1/2-Scale Tractors Built From Garden Tractors

1/2-Scale Tractors Built From Garden Tractors TRACTORS Made-It-Myself Kurt Smith Milan Mich recently sent FARM SHOW photos of a pair of garden tractors that he converted into 1/2-scale tractors He turned a 1968 Cub Cadet into a 1/2-scale IH 826 model and a 1973 Deere 110 into a 1/2-scale Deere 2030 I ve been reading your magazine off and on since I was about 10 years old û that s been 23 years now I grew up on a 1 600-acre farm that had both these tractors In fact over the years we were split right down the middle regarding tractor loyalty When I was young we had seven green tractors and seven red ones I put about 800 hrs on an IH 826 as a teenager I designed both mini tractors on my computer I came up with the exact measurements of various components that mount on the frames For both projects I stripped the tractors down to the frame first Both tractors have rear æhub caps that replicate the original cast rims found on each real tractor Such detail adds a lot to the realism of the tractors Smith is willing to make tractors for people or parts for customizing your own tractor He writes a blog about his projects at www BrushfireDesign blogspot com

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