Mini Deere With Sidecar

Mini Deere With Sidecar TRACTORS Made-It-Myself Over the last 20 years Clint Evans Gatesville Texas has busied himself with various tractor modification projects “I had a late 80’s or early 90’s Cub Cadet riding mower with a deck sitting around and I thought I need to scrap this thing or do something with it ” says Evans “So I brought it into the shop and wrapped it in sheet metal from a John Deere H so it looks like a miniature antique Deere ” Evans says the original Koehler engine was cranked and cammed differently from the factory After starting it and listening to it run he thought it mimicked an old twin cylinder John Deere and figured “Why not turn it into one?” Once the tractor was finished he got the idea to add a sidecar He had another Cub Cadet that he stripped down and then covered with vintage tractor metal It hooks to the tractor with 3 pins including a pull bar attached to the front of the tractor Each piece was built with the articulation to follow the ground separately from the other ensuring they’re smooth and safe to operate “I can unpin the sidecar and hook it directly behind the other making it a tractor trailer unit This helps me load them on my trailer because it’s not very wide After I unload it it hooks back up easily as a sidecar ” He says the unit is a big hit in shows and parades A vintage aluminum ice chest mounts at the front of the sidecar and is filled with drinks snacks and candy for kids whenever they show it off in public “It’s just for show People seem to love it because you don’t really see anything like it ” Contact: FARM SHOW Followup Clint Evans 114 State School Road Gatesville Texas 76528 cnbevans@centurylink net

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