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Kit Turns Garden Tractor Into Mini-8N
Don Knasel started converting garden tractors into mini-8N Fords as a way to help older tractor collectors get around tractor shows. Now he sells kits for conversion.
I saw so many old guys who were having trouble getting around, but were too bullheaded to use a mobility unit, recalls Knasel.
A Ford N-S
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Kit Turns Garden Tractor Into Mini-8N TRACTORS Don Knasel started converting garden tractors into mini-8N Fords as a way to help older tractor collectors get around tractor shows Now he sells kits for conversion I saw so many old guys who were having trouble getting around but were too bullheaded to use a mobility unit recalls Knasel A Ford N-Series collector it was only natural his solution was a kit that made a garden tractor look like a mini-8N He developed a fiberglass kit that he now sells to those who wish to do their own conversion It consists of a single piece fiberglass hood that fits over most standard garden tractors Simply remove the existing hood and use some 1-in by 3/16-in metal strapping to make a couple of brackets The new fiberglass hood is reinforced at the bottom and uses two bolts to attach Kit includes hood bumper 12-volt working headlights radiator cap grille decals hood script Ford badge and rear fenders with single rib and script Sells for $650 One of these kits sold on Barrett-Jackson Auction for $4450 The hood is intended to overlap the dash by an inch or two but some customers have gone to the point of taking an old Ford N dash and downsizing it to fit says Knasel We have fiberglass dashes and rear wheel center caps now available for dress-up Contact: FARM SHOW Followup Don Knasel 11777 Tawawa-Maplewood Rd Maplewood Ohio 45340 ph 937 497-9447; cell 937 638-2098 any time ; don@awesomehenry com; www awesome henry com
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