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Mon Feb 6 23:35:46 PST 2006

Mattias, I did not mention what the Long 560 I got is actually. It is a UTB 
tractor with a 50HP 4 cylinder engine and front wheel assist mudder setup. 
It is the same as the White 2-60 sold in the late 70's also. UTB is the 
Romanian tractor manufacturer. A mudder tractor has four wheels of equal 
size with slow gearing to go through fields when harvesting veggies and it 
is too wet.... They usually have less power available and last a little less 
time, but are great for that purpose and transplanting veggies as well.
    This is one of the lowest powered mudders made and is now nearly thirty 
years old. I think the engine will be perfect once I replace the broken 
valve covers, broken exhaust manifold and missing alternator. The question 
is are there other things wrong. It has 4 good tires (over $1000 of rubber.) 
Also, the three point hitch is there and seems to work. The power assist 
steering seems semi-functional at least and the final drives sound pretty 
good. Beyond that, the front end is a bit rough but probably ok and the 
clutch is probably in need of a new disc or discs. The hood is badly 
damaged, the instrument cluster is in an uncertain state and the radiator 
grille is missing. The seat is junk. If the transmission and four wheel 
drive only needs the missing adapter on the driveline, then this tractor 
probably will get "restored for use". If not, then it will probably get 
parted out.
    The tractor will be about #4 or #5 on the list of tractor priorities 
though. The reason is that I already have at least 5 or 6 tractors I plan to 
work on this spring - ranging from the Ac model C to the "modern" ~1992 MF 
390T four wheel drive. Lots to do!
    Have a great day and about to sign off for the night once I finish the 
accounting....
        Grant Brians
        Hollister, California
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Mattias Kessén" <mattias at linderson-mark-bygg.se>
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Sent: Wednesday, February 01, 2006 10:52 PM
Subject: SV: [AT] Ebay question (fork lift) also Potato Digger comments


> Now when someone dropped a tractor at your lap, maybe there's more to come
> :-) Good Luck!
>
> -----Ursprungligt meddelande-----
> Fran: at-bounces at lists.antique-tractor.com
> [mailto:at-bounces at lists.antique-tractor.com]För Grant Brians
> Skickat: den 1 februari 2006 16:33
> Till: Antique tractor email discussion group
> Ämne: Re: [AT] Ebay question (fork lift) also Potato Digger comments
>
>
> Farmer, in our area I would define four categories of forklifts, only 
> three
> of which would likely be present there in Indiana in your area.
>    First are the warehouse forklifts, usually with non-pneumatic tires. As
> you note these are useless for most farm applications because of their
> absolute need for a dry concrete or asphalt surface to operate on.
>    Second are the orchard forklift conversions, I seriously doubt these 
> are
> present there. these are typically 1 ton truck chassis from the 30's to 
> 50's
> which are home or shop converted to forklift duty and usually the cab is
> chopped up or removed. They were created to allow the fruit harvests of 
> the
> Santa Clara Valley to proceed more efficiently by palletizing bozes and 
> bins
> of fruit in the orchard. I have one of these I traded for. Probably not 
> the
> best tool for a snowy place.
>    Third are the pneumatic tire "ordinary forklifts", varying from
> warehouse to ultra heavy duty types. These work very well in dry 
> conditions
> and are really useful on even ground and paved surfaces. We have a nominal
> 4000# capacity shop made one of these with an old Chrysler flathead 6
> industrial engine. It works well up to the point the forks start to bend 
> and
> will handle at least 6000# on flat not wet conditions. These are great 
> with
> those limitations and bearing in mind that the bigger the tires, the 
> better
> for most conditions....
>    Fourth are the field forklifts, which are either converted tractors or
> those bizarre material lifts with four wheel drive. Both are usually
> expensive, but sometimes an old Ford 8N class tractor conversion is 
> cheaply
> available. These are the best for rough and wet conditions, but costly in
> general while extremely useful and the best for a farm. I would love to 
> have
> one of these too!
>
>    On  the subject of potato diggers, I have good news for the list. A
> friend is letting me use his for the forseeable future! This saves me both
> the cost of acquisition for the time being and also the cost and hassle of
> finding and getting one. So, I will keep the eyes open for one for myself,
> but it will go on the back burner. I will be planting the first 5-10 acres
> of potatoes next week of the season. Yes, we have a definite "California"
> climate here.... As far as your finding one, Lew, best of luck as I have
> certainly had challenges finding one for myself!
>    I would love to have a potato cutter to save the hand labor, but that
> also will have to wait until one drops into my lap. LOL. I need to find a
> root washer next and that is REALLY important to my farm profitability. I
> think I will find one within 100 miles or so though.
>        Grant Brians
>        Hollister, California
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Lew Best" <bee_keeper at earthlink.net>
> To: "'Antique tractor email discussion group'"
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> Sent: Tuesday, January 31, 2006 5:48 PM
> Subject: RE: [AT] Ebay question (fork lift)
>
>
>> While we're on forklifts I have a 6k pound Clark with warehouse (solid)
>> tires I'd sure like to sell, trade, whatever.  It's an oldie; ran good
>> couple of years ago when I quit using it; probably have to do a little
>> tinkering to let you hear it run.  I'll sell it, trade it, just don't
>> need it & wouldn't want to haul it very far as I think it's a little
>> heavy for my trailer (been told it weighs probably about 9-10k; trailer
>> rated for 10k gross; weighs bout 23-2400 empty).
>>
>> I've been watching for potato diggers on EBay; one on now that's pretty
>> cheap but bout 900 miles away!  :(  anyway, if someone has something
>> they'd trade for the forklift please get in touch!  Might trade it for
>> most anything I could use, sell, trade, etc.
>>
>> BTW on EBay you can just search forklift & there's a column on the left
>> side of the page that you can select categories; just click on business
>> & industrial, etc. to eliminate the toys.  Also sometimes something
>> shows up using fork lift.
>>
>> Lew Best near Waco, TX
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