‘Farmer Chopper’ Made For Showing And Mowing

‘Farmer Chopper’ Made For Showing And Mowing MISCELLANEOUS EQUIPMENT Miscellaneous Gary Dougherty always enjoyed watching the TV show “American Choppers ” and one of their episodes sparked an idea “I didn’t have enough money to buy a real chopper so decided to make my own from a farmer’s point of view ” Dougherty says First he spent $20 on a used lawnmower with a twin-cylinder motor He already had two Japanese-built motorcycle front ends and a friend donated a Harley Davidson gas tank and seat to the project Another friend offered up a pair of ATV tires “I made a shifter from a floor jack lever and moved the linkage from the rear to the front ” Dougherty says “This was a little tricky ” A welder friend lengthened the triple trees by 6 in to make it stand out and look more like an actual chopper Dougherty cut up a chrome cattleguard from an old Ford truck and welded it to the manifold “Mounting the front end to the front of the lawnmower and making it look like a motorcycle was also a little challenging ” he says Dougherty drives the “Farmer Chopper” in parades and says it still operates as a mower He’s unhooked the drive belt for safety around everyone who enjoys a close-up view of the unusual machine He estimates he spent about $50 for the entire build including five cans of spray paint Contact: FARM SHOW Followup Gary Dougherty 1232 Old Barn Lane Freeport Mich 49325 ph 616-262-5753; gdougherty@gmail com

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