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1964 Homemade Small Tractor

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1964 Homemade Small Tractor

Postby SONNY » Thu Nov 16, 2006 10:41 pm

Made this in high school for a welding project, Painted it IH red and "old" IH blue, won a couple ribbons that year in state welding competition with it !----and that's me on it in 1964 at a buddies house, his mom took the pic.!

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thanks; sonny

PS remember to click on the pics for a bigger one!------Didnt mean to hog the site!!!!!

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Postby John *.?-!.* cub owner » Thu Nov 16, 2006 11:35 pm

Looks like a project to be proud of. is that a continental engine power unit on it?
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Postby SONNY » Thu Nov 16, 2006 11:53 pm

John!!! The engine is an IY-69 Continental off an old 62 IH pull type combine, bout a 48 model I think!-----still have the peices of the tractor!!---they became parts for other little tractors! thanks; sonny

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Postby canamscott » Fri Nov 17, 2006 12:14 pm

Could you get any work out of it? How did you gear it down?

Does anyone else have pictures of homemade tractors to share? This is an idea that has intrigued me for quite some time and I intend to build a tractor when I get my workshop built.

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Postby Rudi » Fri Nov 17, 2006 1:20 pm

Scott:

Here are a couple of pics of my father-in-law's putt-putt. Dad and his father-in-law, Olivier, built 3 of these, each slightly different depending on what parts they either had or could get cheaply.

Dad used to farm taters and veggies with this Putt-Putt for 30 years anyways... and Em and I made our gardens with it until I got Ellie...

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That is my father-in-law on the scoop and his father-in-law, -- -- -- and my Mother-in-law on the Putt-Putt.
Em's Pepere on the Putt-Putt in 1961


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The SnowBlower he built to use by hand and then mounted on the Putt-Putt in 1964

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And hauling lumber for the new house.
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Postby Psycho » Fri Nov 17, 2006 8:12 pm

Great pic's!
Rudi, I just dug up one of those scoops in my yard :lol: . The wood handles are toast, but the rest looks to be pretty sound.
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Postby SONNY » Fri Nov 17, 2006 9:19 pm

Here is another I made about 30 years ago!

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It was made with odds & ends cutting was done with oxy-acty. torch,(including cutting 10" from each side of axle) and welder,--no machine tools were used! this little thing was a powerhouse -----wasn't a speedwagon, had it geared a little low! Used 48" cadett mower deck under it for several years! had a couple grader blades, a potato shovel, 48" homemade front blade! thanks; sonny

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Postby Painless » Sat Nov 18, 2006 8:01 pm

Sonny and Rudi,

Thanks for sharing :!: Those are some very interesting machines.

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Postby ljw » Sat Nov 18, 2006 9:19 pm

Sonny and Rudi,

Ditto here. Interesting pics.

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Postby SONNY » Sun Nov 19, 2006 11:56 pm

If your interested in making small tractors or just making "iron stuff" here is a good source for ideas!
http://www.machinebuilders.net/forum/default.asp
Look in the archives, and you can find all sorts of great U-Build metal-work projects for all levels. thanks; sonny


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