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Re: Re: Maybe I am nuts but I think I could make my own tractor for $5K
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Posted by KURT on December 11, 2002 at 02:43:25 from (64.109.118.238):
In Reply to: Re: Maybe I am nuts but I think I could make my own tractor for $5K posted by Steven@nd on December 10, 2002 at 17:54:52:
I dont know what a swather is, but I think that a oil cooler could be used but remember if you have a LARGE oil tank cooling the oil will be helped with a large surface area. I would not want the oil to get over 140F. This would be a custom job, kinda like junkyard wars-I dont watch that show though. If I do this project I would be doing it to prove a point. My point is that why should I pay $13K for a new tractor when I could make my own for $4-5K. Of course my jalopy would be very crude looking, no sheet metal to make it look nice, maybe corregated culvert pipe over the engine(s). I need to start drawing this out. I welcome any more comments
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