1/2-Scale IH 660 Tractor
Lyle Scott created this eye-catching 1/2-scale International Harvester 660 tractor using the rear end and axle off a Cub Cadet hydro garden tractor, and the engine and radiator from a Fiat 850 cc car. The front wheel hubs also came off the car.
"This was my first attempt at building a 1/2-scale tractor, and I think it turned out pretty good," says Scott, of Dickinson, N. Dak.
He chose the Fiat 850 cc car engine "because it was one of the smallest 4-cyl. engines I could find. The real IH 660 tractor has a 6-cyl. engine, but the small Fiat 4-cyl. has high rpm's and sounds a lot like a 6-cyl. engine."
He made a new exhaust manifold for the engine and modified the radiator and water pump. He used sheet metal to make the grill, hood, and frame. The rear fenders are modified trailer fenders. The garden tractor-sized battery is located in a box under the seat. "I made the seat, and my wife sewed and covered the cushions with white and black vinyl," says Scott.
The rear wheels started out as 15-in. car wheels and are fitted with 12.50 by 15 tires off a trenching machine. He cut out the center bolt holes and welded in new metal with a 5-hole pattern to fit the Cub Cadet axle. Then he widened the rims by 5 1/2 in. in order to fit the tires.
The front wheels started out as 400 by 9 wheels off an old IH mower. He cut the center out and made 5-spoke centers to fit the car wheel hubs. "The front wheels were one of the hardest parts to make. A local tire store was able to order 400 by 9 tri-rib tires to fit the wheels," says Scott.
He cut sections of 6-in. steel pipe and made end caps with bolt heads to resemble planetary gears. The steering sector is also from the Cub Cadet and was shortened and modified.
The tractor is complete with a set of half size gauges that Scott bought at Wal-Mart, and the muffler was purchased from a farm supply store. A plastic bowl was used to make the air cleaner.
"To make the lettering I used hardware store stick-on letters and some pin striping," says Scott. "I made the front IH emblem by cutting and welding 3/8-in. key stock. The grill bars are made from 1-in. sq. tubing. The headlights are pvc end caps with plastic ceiling fixtures cut round and glued on for the lens.
"The steering wheel is the only thing that isn't half scale. It's off the Cub Cadet," notes Scott.
Contact: FARM SHOW Followup, Lyle W. Scott, 1561 First Ave. E., Dickinson, N. Dak. 58601 (ph 701 227-1524; jlscott@ndsupernet.com).
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1/2-Scale IH 660 Tractor AG WORLD Ag World Lyle Scott created this eye-catching 1/2-scale International Harvester 660 tractor using the rear end and axle off a Cub Cadet hydro garden tractor and the engine and radiator from a Fiat 850 cc car The front wheel hubs also came off the car This was my first attempt at building a 1/2-scale tractor and I think it turned out pretty good says Scott of Dickinson N Dak He chose the Fiat 850 cc car engine because it was one of the smallest 4-cyl engines I could find The real IH 660 tractor has a 6-cyl engine but the small Fiat 4-cyl has high rpm s and sounds a lot like a 6-cyl engine He made a new exhaust manifold for the engine and modified the radiator and water pump He used sheet metal to make the grill hood and frame The rear fenders are modified trailer fenders The garden tractor-sized battery is located in a box under the seat I made the seat and my wife sewed and covered the cushions with white and black vinyl says Scott The rear wheels started out as 15-in car wheels and are fitted with 12 50 by 15 tires off a trenching machine He cut out the center bolt holes and welded in new metal with a 5-hole pattern to fit the Cub Cadet axle Then he widened the rims by 5 1/2 in in order to fit the tires The front wheels started out as 400 by 9 wheels off an old IH mower He cut the center out and made 5-spoke centers to fit the car wheel hubs The front wheels were one of the hardest parts to make A local tire store was able to order 400 by 9 tri-rib tires to fit the wheels says Scott He cut sections of 6-in steel pipe and made end caps with bolt heads to resemble planetary gears The steering sector is also from the Cub Cadet and was shortened and modified The tractor is complete with a set of half size gauges that Scott bought at Wal-Mart and the muffler was purchased from a farm supply store A plastic bowl was used to make the air cleaner To make the lettering I used hardware store stick-on letters and some pin striping says Scott I made the front IH emblem by cutting and welding 3/8-in key stock The grill bars are made from 1-in sq tubing The headlights are pvc end caps with plastic ceiling fixtures cut round and glued on for the lens The steering wheel is the only thing that isn t half scale It s off the Cub Cadet notes Scott Contact: FARM SHOW Followup Lyle W Scott 1561 First Ave E Dickinson N Dak 58601 ph 701 227-1524; jlscott@ndsupernet com
