[AT] Loader removal - 53 NAAcFord

[charlie hill]

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

-----Original Message----- 
From: Ralph Goff
Sent: Monday, December 03, 2012 10:47 AM
To: Antique tractor email discussion group
Subject: Re: [AT] Loader removal - 53 NAAcFord

On 12/3/2012 9:10 AM, Gunnells, Bradley R wrote:
> That is an interesting snow blower. From what I gather you drive forward 
> and the snow flows into the impeller? I've never seen one like that 
> before. Looks much more comfortable to operate than the traditional "look 
> over your shoulder while backing" and would have the advantage of more 
> speed selection depending on how heavy the snowfall.
>
> Brad
>
Yes, thats a different design rear mount than I am used to. It might be
ok if the snow is not too deep but I can't see the tractor going through
a couple of feet of snow pulling that blower behind it. With my rear
mount McKee the blower clears a path for the tractor. But you are right,
that neck twisting to see where I'm driving in reverse gets harder with
each passing year.

Ralph in Sask.

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