Front-End Loader Fits Cat Challenger TRACTORS Loaders 20-6-3 A new loader designed for rubber-tracked Caterpillar tractors lets you get more use out of the innovative and highly maneuverable tracked rigs, says Nebraska Machinery Co., Doniphan, Neb., a Caterpillar dealer that recently began offering modified Leon front-end loaders to fit Challenger 35, 45, and 55 row crop trac- tors. At the recent Husker Harvest Days, the dealer displayed a Caterpillar 45 equipped with a Leon loader and grapple fork holding a single bale. It also had a 3-pt. spear holding two bales. The three 6-ft. high bales weighed 1,500 lbs. apiece. "You can turn on a dime because you don't have to move forward in order to turn as with a conventional tractor. Makes it easy to load bales in tight spots. The loader bolts onto the tractor frame and clamps onto the rear axle housing. The original handrail grips alongside the steps interfered with the raising and lowering of the loader so we have to replace them with a modified handrail," says Caterpillar ag sales manager Craig Pottberg. The loader sells for about $14,000. Contact: FARM SHOW Followup, Craig Pottberg, Nebraska Machinery Co., 10501 S. Hwy. 281, Doniphan, Neb. 68832 (ph 402 845-6503).

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