John Deere Flyer Project

[Denee007]

What a beautiful family! Very creative and what fantastic job you've done!
dne'

 

[leftyz]

Oh I missed some of these responses up til now!! Thank you very much everyone, I really appreciate it!

We took it out to a car show about a week ago, got lots of comments and had a nice time walking around.

I was very pleased when I found out it barely fits in the back of the wife's Isuzu Rodeo. I just had to remove the pull handle and lift that behemoth into place, a near perfect fit

 

[leftyz]

Very nice Mr. Leftyz! I really do like that. I work for JD and love to see folks rally behind our brand. He's a lucky boy, and will cherish that for years.

FYI, here is what we are offering. I think they are selling for @ $130.00. Part # TBEK34637 . It's not nearly as bodacious as your version, however!

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Again, awesome job!

Very cool that you work for JD! I had seen the official JD wagon after I had started the project, and was searching on Google images for ideas. Kinda blew the wind out of my sails for a little bit.. I thought about just buying one but I knew if I gave up that I wouldn't be happy with myself. Plus I knew that my version would still be unique, and I would know that I did it myself.

$130? Jeez my wheels & tires cost more than that!

 

[leftyz]

AWESOME!!! I was not a big fan of the wooden sides but they fit your theme to a T and look awesome.

I'll admit, I really liked the way it looks without them as well, good thing about them is they are very easy to remove and put back!

You will love taking that thing to car shows, and the county fair. When we take ours out in public its impossible to walk five feet without someone making a comment or gawking at them. Wagons like yours cannot be bought at wal-mart, therefore 99% of american parents simply gaze in amazement....

Men, naturally, love the attention. (same as muscle cars, i suppose). My wife on the other hand, HATES when we bust out the wagons to go somewhere.

My wife still loves it, I can tell she is proud to tell people I made it myself as much as I am!

This really is basically the first thing I have built myself.. well.. ever.. (not including an engine here or there )

 

[Kenwc]

Very cool project. The very first pic with the smiling baby in it tells the whole story.

Congrats on a job well done...on many levels.

 

[leftyz]

We went out for a walk the other day, he seems to like riding in it quite a bit, thankfully!

 

[EuroVt]

Very nice, but you need a nice yellow fold down step ladder to give the kid a chance.

 

[xJoey Dubsx]

Best thing is he'll use this forever... And I bet keep it for his kids.

 

[leftyz]

Well, our John Deere stable is growing, my boss gave me this antique JD pedal car tractor, the chain drive needs to be repaired though. I still haven't figured out how I'm gonna fix it.

and next to the wagon in our new (to us) garage...

 

[leftyz]

Well a year later, a bit of an update, to go along with his halloween costume, I made a skin for the wagon, check it out...

 

[rvr6000]

Way cool!!! I wonder if the wife would pull me around if I made one to fit me.