My 4x4 articulating 23hp tractor and cab project

dusty3030 · Dec 7, 2013

Wow. The detail is amazing, hats off to you sir.

Bob77064 · Dec 7, 2013

Fantastic, great job!

dragoneggs · Dec 7, 2013

Holy Crap! I love it!!! :thumbsup::thumbsup:

Mike476 · Dec 7, 2013

Absolutley amazing, exceptional craftmanship!!

mikehaugen · Dec 7, 2013

Awesome! Great job!

Just curious... any idea what it weighs?

muddstopper · Dec 7, 2013

Looks really good. Do you have any concerns whether the Steiner's little 1inch axle shafts will support those big duals under a serious load. I am curious as to how you made the wheel mounts. I have a 430max with the dual wheel option and just wondering if you used a similar set up for those large duals.

Waldon52 · Dec 7, 2013

Thanks for the kind words.
This little tractor had 800 hours on it and it will never see 50 more hours. I will baby it for the most part and I will not use it in heavy wet snow so there will be no concern pushing 8 or 9 inches of light lake effect snow. Those axles will be fine for the way I will use it. I will probably only plow with it 2 or three times the whole winter. I have other machines to use in the real heavy wet snow. This is my lifelong dream toy mostly to look at and drive around the yard . It would be fun to show it at a tractor show too.

Chisum · Dec 7, 2013

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My whole life I have wanted to build a half scale 4x4 articulating tractor with a cool front blade. Last year I finally did it . I just finished putting the cab windows in it this week . I have always wanted to share some of my projects here as i have seen over the years so many cool posts. My tractor is a 23 hp twin cylinder full time 4 wheel drive hydrostatic drive. The front blade raises and tilts side to side hydraulically. I am waiting for a nice snowstorm to try it out. I used a Steiner frame , axles , hydraulics. I cut the frame twice and exteneded both ends . I rebuilt the seat mount to move with the front of the tractor . I built the cab to scale but the rear cab wall removes and a quick seat attached for actual snowplowing use.

WOW!! Great Job!!

Halftrack · Dec 7, 2013

I really think the green tractor people will come knocking on your door, with the request to put it in a few farm shows. What an attention getter!!! Better find an enclosed trailer and plan on a few overnights at their expense.