1. Sand the tractor body as needed.
2. Apply wood glue or hot glue in the smokestack holes on the top of the tractor and push or use a hammer to tap the smokestacks into the holes. Leave one smokestack a little higher than the other. Wipe away any extra glue.
3. Put glue inside the hole on one large wheel. Lay the wheel flat and push or tap an axle into the hole until the end of the axle is even with the outside of the wheel. Wipe off excess glue.
4. Repeat this process with one of the small wheels. Set both aside to dry.
5. Put glue into the steering column hole on the tractor and push or tap the steering column into the hole.
6. Put glue onto the steering wheel and place onto the steering column.
7. Use your imagination to paint all parts of your tractor with colors to make it unique and fun.
8. Once the paint is dry, check the wheel holes on the sides of the tractor to make sure they are clear to insert the axles.
TIP: Before gluing the wheels to the other sides of the axles, it is MUCH easier to paint everything before actually placing the last wheels on.
9. Insert the large wheel and axel that you have already glued into the hole on the small part of the tractor and insert the small wheel and axle into the hole on the large part of the tractor and lay the tractor on its side with the wheels down. Then put glue into the remaining large wheel hole and push or tap it onto the axle. Do the same with the small wheel.
*IMPORTANT: Try to get the wheels as straight as possible so your tractor rolls evenly.
10. Glue the flywheel to the side of the tractor.
11. Touch up paint as needed.
Your tractor is now ready to race. Bring your finished tractor to JUMP’s Flywheel Festival on Saturday September 23rd. See you at Jump!