He Loves His Articulated Cub Cadet
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"I'm always building stuff, and when I saw a picture of a Cub Cadet built from two tractors I decided I had to have one, too. I liked what I saw so much that I drove 400 miles to get a closer look in person," says Warren Newton of Fort Gratiot, Mich. "I took pictures of it, drove it and got tips from the owner on how to build one of my own. He lived at Paxton, Illinois." (See FARM SHOW Vol. 25, No. 6).
Once armed with the necessary information, Newton began his project using two Cub Cadets he already had. He completed the work over the winter, two years ago.
He removed both tractors' mower decks and then cut the front part of the frame of each one as well. Newton then removed one of the motors and mounted it in one of the rear ends instead.
Next, he joined the two rear ends together so that they articulated in the middle and added hydraulic steering. A drive shaft runs to the pump in the front.
"It already had hydraulics on it to raise and lower the mower deck, so I used that to power the steering unit, which I had salvaged from a lift truck," he says. "Having hydraulic steering is a nice feature. It's just like having power steering on a car."
Newton gave the unit a set of new tires.
He says the front hood was too short and the back hood was too long, so he cut six inches off one to put on the other.
Newton purchased a lot of fittings and hoses new, but says he didn't keep track of how much he spent on the project. "I don't want to know," he jokes. But he had fun making it, and still has fun with it now, which was his goal.
"I like it because it's different," he comments. "A lot of people tell me that I don't know if I'm coming or going, and this proves it. I take it to parades and shows and drive it around like a little kid with a toy."
Contact: FARM SHOW Followup, Warren Newton, 4463 N. River Rd., Fort Gratiot, Mich. 48059 (ph 810 982-2101; swnewton@glis.net).
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He Loves His Articulated Cub Cadet AG WORLD 31-1-23 "I'm always building stuff, and when I saw a picture of a Cub Cadet built from two tractors I decided I had to have one, too. I liked what I saw so much that I drove 400 miles to get a closer look in person," says Warren Newton of Fort Gratiot, Mich. "I took pictures of it, drove it and got tips from the owner on how to build one of my own. He lived at Paxton, Illinois." (See FARM SHOW Vol. 25, No. 6).
Once armed with the necessary information, Newton began his project using two Cub Cadets he already had. He completed the work over the winter, two years ago.
He removed both tractors' mower decks and then cut the front part of the frame of each one as well. Newton then removed one of the motors and mounted it in one of the rear ends instead.
Next, he joined the two rear ends together so that they articulated in the middle and added hydraulic steering. A drive shaft runs to the pump in the front.
"It already had hydraulics on it to raise and lower the mower deck, so I used that to power the steering unit, which I had salvaged from a lift truck," he says. "Having hydraulic steering is a nice feature. It's just like having power steering on a car."
Newton gave the unit a set of new tires.
He says the front hood was too short and the back hood was too long, so he cut six inches off one to put on the other.
Newton purchased a lot of fittings and hoses new, but says he didn't keep track of how much he spent on the project. "I don't want to know," he jokes. But he had fun making it, and still has fun with it now, which was his goal.
"I like it because it's different," he comments. "A lot of people tell me that I don't know if I'm coming or going, and this proves it. I take it to parades and shows and drive it around like a little kid with a toy."
Contact: FARM SHOW Followup, Warren Newton, 4463 N. River Rd., Fort Gratiot, Mich. 48059 (ph 810 982-2101; swnewton@glis.net).
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