DIY Home built compact tractor

john_bud · Mar 3, 2009

What ever makes your leg sit comfortably. You will quickly adjust to the view, but if not sitting tension free, will cramp up quick and have no fun on the tractor.

jb

alabama mike · Mar 6, 2009

john_bud said:
What ever makes your leg sit comfortably. You will quickly adjust to the view, but if not sitting tension free, will cramp up quick and have no fun on the tractor.

jb

I will 2nd that, I have 2 tractors that I use around the house, one is an 1983 international 244, 20 hp 3cyl diesel (built by mitsibishi) 2 hours on it and your worn out, the other is a 1942 farmall H, I can use it all day and not be tired. it all boils down to sitting position, the 244 feels cramped, the H doesn't.

my 2 cents, great build by the way!

GT2 · Mar 8, 2009

I started on the seat platform. Cutting and tacking pieces, finish welded.

Here the seat is temp clamped on and the battery box and hyd tank kind of sitting in there.

kebo · Mar 8, 2009

It looks like the seat is slightly offset to the righthand side. If so, I'm just a bit curious why you did it that way, instead of centering it?? I'm sure you have a good reason.

WilliamBos · Mar 8, 2009

kebo said:
It looks like the seat is slightly offset to the righthand side. If so, I'm just a bit curious why you did it that way, instead of centering it?? I'm sure you have a good reason.

Battery box is to the left, easier to get out is my guess.

GT2 · Mar 9, 2009

kebo said:
It looks like the seat is slightly offset to the righthand side. If so, I'm just a bit curious why you did it that way, instead of centering it?? I'm sure you have a good reason.

Optical illusion, Its centered, however the steering collem is off to the left at the base.

WilliamBos said:
Battery box is to the left, easier to get out is my guess.

At this point I think the battery is going to slide out the front.

roadrunnertech · Apr 20, 2009

roadrunnertech said:
Great thread, I also joined because of this. I've been kicking around the idea of building a compact/garden tractor, not quite as ambitious as this but 2wd and around 10 hp.

Great tractor! Its looks like it'll be a real workhorse! You really did inspire me, I went ahead and built a small tractor, just on a smaller scale. I have a lot of walk-through gates, so I had to keep mine under 32" wide. Using quick disconnect hydraulics to attach implements, and hydraulic motors to run things like post hole diggers and such.

simplicityguy92 · Apr 20, 2009

nice tracotor road runner tech is their a thread on it

GT2 · Apr 20, 2009

roadrunnertech said:
roadrunnertech said:

Great thread, I also joined because of this. I've been kicking around the idea of building a compact/garden tractor, not quite as ambitious as this but 2wd and around 10 hp.

Great tractor! Its looks like it'll be a real workhorse! You really did inspire me, I went ahead and built a small tractor, just on a smaller scale. I have a lot of walk-through gates, so I had to keep mine under 32" wide. Using quick disconnect hydraulics to attach implements, and hydraulic motors to run things like post hole diggers and such.

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Glad I could help!
What kind of set up have you got on the front steering gear?
Tim

Ductape · Apr 20, 2009

roadrunnertech said:
Great tractor! Its looks like it'll be a real workhorse! You really did inspire me, I went ahead and built a small tractor, just on a smaller scale. I have a lot of walk-through gates, so I had to keep mine under 32" wide. Using quick disconnect hydraulics to attach implements, and hydraulic motors to run things like post hole diggers and such.

I'd like to see more of your tractor.