Cub Cadet "Gator"

Cub Cadet Gator ATV S ATV S I turned a Cub Cadet into what I call an Averygator because I used to collect Avery tractors says Warren Newton of Fort Gratiot Mich It has a little dump box on it and tandem back wheels I added a second seat painted the whole thing red and finished it off with Averygator decals I had specially made     The four back wheels drive the unit and the two front wheels steer he says     Newton lengthened the frame by 33 in to add the second Cub Cadet rear end taken from another Cub Cadet The resulting dual rear axles with original hydrostatic transmissions made it easy to add a drive shaft to join the two hydraulic motors so that both rear ends are powered      There was a story in FARM SHOW at one time about a fellow who put a box on the back of a Craftsman riding mower That kind of gave me the idea to do this He only had one rear axle though and I thought it would look better to have two he says     Newton mounted a wooden 42-in square box The hinged sides fold down allowing four people to ride on the resulting platform for parades With the sides up the unit can haul dirt or gravel Newton included a hydraulic lift cylinder to turn it into a handy dump box      I also made a new seat bracket that allowed me to put a second seat on so I could haul a passenger You can drive it from either the right or left side but I prefer the left because the hydrostatic controls are on that side he explains I also extended the foot rest area so you can put both feet on one side     The tractor originally had a 14 hp gas engine but Newton re-powered the unit with a 10 hp 2-cycle Perkins diesel engine he got from a friend to make it more interesting     Contact: FARM SHOW Followup Warren Newton 4463 N River Rd Fort Gratiot Mich 48059 ph 810 982-2101; swnewton@glis net

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