Did Farmall F12's ever come with a Hydraulic Drawbar control???

Posted by Neal on April 08, 2003 at 20:38:11 from (209.210.54.165):

I read an article in the Red Power magazine, that basically said the Farmall F12 was one of the first tractors targeted for the one man farm. Consequently it was designed to be compatible with the horse drawn equipment which the farmer most likely already had. Hydraulic drawbar controls were not widely available until the Ford-Ferguson tractors came out years later.

With that in mind, I was amazed to see a Hydraulic drawbar lift on an F12 sold at a local auction.
Questions???
-Were hydraulics ever an option for the F12?
-Could it be a retrofit from some later era?
-Were they produced by IH? or were they aftermarket?
-How common were they?
-Are salvage Hydraulic units are available? If so, what would they be worth?
-Did they have float control capability or strictly up / down

Follow Ups:

• Re: Did Farmall F12's ever come with a Hydraulic Drawbar control??? Ralph Thomason 23:00:45 04/09/03 (1)
  • Re: Re: Did Farmall F12's ever come with a Hydraulic Drawbar control??? F14 - Hi, Ralph! 06:03:35 04/10/03 (0)
• Re: Did Farmall F12's ever come with a Hydraulic Drawbar control??? Charlie 14:41:17 04/09/03 (0)
• Re: Did Farmall F12's ever come with a Hydraulic Drawbar control??? F14 - Here's a picture 13:49:24 04/09/03 (1)
  • Re: Re: Did Farmall F12's ever come with a Hydraulic Drawbar control??? Neal 17:41:49 04/09/03 (0)
• Re: Did Farmall F12's ever come with a Hydraulic Drawbar control??? Steve Durbin 06:22:05 04/09/03 (0)
• Re: Did Farmall F12's ever come with a Hydraulic Drawbar control??? karl f 23:06:41 04/08/03 (1)
  • Re: Re: Did Farmall F12's ever come with a Hydraulic Drawbar control??? F14 04:44:13 04/09/03 (0)

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