Mini Combine Looks Like The Real Thing
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"It not only drives, but some of the harvest parts actually function," says Kenny Fulk, Dublin, Ohio, who turned a pair of Cushman front deck riding mowers into a 5-ft. tall, 6-ft. wide replica of a Deere 9500 combine. The 1/4-scale combine turned a lot of heads at the recent Ohio Farm Science Review Show near Columbus.
The mini combine is equipped with a 7-ft. header. The header lifts up and down, and the reel, auger and feeder house drum rotate. Even the straw spreader on back functions. A single electric motor controls all operations. The machine is powered by a Kubota 3-cyl., 22 hp diesel engine.
"I got the mowers from Ohio State University. They couldn't get parts for them any more after the company went out of business," says Fulk.
He cut one of the mower's frame off behind the transmission, then used 2 by 3-in. tubing to build a frame and covered it with sheet metal. He used the front wheels, axle, and combination transmission and steering console off one of the Cushman mowers, and the rear wheels and axle are off the other mower.
The cab is made from smoked plexiglass and has a row of four lights on top of it - the clearance lights off a semi tractor. A foot pedal is used to control the mower's hydrostatic transmission. The machine has power steering on the back wheels and two wheel brakes.
The header is made from 24-ga. galvanized sheet metal. The reel is made from a piece of conduit that forms a shaft through the center, and the paddles are made from sheared aluminum. The unloading auger manually swings out but has no flighting inside it.
Contact: FARM SHOW Followup, Kenny Fulk, 93 Grandview Dr., Dublin, Ohio 43017 (ph 614 889-8923 or 614 296-2585).
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Mini Combine Looks Like The Real Thing FARM HOME Toys/Games 30-6-22 "It not only drives, but some of the harvest parts actually function," says Kenny Fulk, Dublin, Ohio, who turned a pair of Cushman front deck riding mowers into a 5-ft. tall, 6-ft. wide replica of a Deere 9500 combine. The 1/4-scale combine turned a lot of heads at the recent Ohio Farm Science Review Show near Columbus.
The mini combine is equipped with a 7-ft. header. The header lifts up and down, and the reel, auger and feeder house drum rotate. Even the straw spreader on back functions. A single electric motor controls all operations. The machine is powered by a Kubota 3-cyl., 22 hp diesel engine.
"I got the mowers from Ohio State University. They couldn't get parts for them any more after the company went out of business," says Fulk.
He cut one of the mower's frame off behind the transmission, then used 2 by 3-in. tubing to build a frame and covered it with sheet metal. He used the front wheels, axle, and combination transmission and steering console off one of the Cushman mowers, and the rear wheels and axle are off the other mower.
The cab is made from smoked plexiglass and has a row of four lights on top of it - the clearance lights off a semi tractor. A foot pedal is used to control the mower's hydrostatic transmission. The machine has power steering on the back wheels and two wheel brakes.
The header is made from 24-ga. galvanized sheet metal. The reel is made from a piece of conduit that forms a shaft through the center, and the paddles are made from sheared aluminum. The unloading auger manually swings out but has no flighting inside it.
Contact: FARM SHOW Followup, Kenny Fulk, 93 Grandview Dr., Dublin, Ohio 43017 (ph 614 889-8923 or 614 296-2585).
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