Backwards driving tractor

[Mooseherder]

We need to get you a Bus Mirror.

[woodbowl]

Furthermore ...    imagine a situation where the small guy has a lot of logs to move around. Some go to the mill, some go to the firewood pile, some to another pile because we're not cutting that today ect.

I did this today on a customers tractor with a front end loader and forks. What a pain! I had to undo the pile, spread everything out, then get the log I needed and sometimes had to turn it around before putting it on the mill. It's a mess that consumes a big part of the day away.

Now, if a grapple arm was mounted onto a rough terrain fork lift without forks ... how handy is that? The only thing I can think of that would be faster for single log placement would be a skid steer with a grapple arm. That would be awsome.

[Woodcarver]

Back in the last century in my teen-age years I spent a couple of summers working for a canning company harvesting peas.  The peas were cut and winrowed with a device somewhat resembling a haybine that was mounted on the rear of Allis Chalmers tractors that had been converted to run backward.

Gear shift, throttle, and steering wheel were in the normal position.  The seat was reversed.  The operator sat beside the steering wheel.  I never looked closely to see how the clutch and and brake linkage were modified so they could be operated while facing the rear of the tractor.   

[saddletramp]

Howdy Woodbowl. Think IHC W9 or W6 tractor. Find one that the motor is locked up. Remove motor. Modify frame and radiator to drop in chevy 350 with 400 auto tranny. Bolt up to frame, custom make short shaft to auto to tractor tranny. There is your extra gearing and shuttle shift. Find old combine like IHC 403 or 715 or such. Remove steering wheel and linkages off axel. Mount your new steering wheel and cylinders and linkage to old tractor. As to clutch, make a manual over center with just a hand lever, with auto tranny you wont need clutch much at all. As for brakes, with this arrangement move seat back make over center cam for each pedal and your done. In the Nebraska sandhills alot of old trucks were converted to set ups like this for hay bucks. With two trannys they were FAST. Hope I havent scared you too bad, its not really as bad as it sounds. Oh ps you have to make new loader mounts to reverse the loader to go off the front which was the back Sorry no pics till I figgure out this Dang new camera.

[jpgreen]

Whatcha'll are describing is what i just bought:

http://www.asvi.com/2800_main.cfm

http://www.asvi.com/2800_standard_equipment.cfm

http://www.asvi.com/2800_specifications.cfm

Loader with by-driectional controls and seat. PTO, high low hydraulics front and rear.  Runs all the new Bobcat quick change attachements and all tractor 3 point. Puts the weight where you need it with a 20 second seat position change, and is track stable for inclines.

Mine has the Isuzu turbo with 6 in 1 bucket. I paid $17,500 for a 2001 with a tic over 700 hours on it.

[jpgreen]

don't know how I did this.. 

[solodan]

Jp, did ya ever get er back home?  I was looking at these as well, and would probably buy one except I would like to have a machine that could double as a snow removal machine. So I really need something with tires to run it down the road. I'm looking at getting an articulating wheel loader. Most of them now all come with a quick change and can accept all of the attachments. Some units can remove the rear counter weights and run a 3pt, but now you can get a 3 pt set up to go on a Bobcat sytle front loader and you would not need to turn around.   I would also consider buying a smaller TLB Like the ones Bobcat and Ingersol made, just cant't find one.   How did you find your machine?

[jpgreen]

No Dan unfortunately it's still back in Pittsburgh and I'm working out details now.

I found it on Traderonline.com.

[solodan]

Yes, I look ther sometimes. I wish I could buy one of everything.   Do you ever look at My Little Saleman or Ag Source? 

[Phorester]

Heard this story years ago from a former woodyard manager:  back in the days of short wood (5-foot sticks), a pulpwood cutter with a single axle truck had the transmission go out as he was leaving the deck with a full load.  The only gear he had was reverse.  So he backed his truck all the way to the woodyard, about 20 miles, part of that through town.  The woodyard wouldn't let him leave his truck there while he got it fixed, so he then had to back it all the way home, several more miles.

I reckon a man's got to do what a man's got to do.

[jpgreen]

Yes, I look ther sometimes. I wish I could buy one of everything.   Do you ever look at My Little Saleman or Ag Source? 

Never heard of those 2.  Found the first one but where's ag source?

[solodan]

Ag Source is at agmag.com it is just California I believe. You can usually pick up a copy at the equipment rental yards.

[Faron]

It doesn't help you figure out how to build one, but our 276 is about the handiest thing on the farm.

[Swede]

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http://www.bmsidan.se/english/index.html
Volvo BM made a tractor in the -40 called "BM 10". It was 2-cyl "hot bulb" diesel that you had to heat up with a flame before starting. As a young boy i drove one sometimes. One day I dropped the cluch with the speed level in idle and 2:nd or 3:rd gear. Found out the engine changed direction.

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http://www.bmsidan.se/bmett.htm
Look for "BM 10 i New Zeeland Bryce Horrell", ther´s a picture.

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http://www.traktordelar.nu/bm10/bm10skiss-kaross.htm

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http://www.traktordelar.nu/bm10/bm10skiss-motor.htm

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http://munktellmuseet.volvo.com/product.aspx?PageId=4&ProdId=28

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http://www.tandkulan.com/index_eng.html
Swede

[Firebass]

Buss Mirror's Hmmm...

Backwards Tractors? ...  How about Backwards Rigs. 

Here's a link to my winter project  this year.  Got the hydraulic pto installed on the front of the engine and mounted my hydraulic pump and reservoir this week end.  This will be a fun tool to have around the mill.   I would load the picture to ff but I'm having troubles logging on to image archive. 

http://www.ssindustrial.net/loader.jpg

Firebass