| Title | : | Will the homemade tractor plow? |
| Duration | : | 00:29 |
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| Published | : | 24-09-2007 |
| Source | : | Youtube |
I made a homemade Fairbanks Morse Garden Tractor. As you can see it works great for plowing. It has hydraulics and a sleeve hitch.
There is an easy way to build this kind of tractor and the hard way. The easy way is to get an existing garden tractor and swap engines. That would've satisfy me, so I did it the hard way:
I bought a welder and learned how to weld on this tractor.
The frame is hand built from angle iron. Be sure to use truss ideas and gussets to make the frame strong. The rear cast iron transaxle is from a 60s Gilson, its a Peerless 4 speed with a tillage gear. Those peerless 4 speeds were made for many many years and are extremely common, used on JD, Case, etc. Do not use a aluminum transmission. The torque from the Fairbanks will tear it apart.
The steering column & sector is from a JD but it is the same kind used on many garden tractors, like Cub Cadet, etc...
The front end is from a Case and is cast iron. The tie rods and linkage is from a Allis Chalmers.
The rear wheels are from a JD pull behind plow.
You may think the 2hp engine is only "2hp". But it has tons of torque. My 2hp dishpan has the same torque as a 12hp Kohler (Cub Cadet) garden tractor. When plowing new soil and snagging a tree root, I've broken plows with my "vintage" garden tractor.
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