Cub Cadets Fitted With Deere

2010 - Volume #34, Issue #6, Page #03

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Cub Cadets Fitted With Deere "Sidecar"

"I built it so my wife could ride along with me at farm shows," says Robert Williams, Alger, Ohio, who mounted a Deere "sidecar" - the back half of an old Deere riding mower - onto one side of an old Cub Cadet garden tractor.
    He started with a 1970 Deere 56 riding mower and a 1967 Farmall 122 Cub Cadet. He removed the riding mower's front axle and rear-mounted engine, keeping the rear axle, seat and operator's platform. An angle iron frame that welds to one side of the sidecar bolts onto the Cub Cadet. The sidecar pivots up or down on a pair of pins that attach to brackets mounted on the Cub Cadet's frame. Another bracket supports an umbrella that shades both the driver and rider.
    "I'm a member of the International Harvester Collectors Club and often go to their shows, so people often ask me why I've got Deere equipment hooked up to an IH tractor. I tell them that's what Deere machines are good for û hanging onto IH equipment."
    Williams' Cub Cadet has a totally different look. That's because back in 1972 his sons entered the Cub Cadet in tractor pulls. "They replaced the original wide front end with a narrow front end and added weights to hold the front end down. They installed a big exhaust stack on one side and painted the tractor red and gray. After the boys grew up the tractor sat in a shed for 20 years until I added the sidecar," he says.
    Williams also modified another Cub Cadet by adding the back half of a pull-type garden cart on back, and he replaced the original seat with one that's wide enough for 2 people.
    "My wife and I ride it around a lot at shows. I tell them I've got a good wife so I've got to let people see her," says Williams.
    He cut off the cart's wheels and rear axle and bolted it to the back of the Cub Cadet. He lengthened the Cub's driveshaft and connected it to the add-on axle. He redid the fenders, and he also replaced the cart's wheels with ones that match the Cub Cadet. The back part of the rig is hinged so it can be raised to expose the tractor's battery.
     Contact: FARM SHOW Followup, Robert Williams, 8842 SR 235, Alger, Ohio 45812 (ph 419 757-5303).

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Cub Cadets Fitted With Deere Sidecar FARM HOME Lawn Mowers 31h 38 I built it so my wife could ride along with me at farm shows says Robert Williams Alger Ohio who mounted a Deere sidecar û the back half of an old Deere riding mower û onto one side of an old Cub Cadet garden tractor He started with a 1970 Deere 56 riding mower and a 1967 Farmall 122 Cub Cadet He removed the riding mower s front axle and rear-mounted engine keeping the rear axle seat and operator s platform An angle iron frame that welds to one side of the sidecar bolts onto the Cub Cadet The sidecar pivots up or down on a pair of pins that attach to brackets mounted on the Cub Cadet s frame Another bracket supports an umbrella that shades both the driver and rider I m a member of the International Harvester Collectors Club and often go to their shows so people often ask me why I ve got Deere equipment hooked up to an IH tractor I tell them that s what Deere machines are good for û hanging onto IH equipment Williams Cub Cadet has a totally different look That s because back in 1972 his sons entered the Cub Cadet in tractor pulls They replaced the original wide front end with a narrow front end and added weights to hold the front end down They installed a big exhaust stack on one side and painted the tractor red and gray After the boys grew up the tractor sat in a shed for 20 years until I added the sidecar he says Williams also modified another Cub Cadet by adding the back half of a pull-type garden cart on back and he replaced the original seat with one that s wide enough for 2 people My wife and I ride it around a lot at shows I tell them I ve got a good wife so I ve got to let people see her says Williams He cut off the cart s wheels and rear axle and bolted it to the back of the Cub Cadet He lengthened the Cub s driveshaft and connected it to the add-on axle He redid the fenders and he also replaced the cart s wheels with ones that match the Cub Cadet The back part of the rig is hinged so it can be raised to expose the tractor s battery Contact: FARM SHOW Followup Robert Williams 8842 SR 235 Alger Ohio 45812 ph 419 757-5303

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