He Turned His Garden Tractor Into A Horse

He turned his garden tractor into a horse AG WORLD Ag World 17-2-19 "We have a lot of fun with it in parades, says Arthur Wilt, Claflin, Kan., about the horse-drawn cart he put together, complete with a riding mower controlled by "reins" just like a horse. Witt and his wife ride on an old bus seat mounted on a small 2-wheeled cart that trails behind the 14-hp. mower. The tractor has hydrostatic drive so a single pedal controls forward and reverse. He rigged up a foot control by running a rod from the tractor's foot pedal to the back of the tractor. He then attached short lengths of chain to either side of the handle bar type steering handle and ran leather reins back to the trailer-mounted seat. "We call our horse-tractor `Herkimer' and we even carry a broom and shovel to `clean up after him' when we run in parades," says Witt, noting that when Herkimer isn't on parade he's still used to mow the lawn. Contact: FARM SHOW Followup, Arthur Witt, 213 3rd, Claim, Kan. 67525.

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