2012 - Volume #36, Issue #5, Page #23
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120 Hp Deere Garden Tractor
He installed a straight shaft behind the engine to drive the tractor’s rear end.
“I built it mainly for parades and for showing off,” says Prom. “The big engine was a very tight fit. I stretched the tractor’s frame only 2 in. I moved the steering column and reworked the shifting mechanism. The tractor’s gas tank is located under the seat so I didn’t have to move it back. I did have to raise the hood 3 in.”
The tractor is fitted with Harley Davidson Screaming Eagle mufflers on front, which really look nice. “They’re real loud because they’re straight-through mufflers,” says Prom.
He installed 8-in. wide wheels on front and 12-in. wide wheels on back – twice the width of the original tires – for added traction. “The rear wheels are off a Jacobson utility vehicle. I had to make an adapter for them to go from a 5 to 6-bolt wheel pattern. I kept the original front wheel rims but I cut and widened them 3 in. to make the new tires fit,” notes Prom.
Contact: FARM SHOW Followup, Pat Prom, 12661 Pioneer Trail, Eden Prairie, Minn. 55347 (ph 952 944-9266).
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