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Jacobsen Garden Tractor Made Into Deere G “Parade Tractor”
“My son Lanny and I converted an old 1970’s Jacobsen garden tractor to look like a 1941 Deere G. It makes a great parade tractor,” says Danny Reese, Goodhue, Minn.
The tractor rides on 31-in. high lugged rear wheels and is used to pull a homemade 2-wheeled “people hauler” that’s fitted with a comfortable be
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Jacobsen Garden Tractor Made Into Deere G “Parade Tractor” AG WORLD “My son Lanny and I converted an old 1970’s Jacobsen garden tractor to look like a 1941 Deere G It makes a great parade tractor ” says Danny Reese Goodhue Minn The tractor rides on 31-in high lugged rear wheels and is used to pull a homemade 2-wheeled “people hauler” that’s fitted with a comfortable bench seat at parades They removed the hood from the Jacobsen and replaced it with one made by modifying the hood off a 1943 Deere B They also modified the air cleaner off a Deere A and mounted it opposite the Jacobsen’s exhaust muffler The tractor’s fenders were cut down to make room for big 31 by 15 lugged rear tires off an old Deere self-propelled swather The lugged front tires purchased new were made for a walk-behind snowblower Weights made from sq steel tubing were added on front “The weights serve as a bumper so if the tractor hits something the grill won’t get smashed in ” says Danny The people hauler’s bench seat is out of an old 1972 Chevy Blazer and mounts on a home-built frame There are foot rests made from 2 by 10’s in front of the seat and on back is a platform also made from 2 by 10’s The wheels and axle are off either a riding mower or a snowmobile trailer “I’m not sure which because I bought them piecemeal at an auction ” says Danny The tractor worked overtime a couple of years ago at a nearby fair in Zumbrota Minn “The fair was supposed to have a carnival but the carnival didn’t show up and the fair’s manager didn’t know until the first day of the fair ” says Danny “He immediately called us for help We ended up hooking a homemade ‘barrel train’ behind the tractor and spent 5 days in a row 12 hrs per day giving kids rides Lanny did most of the driving and by the time the fair was over he was exhausted But the kids had a lot of fun ” Contact: FARM SHOW Followup Danny Reese 39089 Co 4 Blvd Goodhue Minn 55027 ph 651 380-6127
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