Tractor no. 15 !! It will be Cat yellow and have TRACKS !

   / Tractor no. 15 !! It will be Cat yellow and have TRACKS ! #411  
NEW VIDEO - Deb just posted a new You-Tube Video today of me driving the JD 140 out of the workshop for the first time. Yesterday I brought home the 1811 Cub Cadet . That 18 hp twin cylinder Koehler runs so nice and smooth and the hydraulics work great and no leaks. This will make a great power system for the Gator. I already have the wiring stripped out of the Gator along with the rear axle. I will try to sell the extra 1811 parts on e-bay to recoop my cost of the Cub Cadet. <img src="http://www.tractorbynet.com/forums/files/build-yourself/442143-tractor-no-15-will-cat-aaaduelwheels2-jpg"/>

What's your YouTube channel
 
   / Tractor no. 15 !! It will be Cat yellow and have TRACKS ! #412  
NEW VIDEO - Deb just posted a new You-Tube Video today of me driving the JD 140 out of the workshop for the first time. Yesterday I brought home the 1811 Cub Cadet . That 18 hp twin cylinder Koehler runs so nice and smooth and the hydraulics work great and no leaks. This will make a great power system for the Gator. I already have the wiring stripped out of the Gator along with the rear axle. I will try to sell the extra 1811 parts on e-bay to recoop my cost of the Cub Cadet. <img src="http://www.tractorbynet.com/forums/files/build-yourself/442143-tractor-no-15-will-cat-aaaduelwheels2-jpg"/>

How many cups of coffee do you have in the morning? I need to do the same :D
 
   / Tractor no. 15 !! It will be Cat yellow and have TRACKS !
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#413  
My You -Tube Videos are at doncampbellmodels , called duel tires.
Todays picture shows the 1811 Cub Cadet I bought Sunday. It is now in the workshop and tomorrow I will start dismantling it to get the engine and hydro transmission. This Cub Cadet came from Waterloo Iowa. This guy I bought it from , his dad has a IH dealership by Waterloo, Iowa. We love Waterloo, Iowa. We went their ten years in a row to the National Farm Toy Show in Dyersville and we always went to Waterloo to the John Deere Assembly Plant. :thumbsup: aaacubcadet.jpg
 
   / Tractor no. 15 !! It will be Cat yellow and have TRACKS !
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aaagatorframe1.jpgTodays workshop picture shows me making the first cuts in the JD Gator Frame. The 1811 Cub Cadet 18 hp twin cylinder engine and hydro transmission should slide right in with a little tweaking. By the time I sell the extra parts from both machines I should have zero dollars in the Gator . Now that is fun tinkering .
 
   / Tractor no. 15 !! It will be Cat yellow and have TRACKS ! #415  
The you can sell it to me for twice what you have into it! 2X0=...
 
   / Tractor no. 15 !! It will be Cat yellow and have TRACKS ! #416  
My grandfather was on the line at Deere Dubuque from '47 to '80 or so. I have a sense of what was built around then and one of these days I will buy something that he may have worked on.
 
   / Tractor no. 15 !! It will be Cat yellow and have TRACKS !
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aaacubframe1.jpgha,ha,ha. I should have about $100.00 in it total but I am hoping to sell all the extra parts and have no dollars in it. So it should be easy to make a little profit, ha,ha.
Yesterday I stripped down the 1811 Cub Cadet to the frame. Today I will remove the front axle and shorten the main frame and driveshaft . I want to keep the wheel base the same . I will build some roll bars and have a top on it and paint them black. It will go slower than the battery version but it will be more powerful and fun at tractor shows to ride around with Deb . Today I will also cut more of the Gator floor out .
 
   / Tractor no. 15 !! It will be Cat yellow and have TRACKS !
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Todays pics show the Cub Cadet split . I now have it welded back together . Also it shows me cutting more of the Gator frame . Today I will pull the Cub Cadet inside the Gator. It is all trial and error. The Gator will go much slower being powered by the garden tractor but my little grandson and my daughter will love driving it. The best part is it will be Free !!! aaacubframe2.jpgaaacubframe4.jpg
 
   / Tractor no. 15 !! It will be Cat yellow and have TRACKS ! #419  
It will be a unique machine. :thumbsup:
 
   / Tractor no. 15 !! It will be Cat yellow and have TRACKS ! #420  
What engine is that on the Cub?
 

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