1/2-Scale Deere 5010

2006 - Volume #30, Issue #5, Page #22

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"It's built to look as real as possible and even has authentic controls for the driver, including the throttle, shift lever, and hydraulic lever," says Pat Prom, Eden Prairie, Minn., about the 1/2-scale Deere 5010 diesel tractor he built.
    The tractor is equipped with an 18 hp Yanmar 3-cyl. engine and the hydrostatic transmission and rear transaxle off a Deere 300 garden tractor. The rear wheels are off the back of a combine. They had a 6-bolt pattern, while the garden tractor's hydrostatic rear axle had a 5-bolt pattern. So Prom made an adapter plate and bolted it to the center of the hub to mesh the two wheels together. "It makes the wheels look just like the cast iron wheels on a real 5010," says Prom.
    He used channel iron to build the frame and bent sheet metal to form the body. A round fuel tank mounts in front of the radiator. To make the radiator grill, he bought a section of screen and then made a tool to bend it back and forth to produce the ripples in the screen. The hood was made by splicing together the hoods from two smaller Deere 110 garden tractors.
    "To make the headlights I went to Menards and bought some pvc cups, then inserted plastic lenses - normally used as ceiling grid lights. I also bought clearance lights at NAPA, removed the rubber rings around them, and mounted the rings between the lenses and the pvc cups as a cushion," says Prom.
    The seat looks just like the original one and is made from vinyl over a metal frame. The steering wheel is off the Deere 300 garden tractor. He made the exhaust muffler by squeezing 4-in. dia. pipe until it was oval.
    The front wheels are off a Japanese-made tractor and weren't as wide as what he wanted, so he cut the rims and widened them and then made a 6-bolt design. He used rectangular tubing to build the front axle.
    "It took about two years to build. I had to figure out a lot of different things, but I'm happy how it turned out," notes Prom.
    Contact: FARM SHOW Followup, Pat Prom, 12661 Pioneer Trail, Eden Prairie, Minn. 55347 (ph 952 944-9266).

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1/2-Scale Deere 5010 AG WORLD Ag World It s built to look as real as possible and even has authentic controls for the driver including the throttle shift lever and hydraulic lever says Pat Prom Eden Prairie Minn about the 1/2-scale Deere 5010 diesel tractor he built The tractor is equipped with an 18 hp Yanmar 3-cyl engine and the hydrostatic transmission and rear transaxle off a Deere 300 garden tractor The rear wheels are off the back of a combine They had a 6-bolt pattern while the garden tractor s hydrostatic rear axle had a 5-bolt pattern So Prom made an adapter plate and bolted it to the center of the hub to mesh the two wheels together It makes the wheels look just like the cast iron wheels on a real 5010 says Prom He used channel iron to build the frame and bent sheet metal to form the body A round fuel tank mounts in front of the radiator To make the radiator grill he bought a section of screen and then made a tool to bend it back and forth to produce the ripples in the screen The hood was made by splicing together the hoods from two smaller Deere 110 garden tractors To make the headlights I went to Menards and bought some pvc cups then inserted plastic lenses - normally used as ceiling grid lights I also bought clearance lights at NAPA removed the rubber rings around them and mounted the rings between the lenses and the pvc cups as a cushion says Prom The seat looks just like the original one and is made from vinyl over a metal frame The steering wheel is off the Deere 300 garden tractor He made the exhaust muffler by squeezing 4-in dia pipe until it was oval The front wheels are off a Japanese-made tractor and weren t as wide as what he wanted so he cut the rims and widened them and then made a 6-bolt design He used rectangular tubing to build the front axle It took about two years to build I had to figure out a lot of different things but I m happy how it turned out notes Prom Contact: FARM SHOW Followup Pat Prom 12661 Pioneer Trail Eden Prairie Minn 55347 ph 952 944-9266

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