[AT] Oliver 880 @ auction

[Steve W.]

If you enlarge the picture the cylinders are the lower arms as Ron said.
The "bucket" is setting on top of the hay forks as well.
>From the location of the frame it must limit the turning radius some as
well.
Steve Williams

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Ronald L. Cook" <rlcook at pionet.net>
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Sent: Monday, January 24, 2005 1:43 AM
Subject: Re: [AT] Oliver 880 @ auction


> More of a hay stacker than a loader.  I think you will find the
> cylinders are the lower of the "vee" with the hinge point at the top
of
> the upper part of the "vee".  Very long cylinders.  It will lift quite
> high.  A company by the name of FarmHand built these things.  I am not
> sure that one is a FarmHand, but it is similar.  Early ones were cable
> lift with a winch drum operated by the pto.
>
> Ron Cook
> Salix, IA
>
> Ralph Goff wrote:
> > Dudley, my impression was that this is one of those old hay loaders
sold
> > back in the 40s and 50s. I've got some ads for them somewhere and I
think
> > they did lift pretty high. That 880 does look good. Might be a
bargain for
> > somebody.
> >
> > Ralph in Sask.
> > http://lgoff.sasktelwebsite.net/
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: Dudley Rupert <drupert at premier1.net>
> > To: Antique tractor email discussion group
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> > Sent: Sunday, January 23, 2005 10:28 PM
> > Subject: RE: [AT] Oliver 880 @ auction
> >
> >
> >
> >>Ralph,
> >>
> >>You're right, that is a nice looking tractor but I am sitting here
> >
> > wondering
> >
> >>what on earth that "contraption" mounted on it is used for.  From
the size
> >>of the "bucket" it must have been used to pick up relatively light
> >
> > material
> >
> >>like say loose hay or maybe a half dozen or so small bales.  I can't
see
> >
> > the
> >
> >>lift cylinders on it ... but it's hard to imagine it going very high
off
> >
> > the
> >
> >>ground.
> >>
> >>Dudley
> >>Snohomish, Washington
> >>
> >>-----Original Message-----
> >>From: at-bounces at lists.antique-tractor.com
> >>[mailto:at-bounces at lists.antique-tractor.com]On Behalf Of Ralph Goff
> >>Sent: Sunday, January 23, 2005 6:42 PM
> >>To: Antique tractor email discussion group
> >>Subject: [AT] Oliver 880 @ auction
> >>
> >>Now heres a nice looking Oliver 880 but that huge old front end
loader
> >
> > makes
> >
> >>it look a bit awkward. Coming up at a farm auctiion this spring.
> >>http://www.auctionsales.ca/image.asp?id=aucpics\2_121.jpg
> >>
> >>Ralph in Sask.
> >>http://lgoff.sasktelwebsite.net/
> >>
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