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Extra wheel mounted on grill guard?

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Aaron Ford

05-13-2007 18:57:37




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I recently saw a Ford 801 Workmaster with a 12-16 inch caster wheel mounted on a bracket connected to the grill guard. The pivot was about 24 inches extended from the guard to allow the caster enough clearance to spin 360 degrees. What would be the purpose of this arrangement? It looked like quality fabrication work and that someone had went to lengths to mount it there. I wonder why? Thanks for all responses.

Aaron

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Lumpy

05-14-2007 13:57:09




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 Re: Extra wheel mounted on grill guard? in reply to Aaron Ford, 05-13-2007 18:57:37  
Got a photo or can you get one? Would like to see this contraption.



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MF Poor

05-14-2007 02:54:07




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 Re: Extra wheel mounted on grill guard? in reply to Aaron Ford, 05-13-2007 18:57:37  
The possibilities are endless. The first thing that came to mind was a "yard mule" I remember seeing at a trucking terminal one time. It was a short wheelbase truck with a powered (hydrostat) wheel on the front end to enable the truck to make extremely sharp, quick turns while jockeying trailers around in tight quarters. With a tractor that has turning brakes a simple castor wheel would allow the same turning ability.

Where did you see the 5-wheeled tractor? It's location might be a clue as to what it's intended use is.

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dds-inc

05-13-2007 19:32:14




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 Re: Extra wheel mounted on grill guard? in reply to Aaron Ford, 05-13-2007 18:57:37  
i was just thinking about tim's idea. sounds interesting enough to make me want to try it out for myself instead of on the three point
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Tim Shaw

05-13-2007 19:02:06




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 Re: Extra wheel mounted on grill guard? in reply to Aaron Ford, 05-13-2007 18:57:37  
Maybe to unroll a big round bale.



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