Mini John Deere Great For Parades
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"I always wanted a John Deere `D' but I could never justify the cost, so I decided to compromise and build my own 'miniature antique'," says Mike Peterson, Elk Mound, Wis. It's powered by a 5 bp. gas engine and a 3-speed transmission, both of which came from old lawn tractors. The hood came from a Cub Cadet and the steel front wheels, which are lined with rubber belting, from an old silo blower. I cut down pickup canning boards to mount on the side and also cut down Radiator from a '78 Pontiac, building a frame around it from wood. The tractor has a hand clutch add hand throttle, just lie an old Deere, and I run the carburetor a little rich so it pops like the real thing. It'll even blow smoke rings if it isn't windy. Various other old implement parts were used to build the rest of the frame and the steel-wheeled wagon we pull behind it. Our three children, Tiffany, Ashley, and Tyler, drive it in various parades and tractor shows. Contact: FARM SHOW Followup, Mike Peterson, Rt. 2, Box 2528, Elk Mound, Wis. 54739.
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Mini John Deere Great for Parades TRACTORS Made-It-Myself 17-3-19 "I always wanted a John Deere `D' but I could never justify the cost, so I decided to compromise and build my own 'miniature antique'," says Mike Peterson, Elk Mound, Wis. It's powered by a 5 bp. gas engine and a 3-speed transmission, both of which came from old lawn tractors. The hood came from a Cub Cadet and the steel front wheels, which are lined with rubber belting, from an old silo blower. I cut down pickup canning boards to mount on the side and also cut down Radiator from a '78 Pontiac, building a frame around it from wood. The tractor has a hand clutch add hand throttle, just lie an old Deere, and I run the carburetor a little rich so it pops like the real thing. It'll even blow smoke rings if it isn't windy. Various other old implement parts were used to build the rest of the frame and the steel-wheeled wagon we pull behind it. Our three children, Tiffany, Ashley, and Tyler, drive it in various parades and tractor shows. Contact: FARM SHOW Followup, Mike Peterson, Rt. 2, Box 2528, Elk Mound, Wis. 54739.
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