Disassembly

Disassembly is pretty straight forward. The rear wheels were a little rusted onto the axle, but with a little coaxing they came off. The body is bolted together in 6 spots. There is a washer welded on each side of the crank arm that needs to be removed in order to split the halves.

Pedal Crank Arm Washer

Careful work with a grinder will remove the weld and allow the washers to be slid off the crank arm. Then you should be able to work one of the sides around the crankarm.

The early pedal cars employed a skip tooth chain. Apparently these are no longer being produced. Luckily mine was still in pretty good shape and just needed cleaning up.

Skip Tooth Chain

These front tires look like they've got quite a few driveway miles on them. Both the tires and rims are being reproduced.

Original Front Tires and Rims

The rear tires are original ESKAs from Dubuque Iowa. The rear tires are rims are being reproduced. My steering wheel had seen better days as all 3 spokes were broken. I don't think the steering wheel is original to the tractor. From what I've been able to determine, it should have a round 3 spoke wheel. All the steering wheels are being reproduced.

Steering Wheel and Rear Tire/Rim

The front steering post on these tractors are usually bent, just below the welded washer, from years of running into things and uneven sidewalk cracks. I put mine in a vice, heated it with the torch and straightened it out.

Front Steering Post

I located 3 stampings in the left and right hand castings. The inside right is stamped R4.

Right Side Casting Stamp

The inside left side is stamped L1.

Left Side Casting Stamp

The outside of the right side is stamped MADE IN U.S.A.

U.S.A Stamping