4-WD Articulated Reverse Tractor
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"It works great for packing silage and can climb right up a 45 degree slope with no problem because of its long wheelbase and good weight balance. It has deep tread rice tires on all four wheels so it has a lot of traction," says Bill Russ, Roscoe, Ill., who re-versed a 1980's International 4366 4-WD articulated tractor and installed a loader on it facing backward.
Russ paid $8,500 for the tractor. He turned the steering wheel and seat around and reversed the controls, making extensions for the brakes, clutch, and gear shift lever. He rerouted the hydraulics and connected a hand pump to the steering system to provide power steering. He replaced the tractor's original tires with the 24-in. wide rice tires and mounted a loader with an 8-ft. wide bucket on back. The loader came off an IH 3800 backhoe loader-tractor that he already had.
"I spent less than $15,000, including $1,000 each for the four rice tires. The tractor has 175 to 200 hp. A new comparable industrial loader tractor sells for about $100,000," says Russ. "Because of its size and maneuverability it can move silage twice as fast as a conventional loader tractor, and because of its weight it also does a much better job of packing silage. I use a 4-ton homemade dump wagon to unload silage into my bunker silo, and I can push the entire load on the level in only one pass. It leaves me more time for packing which results in lower silage moisture levels. Buyers like low moisture silage because they don't have to haul as much water.
"It works better than a conventional tractor for loading out silage because it has a much longer reach. I can easily dump the big bucket into an 8-ft. high truck. I connected the loader directly to the tractor frame and some tank mounting brackets which had been installed by the original owner. I didn't have to make any brackets at all. By removing two bolts and a shaft I can remove the loader and use the tractor in the field."
Contact: FARM SHOW Followup, Bill Russ, 8309 Mitchell Rd., Roscoe, Ill. 61073 (ph 815 885-3465).
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4-WD Articulated Reverse Tractor TRACTORS Conversions 21-2-27 "It works great for packing silage and can climb right up a 45 degree slope with no problem because of its long wheelbase and good weight balance. It has deep tread rice tires on all four wheels so it has a lot of traction," says Bill Russ, Roscoe, Ill., who re-versed a 1980's International 4366 4-WD articulated tractor and installed a loader on it facing backward.
Russ paid $8,500 for the tractor. He turned the steering wheel and seat around and reversed the controls, making extensions for the brakes, clutch, and gear shift lever. He rerouted the hydraulics and connected a hand pump to the steering system to provide power steering. He replaced the tractor's original tires with the 24-in. wide rice tires and mounted a loader with an 8-ft. wide bucket on back. The loader came off an IH 3800 backhoe loader-tractor that he already had.
"I spent less than $15,000, including $1,000 each for the four rice tires. The tractor has 175 to 200 hp. A new comparable industrial loader tractor sells for about $100,000," says Russ. "Because of its size and maneuverability it can move silage twice as fast as a conventional loader tractor, and because of its weight it also does a much better job of packing silage. I use a 4-ton homemade dump wagon to unload silage into my bunker silo, and I can push the entire load on the level in only one pass. It leaves me more time for packing which results in lower silage moisture levels. Buyers like low moisture silage because they don't have to haul as much water.
"It works better than a conventional tractor for loading out silage because it has a much longer reach. I can easily dump the big bucket into an 8-ft. high truck. I connected the loader directly to the tractor frame and some tank mounting brackets which had been installed by the original owner. I didn't have to make any brackets at all. By removing two bolts and a shaft I can remove the loader and use the tractor in the field."
Contact: FARM SHOW Followup, Bill Russ, 8309 Mitchell Rd., Roscoe, Ill. 61073 (ph 815 885-3465).
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