Mowin' Down the Competition

derbyspeed · Post by **derbyspeed** » Mon Feb 27, 2012 12:18 pm

Here is a fun build that I put together for my former employer so they could race in the business race at the Scout Derby. It ended up taking 2nd place in the races, they didn't have best of show

sporty · Post by **sporty** » Mon Feb 27, 2012 12:28 pm

Pretty cool. !

Sporty

Darin McGrew · Post by **Darin McGrew** » Mon Feb 27, 2012 12:52 pm

Very nice! I especially like the steering wheel.

derbyspeed · Post by **derbyspeed** » Mon Feb 27, 2012 1:15 pm

Thanks! Yes I am kind of partial the steering wheel, I didn't have anything to put on it so I thought I would try and cut the tread off of and old wheel with the band saw and it worked fairly well, just put a little glue on the end of an axle and installed.

The hood is made out of balsa wood, was much faster with that wind break off of it, but didn't look as cool

The fenders were very hard to make, or at least for me. I kept trying to shape them better and then just went with what I had.

Inkjet decals for the headlights and logo.

drathbun · Post by **drathbun** » Mon Feb 27, 2012 3:29 pm

I think the fenders look fine. You should have put a bottle of nitrous under the hood.

derbyspeed · Post by **derbyspeed** » Mon Feb 27, 2012 7:33 pm

It had a blower, LOL!

whodathunkit · Post by **whodathunkit** » Mon Feb 27, 2012 7:37 pm

I knew my tip would come in handy..(but for a steering wheel!)

Mike, nice job with the cub cadet lawn mower.

Mark.

ciodude · Post by **ciodude** » Wed Feb 29, 2012 4:06 pm

Sweet!

stang68 · Post by **stang68** » Thu Mar 01, 2012 6:01 am

Outstanding

derbyspeed · Post by **derbyspeed** » Thu Mar 01, 2012 9:15 am

Thanks, the mower deck is actually all the way under the tractor, I was afraid it would hit the track at the curve but it didn't. Should've turned the deck on so it would blow the 1st place car off the track - LOL!

A lot of fun to see it go down the track.

pgosselin · Post by **pgosselin** » Mon Mar 05, 2012 9:41 am

I love the hood with an engine underneath. Nice.

Paul

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