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Easy Access Tractor Step
"The steps on Deere 20 series tractors are too high for almost anyone to use comfort-ably," says Pat Michels, Chippewa Falls,Wis., who came up with an add-on step that makes access easier.
Michels got the idea after his brother had back surgery and couldn't get onto his 4020 tractor. The idea worked so well he's
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Easy Access Tractor Step TRACTORS Accessories 19-4-9 "The steps on Deere 20 series tractors are too high for almost anyone to use comfort-ably," says Pat Michels, Chippewa Falls,Wis., who came up with an add-on step that makes access easier.
Michels got the idea after his brother had back surgery and couldn't get onto his 4020 tractor. The idea worked so well he's made the modification on several other 4020's and a 3020. It should also work for 3010's, 2510's, and other models, he notes.
He finds old steps at a scrap yard and makes new, heavier side rails for the existing top step. Two vertical pieces run from the new side rails on the top step down to the add-on step, which fastens to the top step with two bolts. "That way, we can quickly remove the extra step if we need more ground clearance, such as when cutting firewood in the woods," says Michels, noting that the bottom step is 20 in. off the ground.
Contact: FARM SHOW Followup, Pat Michels, Rt. 2, Box 323, Chippewa Falls, Wis. 54729 (ph 715 288-6465).
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