Mini Dozer Has Snowmobile Tracks

Mini Dozer Has Snowmobile Tracks TRACTORS Made-It-Myself Lowell Newman’s mini bulldozer pushes lifts and maneuvers like a full-size dozer - just at a smaller scale     “Dozers and backhoes have always interested me I just wanted to see if I could do it I drew a picture of it and worked out the technical stuff as I went ” says Newman     The “technical stuff” includes a 12 hp Roper lawn mower expanded and beefed up to accommodate an 18 hp Briggs and Stratton twin cylinder engine; snowmobile tracks from old Scorpion snowmobiles; hydraulic valves from a multi-car hauler; small motors off a Deere combine to drive the tracks; and a 21 gpm hydraulic pump for running everything including the snow blade     “I thought about making my own tracks but I like the rubber tracks ” Newman says He notes the Scorpion tracks don’t have gaps which is important to keep dirt out To add traction he bolted angle iron every 3 in across the tracks     His biggest challenge was lining up 1/2-in dia rods on the drums to fit between the track’s lugs Newman also built the frame and seat making room for the battery     “The upper unit is hinged so I can get to the hydraulics drive motor and chains ” Newman says     The 4-ft snow blade which came off a pickup turns right and left and lifts about 16 in off the ground     “It works great in dirt and sand but not as well in 2-in gravel It tends to lock up the tracks ” he notes     It’s ideal for basic jobs in the yard Newman says and small enough to load in the back of a pickup     Contact: FARM SHOW Followup Lowell Newman 2071 U S Hwy 68 Urbana Ohio 43078 ph 937 653-4098

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