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Kermit.

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About four years ago my mate Gary and myself made this little tractor over the Christmas holidays. It was made from bits and peices we had lying around so realy didn't cost that much.

 

We started with a Mountfield 8/30 similar to the one below, which i pulled out of a skip.

 

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You can guess what condition it was in when you see the gearbox.

 

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We salvaged the engine which was a Briggs and Stratton 8hp, the 3 speed transmission and the rear axle, everything else went back in the skip.

A new chassis was made from 2x2 angle, a NOS bonnet sourced from a local dealer and an adjustable seat so my little daughter and myself can both ride it. Also fabed up a front axle and steering box (gearbox from an automatic door).

 

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Front grill and dash pannel was next.

 

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Now to close in the back, rear arches and side steps next.

 

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Thats most of the fab work done, a bit of paint next.

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Hate this bit, lots of priming, sanding, undercoating and painting, its like watching paint dry, oh wait it was !!  :D

 

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This will give you the idea of why i call it "Kermit".

 

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And here it is all put back together.

 

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Since then it has received new wheels and cleated rear tyres.

 

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Future plans are for a new exhaust that exits at the rear axle and a three point hitch.

Thanks for looking.

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Smart work.

 

I spy a bolens tractor in your workshop :)

 

I shipped a right wreak of one out of titanic counrty earlier in the year :D  :P

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Smart work.

 

I spy a bolens tractor in your workshop :)

 

I shipped a right wreak of one out of titanic counrty earlier in the year :D  :P

They belong to my mate Gary. He has a Husky 850, a QT16 and a HT20 (hope i got all that correct) also a little 3.5hp home built.

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