4-WD Tractor Built Out Of Army Loader Tractor

4-WD Tractor Built Out Of Army Loadr Tractor TRACTORS Loaders 21-5-7 "It rides so nice that even my wife likes to drive it," says Carter. "I spent a total of only about $3,500 so it's been a good, cheap source of horsepower. It's great for heavy tillage work, and my friend Jack Langford has even had success with it at local tractor pulls." For more information, contact: FARM SHOW Followup, J.W. Carter, 1720 Roberts-Matthews Hwy., Sparta, Tenn. 38583 (ph 615 738-3456). "It rides like a Cadillac and handles like a dream," says J.W. Carter, Sparta, Tenn., about the 4-WD tractor he built using parts from a military 4-WD loader tractor. Additional components came off a semi truck, combine, and log skidder. He paid $450 for a Hough H90 military loader which he bought directly from the manufacturer. He combined the drive axles and other components with frame work off the semi truck. He matched the loader engine up with the truck's 10-speed Road Ranger transmission. He added a 2-speed transfer case (salvaged from an old truck) to transfer power to the rear axle. The tractor has 20 forward speeds and four reverse. He bought four 23.1 by 26 combine tires and mounted them on the wheel rims off an old log skidder. He also mounted the 3-pt. hitch off an old Oliver 1850 tractor.

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