"Best Buy" Alo Loader

Best Buy Alo Loader TRACTORS Loaders Clarence Herlick Stratford Ont : “My Alo Quicke 520 loader was the first one sold in North America and it’s still in great shape after 5 000 hrs of use I’ve replaced one manure bucket but that has been it ” A neighbor bought the loader with a new tractor in 1990 A few years later he traded it in on a larger tractor and loader and Herlick bought it He knows his loader is in great shape because the company recently went over it with a fine-tooth comb Even the paint job was in good shape “They found only one bushing that needed to be replaced They also replaced a couple of hydraulic hoses but said they were actually still in pretty good shape ” says Herlick The reason for the overhaul by the company was to put it on display at the recent National Farm Machinery Show in Louisville Ky and the New York State Farm Show in Syracuse N Y Don Carver Alo North America said the company has sold 250 000 of the Swedish-built loaders in the U S and Canada since Herlick’s “They offered to give me a new loader in exchange for this one but I said I’ve already got one as good as new I told them the only way you’ll get this one is to give me a new loader and a tractor to go with it ” Herlick agreed to loan his loader to the company for display at the farm shows He and his son Wayne attended the farm show in Louisville and met with Alo’s CEO and the company’s North American president “The CEO pointed out 2 little weld marks on the side of the loader He said they were the signature marks of the men who built it ” Herlick and his son plan to keep the loader for another 25 years “Maybe they’ll give us a new loader and a tractor for it then ” Contact: FARM SHOW Followup Alo North America Montrose Business Park 8485 Montrose Rd Niagara Falls Ont Canada L2H 3L7 ph 905 354-4200; toll free 800 361-7563; www alo ca

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