Half-Scale Deere 730 And "Double Engine" Deere 110

Half-Scale Deere 730 And "Double Engine" Deere 110 TRACTORS Made-It-Myself 23-6-24 "It looks and sounds just like the real thing and is my pride and joy," says Pat Prom about the half-scale Deere 730 tractor he built from scratch. He also made a "double engine" Deere 110 garden tractor by stretching it out and adding a second engine. The 730 is powered by an 8 hp Kohler gas engine that belt-drives a Peerless transaxle. Prom hand made the rear wheel hubs and the wheel centers. The 7.50 by 16 rear wheels and 3.50 by 8 front wheels are new. The front spindles were handmade, as were the seat and flywheel. The steering wheel is off a riding mower. The hood and grille, air cleaner, and muffler were hand made from sheet metal. A Tupperware dish was used to make the pre-cleaner above the air cleaner. "It's a fun tractor to drive in parades and at tractor shows," says Prom. "A lot of people ask me how many hours it took me to build it, but I don't keep track because I sell my half-scale tractors according to what I figure they're worth, not how many hours it took to build them." "Double Engine" Deere 110 Prom also "stretched out" a 1973 110 garden tractor 15 1/2 in. and equipped it with a second engine. The tractor's original 10 hp Kohler gas engine was worn out so he rebuilt it. Then he cut the front part of the tractor off and cut the front part off another identical tractor and welded the two parts together. He mounted a 12 hp Kohler gas engine (out of a Cub Cadet) ahead of the original engine. A belt connects the two engines together. There's one straight-up exhaust pipe for each engine. He also mounted 10 1/2-in. wide, 18-in. high dual lug tires on back and 6.50 by 8 lug tires on front. "When both engines are running it makes a lot of noise. A lot of people think it sounds like a race car," says Prom. "I take it often to parades and shows. It looks like a pulling tractor or a plowing tractor, but it's really not set up for pulling because you can get only so much horsepower through the belt that connects both engines. I put a decal on it that says æ110 Experimental'. It'll go 8 to 10 mphs. It doesn't go any faster than the original tractor because it still runs at the same rpm's. I turn a key to start the original engine and use the tractor's pto clutch to engage the add-on engine." Contact: FARM SHOW Followup, Pat Prom, 12661 Pioneer Trail, Eden Prairie, Minn. 55347 (ph 612 944-9266).

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