Leaderboard

I was a potato farmer for 14 years , had a couple of loaders on hand ...All our bulk potatoes had to cross a grade line before we loaded by conveyor in a 40 foot trailer ..Our indoor loader had 8 ft by 4 ft bucket and heading for the grader bin with a full bucket , one thing you learned quickly was the height of the bucket and speed you were driving the tractor from the pile required some care because not thinking was not good ..At height over 5 feet it became top heavy , and then you can guess what would happen next

Since we're braggin' on our tractors....My 1957 Ford 800 with a Sherman backhoe was one of the first ones built to be used specifically as a backhoe. It's a real POS. lol.... Smokes, vibrates, leaks oil, power steering fluid and air from the tires that are so bad they had to be banded. I have to go out there and sand the points to get it started, and the generator is shot so I run it off a 12v battery. It's missing the sheet metal so it looks like a mechanical monstrosity. I may have to post a pic. With all it's failings, it still beats diggin' by hand. I'll be looking to sell before much longer....any takers?....

Yes, it has a PTO. My old one, the Emax 22 had a PTO also. Only time I've used it is for a post hole digger and for a sprayer.

Mike Eykamp- a.k.a. The Diamond Cut Guy