DIY Home built compact tractor

[ben2go]

When you come just be prepared to like it. Folks around here don't take to kindly to outsiders moving in complaining about how good it used to be wherever they came from. If life is so *@^% good where you came from then go back.

Summers are hot. Winters are cold. With the exception of the northern panhandle, most of the state gets very little precipitation. Trees are few and far between, and when it rains, it rains sideways. I wouldn't live anywhere else.

Remembering the following points and your neighbors are more likely to accept you.
The 11:30pm sunsets in June make up for the 4:30 pm sunsets in December
The wolves were never really gone from Idaho, and they should have left the others in Canada.
Trees grow so they can be cut down and re-planted.
Farmland is there to grow crops, not lawns.
Farmer is a title you earn. Until you earn it, you are nothing more than a landowner.

I live outside of a small dope and crime infested town.Being away from this and being around few people would be nice.I wouldn't be a farmer.Gardener yes.It'd be nice to just get away from the highways,constant noise,and street lights.I live in the foot hills of the mountains,so it gets below freezing here.Summers are usually high 90's low 100's and near 100% humility,I mean humidity. Ahhhh long days in summer and short days in winter,that'd be good.Wild life doesn't bother me.No trees.Darn!That means I gotta bring my own to build my shack and some firewood.

 

[GT2]

No trees.Darn!That means I gotta bring my own to build my shack and some firewood.

Come up to northern ID, plenty of trees to go around.
I have found my neighbors to be very forgiving of my concrete dweller ways!

 

[dcyrilc]

When you come just be prepared to like it. Folks around here don't take to kindly to outsiders moving in complaining about how good it used to be wherever they came from. If life is so *@^% good where you came from then go back.

Summers are hot. Winters are cold. With the exception of the northern panhandle, most of the state gets very little precipitation. Trees are few and far between, and when it rains, it rains sideways. I wouldn't live anywhere else.

Remembering the following points and your neighbors are more likely to accept you.
The 11:30pm sunsets in June make up for the 4:30 pm sunsets in December
The wolves were never really gone from Idaho, and they should have left the others in Canada.
Trees grow so they can be cut down and re-planted.
Farmland is there to grow crops, not lawns.
Farmer is a title you earn. Until you earn it, you are nothing more than a landowner.

Amen!

I've got 17 acres 20 minutes northeast of Seattle, and over here you rent your land from the government via the taxes. They tell you what you can and can't do with it. Tried to put a house on it 11 years ago, they told me that that was a change of usage from farming and I would need to tear out the farm and put 16.5 acres into native growth protection (never to be touched). Guess they never heard of a farmhouse! I ended up having to buy a house 5 miles north of the farm and stop by every morning and night to feed the cows.

 

[dcyrilc]

GT2,
When do you expect to get back to WA and working on the tractor again?

 

[John47]

Amen!

I've got 17 acres 20 minutes northeast of Seattle, and over here you rent your land from the government via the taxes. They tell you what you can and can't do with it. Tried to put a house on it 11 years ago, they told me that that was a change of usage from farming and I would need to tear out the farm and put 16.5 acres into native growth protection (never to be touched). Guess they never heard of a farmhouse! I ended up having to buy a house 5 miles north of the farm and stop by every morning and night to feed the cows.

You should try Missouri or Arkansas, we can do what we want without permits, as long as we are on 5 acres or more and outside city limits. No statewide building ordinances to tell us what we can or cannot build on our land.

 

[ben2go]

Come up to northern ID, plenty of trees to go around.
I have found my neighbors to be very forgiving of my concrete dweller ways!

Amen!

I've got 17 acres 20 minutes northeast of Seattle, and over here you rent your land from the government via the taxes. They tell you what you can and can't do with it. Tried to put a house on it 11 years ago, they told me that that was a change of usage from farming and I would need to tear out the farm and put 16.5 acres into native growth protection (never to be touched). Guess they never heard of a farmhouse! I ended up having to buy a house 5 miles north of the farm and stop by every morning and night to feed the cows.

That's the gooberment for us and it's crappy at times.Sorry to hear that.

You should try Missouri or Arkansas, we can do what we want without permits, as long as we are on 5 acres or more and outside city limits. No statewide building ordinances to tell us what we can or cannot build on our land.

That is an idear.I'd be closer to home,but far enough that everyone would call me to come take their trash out.

 

[Djames55]

Talk about HIJACKING a Thread!!! LOL!!!

 

[Iplayfarmer]

Talk about HIJACKING a Thread!!! LOL!!!

Yeah, Sorry.

Sure is a neat home built tractor, though.

 

[ben2go]

I kind of high jacked to.I am sorry.

 

[mixerdriver]

Any progress on the tractor? Came across this thread the other night and fascinated by it. Anxious to see the finished product. Great Job!!!

 

[jimgerken]

Any tractor progress? Great start! I think you've made some very good decisions/tradeoffs. I wuold think you'd be real anxious to see it move under its own power by now.

 

[hddnis]

Also curious about progress updates.



Mr. HE

 

[GT2]

Sorry Guys, no progress.
Been very busy with my Idaho "compound"

 

[grsthegreat]

Sorry Guys, no progress.
Been very busy with my Idaho "compound"

athol id myself...know all aqbout yo compound guys :laughing:

 

[EddieWalker]

Sorry Guys, no progress.
Been very busy with my Idaho "compound"

Good to hear your busy, but hate that life gets in the way of a fun project!!!!

Eddie

 

[matthewmdn]

Had to join so I could subscribe to this thread. Any work on it lately?

 

[Iceman1983]

can you tell me the dimensions of the main frame and the tubes? your built is very interessting! Any updates??

Sorry for my bad english.

 

[Azza68]

heya GT2, Not sure if you are still coming on here or not, I actually joined not long ago to see if I could find out how to self build a Tractor or if it was worth buying the cheap Chinese tractors, I am also very interested in your build and any progress, I have Just purchased 40+ acres myself and was thinking of converting an old Nissan Patrol 4 by 4 into a tractor, it has a straight 6 Diesel, I am a long way from starting it though, power, water, house and shed need to be build first. Plus Australian prices here for stuff are majorly expensive, even for 2nd hand parts. well anyway I do hope to hear from you soon

 

[Don87]

heya GT2, Not sure if you are still coming on here or not, I actually joined not long ago to see if I could find out how to self build a Tractor or if it was worth buying the cheap Chinese tractors, I am also very interested in your build and any progress, I have Just purchased 40+ acres myself and was thinking of converting an old Nissan Patrol 4 by 4 into a tractor, it has a straight 6 Diesel, I am a long way from starting it though, power, water, house and shed need to be build first. Plus Australian prices here for stuff are majorly expensive, even for 2nd hand parts. well anyway I do hope to hear from you soon

GT2 hasn't posted on here since 4/8/12.

But if you just use 'pull behind' implements, and no PTO, you can use Nissan the way it is with a few minor modifications

 

[bcp]

Do some research on "Farm Jeep." Lots of ideas you can use.

Farm Jeep

3DI or Jeeps

Farm Jeep

CJ-3A Farm Jeep and Jeep Tractor

TractorData.com - Jeep tractors sorted by model

Postwar Jeep for Civilians - YouTube

Farm jeep plowing field - YouTube

Farm Jeep disking field - YouTube

Bruce