Reversed Tractor Works Great For Moving Manure, Snow

Reversed Tractor Works Great for Moving Manure, Snow TRACTORS Loaders 14-4-9 "It works great for scooping manure and snow because of the outstanding traction and visibility," says Steven Olson, Volga, S. Dak., who reversed a 1948 International "M" tractor and installed a Dual 250 loader on it facing backward. Olson turned the steering wheel and seat around and repositioned the clutch and brakes. He flipped the tractor's ring gear over and moved the shifting rails to provide five forward gears in reverse. To make room for the repositioned shifter he installed a 2-hole top plate removed from an International 400 tractor. He runs a hydraulic pump off the crankshaft to power the loader and to provide power. steering. He removed the tractor's narrow front wheels and replaced them with the rear axle and wheels from a 1958 Deere 55 combine. "It has more traction for loader work and it's easy to maneuver because of the power steering and because the weight is over the drive wheels," says Olson. "The big rear tires don't sink into soft ground like small front tires do when using a front-end loader. I sit up close to the loader so I can see the bucket better." The steering wheel is fastened to a hand pump removed from a Massey 510 combine. The pump diverts oil to a steering cylinder removed from a New Holland TR70 combine. Olson spent $400 to modify the tractor. Contact: FARM SHOW Followup, Steven Olson, RR 2, Box 93, Volga, , S.Dak. 57071 (ph 605 826-4312).

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