[AT] Loader removal - 53 NAAcFord

[charlie hill]

Mike the one I saw was most definitely turned around backwards.  It had a 
fine looking seat facing what could be described as a picture window in the 
back of the cab and joy stick controls.
I had a picture of it somewhere at one time but don't think I do any longer. 
It all looked like factory New Holland work.  Didn't look as if it was an 
aftermarket rig at all but it could have been.
I don't remember if (or if I even looked to see) if the operator seat spun 
around to operate in the normal position.

Charlie

-----Original Message----- 
From: Mike Sloane
Sent: Monday, December 03, 2012 11:45 AM
To: Antique tractor email discussion group
Subject: Re: [AT] Loader removal - 53 NAAcFord

When I worked for a New Holland dealer as the salesman, I sold something
like that to a trucking company. Only it wasn't operated backwards - the
10' blower was mounted in front and driven by a long driveshaft from the
rear PTO. There were no modifications made to the tractor.
<http://public.fotki.com/mikesloane/other_machinery/big-snow-blower.html>

Mike

On 12/3/2012 11:15 AM, charlie hill wrote:
> I saw a rig in a parking lot in western MD a couple of years ago.  It
> was new and expensive I'm sure but it would be pleasure to operate.
> It was a New Holland tractor in roughly the 100 hp range with a nice
> cab and with the operators station turned around backwards so that
> you ran the thing backing up. It had a snow blower that was 6 to 8
> feet wide (that's a guess, I don't remember at this point but it took
> a wide cut).
>
> It would be a nice project to take an older model shuttle shift
> tractor and set it up that way.  I know back in the  50's Allis
> Chalmers made some tractors that a shuttle shift in place of the
> Power Director hi-lo range.  Some of them were set up to run
> backwards for specialty operations but snow blowers aren't something
> we see much of in coastal Carolina.
>
> Charlie
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