McCormick Deering 15-30 Tractor Mailbox
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My dad, Arvel Newton, used mostly scrap material to build this replica of a McCormick Deering 15-30 tractor mailbox. He used a toy tractor to make a pattern and took measurements to make everything to scale.
The frame that supports the tractor is off an MTD-built Cub Cadet riding mower. The frame that supports the mailbox was made by welding together 6-in. angle iron and 2 1/2-in. flat iron. A raised metal screen at the bottom of the mailbox keeps the mail dry if any water gets inside the box. The door is held shut by a magnetic latch.
The fuel tank was made from a 20-gal. oil tank cut down to size and welded back together. The fuel cap is the wheel off a sliding barn door and is mounted on the tractor with metal straps, just like on the real tractor. The air cleaner was made by cutting a spin-on oil filter in half and then placing a piece of screen between the halves. The steering gearbox is from a weed trimmer crankcase, and the steering shaft is welded to a spark plug that’s screwed into the trimmer’s crankcase. The steering wheel is from a table saw.
The tractor mailbox is complete with a belt pulley, brake drum, brake pedal, drawbar, levers, exhaust and intake pipes, radiator and fuel caps, pto shaft, and even a miniature toolbox. If it’s on a real tractor, it’s on this mailbox. (Jerry Newton, 440 Co. Rd. 115, Lexington, Ala. 35648 ph 256 577-9815 or Arvel Newton, 3384 Co. Rd. 89, Lexington, Ala. 35648)
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McCormick Deering 15-30 Tractor Mailbox FARM HOME Miscellaneous My dad Arvel Newton used mostly scrap material to build this replica of a McCormick Deering 15-30 tractor mailbox He used a toy tractor to make a pattern and took measurements to make everything to scale The frame that supports the tractor is off an MTD-built Cub Cadet riding mower The frame that supports the mailbox was made by welding together 6-in angle iron and 2 1/2-in flat iron A raised metal screen at the bottom of the mailbox keeps the mail dry if any water gets inside the box The door is held shut by a magnetic latch The fuel tank was made from a 20-gal oil tank cut down to size and welded back together The fuel cap is the wheel off a sliding barn door and is mounted on the tractor with metal straps just like on the real tractor The air cleaner was made by cutting a spin-on oil filter in half and then placing a piece of screen between the halves The steering gearbox is from a weed trimmer crankcase and the steering shaft is welded to a spark plug that’s screwed into the trimmer’s crankcase The steering wheel is from a table saw The tractor mailbox is complete with a belt pulley brake drum brake pedal drawbar levers exhaust and intake pipes radiator and fuel caps pto shaft and even a miniature toolbox If it’s on a real tractor it’s on this mailbox Jerry Newton 440 Co Rd 115 Lexington Ala 35648 ph 256 577-9815 or Arvel Newton 3384 Co Rd 89 Lexington Ala 35648
