Half-Scale Articulating 9630 4-WD Deere

Half-Scale Articulating 9630 4-WD Deere TRACTORS Maintenance 45 We’re willing to bet that no one has built more scale model tractors and other unique creations than Don Campbell Gaylord Mich who recently showed us his one-of-a-kind half-scale articulating “new-style” 9630 Deere 4-WD tractor
    “I’ve wanted to build a Deere 4-WD for 20 years ” says Campbell who doesn’t work from plans or measurements He just eyeballs each job fabricating most of the parts he needs in his well-equipped shop “A dairy farmer down the road has 6 articulating Deeres all fitted with Degelman blades This one also has a blade and the newer 9630 hood
    “I started out with the frame axles and engine from an old Steiner front-mount mower I also used the hydraulics and pivot joint The wheels were fitted with 8 30-in tall tires to give it a big tractor look It has a 23 hp twin cylinder Kohler gas engine I lengthened the front and rear frames by 12 in and made new fenders and a fuel tank as well as the hood
    “Unlike most half-scale tractors I’ve seen which have distorted-looking cabs so the driver can get into them I made mine with a cab of the same scale so it’s proportional to the tractor It looks factory-built
    “I sometimes use the tractor in winter to move snow but otherwise it has a home in the shed The blade gives it a nice finishing touch and it’s kind of fun to have a half-scale version of my neighbor’s 6 tractors with blades on them ”
    You can check out Campbell’s 9630 on a video at www farmshow com
    Contact: FARM SHOW Followup Don Campbell P O Box 132 Gaylord Mich 49734 ph 989 732-3946; doncampbellmodels@yahoo com

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