHOW Followup, Jim Borg, 9959 Emerson Ave. S.W., Waverly, Minn. 55390 (ph 763 658-4764).

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