This tractor started The Little Tractor Co...
I built this 1/2 scale IH 826 tractor from a 1968 Cub Cadet 125. It is heavily modified, and I had to do a lot of custom fabrication. I built this tractor for myself, for fun in my spare time. I never thought I'd earn a living doing it again... I have about 230 hours invested in this tractor over the course of a year, working in my spare time. I could now build a duplicate in about a month once I get started.
This is what the tractor looked like the day I brought it home.
This is an "in-progress" photo of it...
Here's some Photoshop magic to show how much the machine grew.
This is the tractor turning some soil at a Plow Day that a friend and I held at one of my parents farms this summer.
Here's a shot of the 3-point hitch...
Here's a shot of the 12 inch plow mounted...
The Little Tractor Co. specializes in custom hand made half scale tractors. 734.368.3273
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Hello, I thought I'd address a few questions about these custom, hand made, half scale tractors. ...
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Hello, I thought I'd address a few questions about these custom, hand made, half scale tractors. ...
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It's kind of funny, people think I have a high tech machine shop when they see the tractors I build... I thought I'd share some pict...
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It's been about 6 weeks since the little KW left the shop... I'm finally almost caught up lettering trucks. The next two machines ha...
That little tractor pulled great at the plow day. Thanks for the picture to remind me. I was in all honesty amazed at these tractors.
ReplyDeleteI'm very inspired by looking through your work on here. Wishing you all the best success in what must be a heckuva lotta fun way to be in business!
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