DIY Home built compact tractor

[Pete B]

I built a tractor / mud buggy this way using a Honda Civic motor with the auto trans (welded diff) and a set of full size chevy diffs (also welded) but I offset both pinions to the right. Loads of torque and a top speed of 30 MPH.. works awesome.
Pete Bonenfant
North Bay
Ontario

 

[Pete B]

a couple pics

 

[Dmace]

That thing is cool! Now you need a captains chair from a conversion van, some cup holders, and a rear facing bench seat for passengers.

 

[ben2go]

A roll cage would be nice.

 

[carpenter383]

Neat toy, but still tryin to figure out the helmet! LOL

 

[aczlan]

Neat toy, but still tryin to figure out the helmet! LOL

Perhaps it is to keep the mud out of the drivers face?

Aaron Z

 

[Dmace]

Neat toy, but still tryin to figure out the helmet! LOL

I thought it was so he couldn't bite himself...

 

[J_J]

Thanks, thats exactly what I had in mind!
However, see the flow? I guess I would need a pretty big pump to run that.

That motor develops about 29 HP, and the pump used to drive it would take about 34 HP to drive the pump, that is assuming a pump to motor efficiency of 85%

If the motor can turn 2500 rpm, to pump 17 GPM would require a pump of 1.6 cu in. If the motor can run faster, the pump displacement can decrease down to 1.1 cu in

 

[kidr]

I thought it was so he couldn't bite himself...

Obviously getting a tan.

 

[GT2]

That motor develops about 29 HP, and the pump used to drive it would take about 34 HP to drive the pump, that is assuming a pump to motor efficiency of 85%

My engine is 50HP so I should be good to go, if I decide to do that?