![]() ![]() Garden Tractor Turned Into "Mini" Bulldozer TRACTORS Conversions 34-5-35 A "mini" bulldozer made from a junked out 1975 Cub Cadet 1250 garden tractor lets Art Pascale, Monson, Mass., handle snow and gravel on his driveway. 01057 (ph 413 267-9982).Ĭlick here to download page story appeared in. long steel plate under them."Ĭontact: FARM SHOW Followup, Art Pascale, 59 High St., Monson, Mass. "I kept the fenders but cut them down and welded a 2 1/2-ft. I can set the blade at 3 different positions by changing the position of a pin. Or, I can pull a lever to bring the blade up or down more quickly. "The blade can be raised or lowered electronically by an electric motor, which was originally used to raise or lower the 3-pt. It took about 6 months and $800 to construct. "I designed it myself without using any blueprints, and just building it as I went along," says Pascale. Pascale steers the dozer by pulling forward or backward on 2 levers which control the hydraulic disc brakes. Track tension can be adjusted by tightening a bolt that runs through a slot cut into a telescoping tube. ![]() A total of 124 plates were used to make both tracks. The tracks were made by a fabricating shop and consist of interlocking, 8-in. sprockets side-by-side on the end of each rear axle. ![]() To drive the tracks, he installed two 12-in. Then he lowered the Cub Cadet chassis into the undercarriage and bolted them together. Inside the frame on each side he installed 3 idler wheels to support the tracks. Then he used more tubing to build an undercarriage for the Cub Cadet. He installed a new front axle made from 2-in. He discarded the Cub Cadet's wheels, front axle, steering wheel, steering column and tie rods, keeping the rear axle, hydrostatic transmission, gas tank and starter. "Everything unbolts, and the tracks are fully adjustable." Improved traction is the key," says Pascale, a retired machinist. Once you receive your pallet containing two boxes in which the parts of the MD196K are packed, open the boxes and lay the parts out on. This is the first in a series of how-to articles focused on assembling the Struck MINI-DOZER MD196K. AugCustomer Stories, D-I-Y Kit Builds, Projects. "It works great and outperforms the original wheeled Cub Cadet. MINI-DOZER MD196K Assembly Part 1: Painting. A "mini" bulldozer made from a junked out 1975 Cub Cadet 1250 garden tractor lets Art Pascale, Monson, Mass., handle snow and gravel on his driveway. ![]()
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