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PostSubject: Re: Massimo mini tractor    Massimo mini tractor  - Page 2 Icon_minitimeJune 18th 2024, 7:17 am

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PostSubject: Re: Massimo mini tractor    Massimo mini tractor  - Page 2 Icon_minitimeSeptember 27th 2024, 12:06 pm

One of the things that I wanted to do since day one was replaced the solid mounted front axle.

This thing is made out of super thin tubing and it got bent early on. Not only that but because I had to space the wheels so far out on the spindles the turning radius is terrible.

I originally intended to just swap in a garden tractor front axle but I found that it would have required a whole lot of frame cutting or raised the front end way too high.

So I opted to build my own front axle . The steering was a bit tricky to get figured out because originally there was a rack and pinion and it just didn't allow enough travel to get a good steering radius with no widened axle.

I am still working on getting the steering situated but I ended up putting a yardman steering plate in mounted vertically above the axle.

It will have a bellcrank style "pitman" arm welded on to push/pull the tie rods

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PostSubject: Re: Massimo mini tractor    Massimo mini tractor  - Page 2 Icon_minitimeSeptember 28th 2024, 12:20 am

Nice Job!  That looks great.


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PostSubject: Re: Massimo mini tractor    Massimo mini tractor  - Page 2 Icon_minitimeOctober 2nd 2024, 1:26 pm

Axle is in. It required an exhaust and bumper change too
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PostSubject: Re: Massimo mini tractor    Massimo mini tractor  - Page 2 Icon_minitimeOctober 2nd 2024, 3:09 pm

I'm sure it pushes with the live axle, but that has some nice steering.


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PostSubject: Re: Massimo mini tractor    Massimo mini tractor  - Page 2 Icon_minitimeOctober 2nd 2024, 8:59 pm

I didn't measure but looking at the driveway gravel it looks to be around a 10ft radius

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