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Tractor Rig Hauls Rocks, People
Michael Naus converted an old Deere 116 garden tractor into a rock hauler that he can also use to transport riders.
He stripped the tractor down to the frame and then lengthened the frame by 1 ft. to make room for a new garden tractor seat and platform. He relocated the steering wheel to the front, mounting it
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Tractor Rig Hauls Rocks People FARM HOME Novelty Items Michael Naus converted an old Deere 116 garden tractor into a rock hauler that he can also use to transport riders He stripped the tractor down to the frame and then lengthened the frame by 1 ft to make room for a new garden tractor seat and platform He relocated the steering wheel to the front mounting it on a vertical steering column He also moved the tractor’s hydrostat transmission forward A lever located alongside the seat is used to shift the transmission He had a local machine shop build a 3-ft sq steel rock box with 6-in high sides which bolts onto metal brackets welded on back of the tractor The box is lined with a poly bedliner and is dumped using an electric actuator A homemade 2-wheeled trailer with a seat mounted on it can be pulled behind the tractor The fiberglass chair sets on welded-together metal supports that pin onto the trailer’s wooden floor “I just pull a pair of pins whenever I need to use the trailer to haul something else ” notes Naus Contact: FARM SHOW Followup Michael Naus N3134 County Road I Waldo Wis 53093 ph 920 912-7419; jmoperation@yahoo com
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