He Built A Loader For His "Offset" IH

He Built A Loader For His Offset IH TRACTORS Loaders “It was a fun project to do but also a real challenge ” says Leo Goll Bismarck N Dak who built a front-end loader for his 1940 International Harvester A offset tractor Goll bought the tractor 5 years ago in rough shape and totally rebuilt it “IH never built a loader for this tractor so I decided to do it myself Because the tractor is offset it was a bit difficult but it turned out fine The tractor was like new when I got done ” he says The loader is built from 3 by 4-in tubing and has a lift height of 10 ft Its bucket measures 5 ft wide and is made from 1/4-in thick steel plate “I put it together day by day as I found time ” says Goll “The biggest challenge was compensating for the engine and hood which are mounted on one side of the tractor ” He used sq tubing to build a big mounting frame that supports the loader arm on the open side of the tractor The loader arms are fastened to the tractor using available bolt holes and are reinforced by braces that run to the rear axle He also added live hydraulics to the tractor A crankshaft-driven hydraulic pump supplies oil to four 2-in dia cylinders which raise and lower the loader and tilt the bucket The loader cylinders are off an old Ford loader and were rebuilt to fit Contact: FARM SHOW Followup Leo Goll 1512 Richmond Dr Bismarck N Dak 58504 ph 701 223-3114

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