Gas-Powered Toy Combine On The Market

Gas-Powered Toy Combine On The Market COMBINES Miscellaneous A toy combine at the recent Ohio Farm Science & Review Show drew a lot of interest Little kids were hopping onto a toy Deere 9870 combine powered by a gas engine and complete with a 6-row corn head and an unloading auger Jeff Moore of Moore’s Farm Toys in Dresden Ohio made the unit by converting a commercial pedal combine sold by Scale Models of Dyersville Iowa The combine is powered by a rope-start 49 cc 2-stroke 1 1/2 hp gas engine with gear reduction The engine is connected to a Peerless transaxle Moore replaced the combine’s original pedals with an accelerator pedal on one side and a brake pedal on the other adding a pair of footrests He also replaced the original plastic wheels with larger rubber wheels modified the steering system and mounted the fuel tank and muffler inside the combine’s body “A lot of people stopped and took photos of their kids on it ” says Moore “We’ve only built one unit so far but it runs too fast even though there’s a clutch and gear reduction system on it We hope that adding another jackshaft will help slow it down A tether kill switch fastens to the driver’s wrist or parents can hold it “We’ve had requests to also make kits for the Case IH 7088 AGCO Gleaner S77 and Massey Ferguson combine models We expect the Deere combine kit to sell for about $900 The stock pedal combine sells for about $350 ” Contact: FARM SHOW Followup Moore’s Farm Toys 3695 Raiders Rd Dresden Ohio 43821 ph 740 754-6248; farmtoys@sbcglobal net; www mooresfarmtoys com

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