2-Wheeled Tractor Works Great In Woods
"It works well in the woods because there are no front wheels to worry about," says Leo Gallant about the strange-looking tractor, he made by combining parts from an old 50's Cockshutt 20 tractor with a garden tractor.
"Basically I mounted the lawn mower on the tractor frame," he explains, noting he cut the front wheels off the Cockshutt.
The 16 hp twin cylinder mower had a vertical shaft, which made it trickier to hook up, but Gallant made it work. He also added an extra transmission from a Ford 1/2-ton truck to add more gears to gear it down for working in the woods. The tractor is "articulated" with a hydraulic cylinder and hinge on the drawbar that mounts to a permanently attached trailer.
"It's mounted so it only twists side to side and not up or down," Gallant says.
The tractor is hydraulically-steered and small enough to maneuver in the woods, yet tough enough to haul big loads such as a 1 1/4 cords of wood.
"It's working slick," Gallant says. "It was quite simple in the end."
Contact: FARM SHOW Followup: Leo Gallant, Rt. 1, 1079 Bear River Rd., Souris, P.E.I. C0A 2B0 Canada (ph 902 687-3441).
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2-Wheeled Tractor Works Great In Woods TRACTORS Made-It-Myself It works well in the woods because there are no front wheels to worry about says Leo Gallant about the strange-looking tractor he made by combining parts from an old 50 s Cockshutt 20 tractor with a garden tractor
Basically I mounted the lawn mower on the tractor frame he explains noting he cut the front wheels off the Cockshutt
The 16 hp twin cylinder mower had a vertical shaft which made it trickier to hook up but Gallant made it work He also added an extra transmission from a Ford 1/2-ton truck to add more gears to gear it down for working in the woods The tractor is articulated with a hydraulic cylinder and hinge on the drawbar that mounts to a permanently attached trailer
It s mounted so it only twists side to side and not up or down Gallant says
The tractor is hydraulically-steered and small enough to maneuver in the woods yet tough enough to haul big loads such as a 1 1/4 cords of wood
It s working slick Gallant says It was quite simple in the end
Contact: FARM SHOW Followup: Leo Gallant Rt 1 1079 Bear River Rd Souris P E I C0A 2B0 Canada ph 902 687-3441
