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Too Much Fun

Full-Size Fun From Pint-Size Tractors

By Michael G. Cobb

Michael with his small-scale creations.

Michael built the John Deere to mimic an early "unstyled" unit.

The Farmall copy was built to look like an early F-12.

We're having so much fun here in the South at festivals and parades, I thought I'd take a moment to share my toys with the readers of GEM.

I put these tractors together using transaxles and Kohler K engines that have a combined starter/generator from older (1970s) Cub Cadets. The steering gears were recycled from a planter bottom unit, and the rear wheels are from an import car. I modified the wheels, adding spokes and 15-inch hay rake traction tires.

After rearranging the parts, adding some oil field pipe (steering gear tube) and feed mill screen (in place of...

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