2020.01.25 Rust Pic

kcm.MN · Jan 25, 2020

flying belgian · Jan 25, 2020

57 Ford?

JWA · Jan 25, 2020

I think the dual headlights make it a 58.

Bob N.Y. · Jan 25, 2020

You are correct!

T.R.K. · Jan 25, 2020

It must have been her last trip. They wouldn't have stuck the forks in the window holes if they cared about her.

Ozlander · Jan 26, 2020

Looks like they about took to top off too.

RedMF40 · Jan 26, 2020

No comments on the elaborate and probably home-made lifting system? Looks to have about 3000 lbs ballast piled on back. Poor little tractor.

Angle Iron · Jan 26, 2020

(quoted from post at 11:30:02 01/26/20) No comments on the elaborate and probably home-made lifting system? Looks to have about 3000 lbs ballast piled on back. Poor little tractor.

hat's an old Farmhand loader. Those things would lift a very heavy load. I think built in Minnesota and very common in the region. Minnesota, Iowa, Nebraska, the Dakota's and points west. Fantastic loose hay machine, they would lift something like 21 ft for stacking loose hay. There were at least 4 different versions of this type built, may have been more. Could be mounted on an 8n ford on up to just about anything built from the 30's through the 80's. No down pressure, cable operated tilt and in time a grapple fork for feeding hay. Saw a picture not long ago of a single axle grain truck with one of the older bridge type farmhand loaders picking the front in the air to unload. They had their drawbacks and hurt some over time but all in all were a great piece for the farm.

RedMF40 · Jan 26, 2020

No down pressure, cable operated tilt and in time a grapple fork for feeding hay. Saw a picture not long ago of a single axle grain truck with one of the older bridge type farmhand loaders picking the front in the air to unload. They had their drawbacks and hurt some over time but all in all were a great piece for the farm.[/quote]

Thanks, AngleIron--I was wondering about that. I saw the cable-operated tilt and thought that has to be something someone rigged up at home. I'd heard about the Farmhand Loader but didn't know what it was referring to. I appreciate the explanation. Must have been interesting set of instructions that came along with it for mounting to tractor.

Angle Iron · Jan 26, 2020

(quoted from post at 15:46:44 01/26/20) No down pressure, cable operated tilt and in time a grapple fork for feeding hay. Saw a picture not long ago of a single axle grain truck with one of the older bridge type farmhand loaders picking the front in the air to unload. They had their drawbacks and hurt some over time but all in all were a great piece for the farm.

Thanks, AngleIron--I was wondering about that. I saw the cable-operated tilt and thought that has to be something someone rigged up at home. I'd heard about the Farmhand Loader but didn't know what it was referring to. I appreciate the explanation. Must have been interesting set of instructions that came along with it for mounting to tractor.[/quote]That set up looks different from the one we grew up seeing but the same general Idea. Those were real hard on front ends and your arms.

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