Fairbanks Morse Garden Tractor

I made a homemade Fairbanks Morse Garden Tractor. As you can see it works great for plowing. It has hydraulics and a sleeve hitch.

There is an easy way to build this kind of tractor and the hard way. The easy way is to get an existing garden tractor and swap engines. That would've satisfy me, so I did it the hard way:

I bought a welder and learned how to weld on this tractor.
The frame is hand built from angle iron. Be sure to use truss ideas and gussets to make the frame strong. The rear cast iron transaxle is from a 60s Gilson, its a Peerless 4 speed with a tillage gear. Those peerless 4 speeds were made for many many years and are extremely common, used on JD, Case, etc. Do not use a aluminum transmission. The torque from the Fairbanks will tear it apart.

The steering column & sector is from a JD but it is the same kind used on many garden tractors, like Cub Cadet, etc...

The front end is from a Case and is cast iron. The tie rods and linkage is from a Allis Chalmers.

The rear wheels are from a JD pull behind plow.

You may think the 2hp engine is only "2hp". But it has tons of torque. My 2hp dishpan has the same torque as a 12hp Kohler (Cub Cadet) garden tractor. When plowing new soil and snagging a tree root, I've broken plows with my "vintage" garden tractor.

Category:

Autos & Vehicles

Tags:

• fairbanks
• morse
• stationary
• engine
• tractor

[hovanti]

That is a great machine you've built-nice job!

[contaucreek]

When my girlfriend asks me what I am going to do with my FM headless I will show her your video haha.Cool machine...P.

[brandon11182]

Chitty chitty BANG BANG!!!!!!!!

[SirRufert]

Fake.

[popnstart]

That is a great runnin' Fairbanks and tractor. That load is really making the hopper hot! Great job! Later.

[Bobbymitchell10]

oh i might try that i know the engine is pretty mutch the front end yeah it is an awsome tractor

[atcaleb]

Oh i got ya, I would guess he used thick iron, not the crap you get at the home center. Going from a quarter inch to 3/8 material is a huge strength dif. Someone will probably Google and try to prove me something. Look at how much engine makes the frame in the front and those peerless axles are huge cast pieces too. There is a lot of strength in that as well. It's a cool tractor anyway!

[Bobbymitchell10]

yeah i know i was just wondering how he made it that sturdy out of angle iron

[atcaleb]

Don't start at the frame, start with everything else and build your frame accordingly. This is rule #1. the frame will build itself- sorta

[Bobbymitchell10]

p.s. that tractor is really neat

[Bobbymitchell10]

can you make a close up vid of the frame please i want to make a garden tractor but cant decide on how to make thhe frame

[Onlyjds]

That is one sweet machine, I like your pull at the plow day in Montrose, MN, slow but has lots of power! That is the coolest tractor ever