Truck Equipped With Tractor Loader

Truck equipped with tractor loader TRUCKS Modifications 10-4-2 "It'll do anything a tractor and loader can do but it travels faster, lifts up to 20 ft. high, and loads more," says Edwin Litke, Leduc, Alb., who built a truck loader using a 1955 2-speed axle International truck and a Farmhand Loader. Litke put the loader on the back of the truck which gives him better visibility and puts the weight on the rear drive wheels so he has better traction in snow and mud. He also modified the truck by turning the rear end around and running the drive axle off the top to reverse the direction of travel. Now the 8 "`forward" gears propel the rig backwards, giving him power for loading the bucket. He can travel down the road at 40 mph. He notes he didn't have to "beef up" the rear end and was able to use the same tires. Since Litke runs the truck backward, he had to remove the cab and rig up a new steering wheel, brake, clutch and accelerator. He hydraulically powers the loader with a pump driven directly off the truck's crankshaft. The hydraulic control lever mounts next to the driver's seat. The loader is unchanged and bolts to the truck frame. Litke built a 12-ft. wide hay bucket for the loader that hauls 24 rectangular hay bales at once. He also has a second "scoop" bucket for loading snow and manure. Litke, who's built three of these rigs, says the used truck and loader cost him about $800. For more information, contact: FARM SHOW Followup, Edwin Litke, Box 1245, Leduc, Alb., Canada T9E 2Y7.

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