Small tractor

[GuiliuG]

My last creation of this year is a small tractor. It took me eight houres to build, it owns a four speeds gearbox, a take poweroff, a fake engine, a pendular suspension and a lifting tool.

As usual here is the link of my galery with additional pictures :

My galery

And here is the video which is horribly dark and where you can't see the different speed of the power takeoff

[dolittle]

I was saying, I want to build that too.. till I noticed those miniLA being used ... Pff, I don't have them.

Nice job in any case :)

[allanp]

That's great, it's always nice to see a gearbox in something other than supercars.

[legolijntje]

That's a good model!

The front looks really good.

Can you make instructions? Then I can test my mLA's !

[MetalRufflez]

That's so cool, loved the gearbox and it effect on the motor. Would really love instructions for this model, I'd like to replicate it if I had the pieces

[rien]

I like it too.

Its nice looking specialy in the front.

The way the panels are used nice.

I would like to see some instruktions to.

Nice to add to my construktion machines colection.

Keep it up!

I'm gonna order some mini L.A's soon.

Edited December 30, 2010 by rien

[Alasdair Ryan]

you made a nice job of the tractor i have only one wee isue whch is that the front wheels could do with getting moved a bit forward

[GuiliuG]

Thanks everybody !

I'm not sure to create a notice because my camera sucks and it's always dark at home in this period.

[Aqualize]

Really nice!

I like that it was possible to have a fake engine, PTO (power take-off) and working link arms. When I tried doing a tractor last spring it only got the PTO, the lift arms didn't have any mechanism controlling them and I didn't have space for a fake engine. But then I was getting out of the dark ages and bought my first studless technic set (8274: Combine Harvester), didn't have access to any other sets' part but it was enough for a tractor, trailer and a hay tedder (except for a 4 extra wheels).

Anyway enough of my things: One thing I would change on your model is to make a real three-point hitch, not a "fake" as tractor toy models use (with only the link arms). You would need to add an upper link arm (or only the attach point, if you don't make any implements). Link to page describing a three-point hitch for tractors (in case you are unaware of how it works, or for other people reading this).I think that in the middle of the axle driving the mini-LAs would be a good point. Then make some implement that is attached to the three point hitch and uses the PTO :)