Half-Scale Articulating 9630 4-WD Deere

Half-Scale Articulating 9630 4-WD Deere TRACTORS Made-It-Myself 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 12in 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 halfscale 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 49374 ph 989 732-3946; doncampbellmodels@yahoo com

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