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Lawn Mower Tractor

By Ralph W. Peters R. R.

#3, Box 182 Findlay, Ohio

This lawn mower tractor I made using some parts from a Ford Model A chassis. The rear axle assembly I narrowed to 24 inch tread and mounting the transmission to it with a very short torque tube and drive shaft. On the transmission clutch pilot shaft I used a V/8-60 Ford clutch with the pilot be a ring and pressure plate mounted in a 12 inch V belt pulley as shown. The third or the steering wheel is a rubber tired wheel made for a wheelbarrow. The two drive wheels are the regular hubs and the 30X4.50 wheels and tires.

By putting your right foot on a pedal just to the front of the right step and raising the front wheels of the mower (which is supported in front through a spring so they just have enough ground pressure to hold to the proper cutting height and moving the steering bar in the desired direction, the mower will turn with ...

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