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Reversed AC WD45 Tractor
"It's the best loader tractor I've ever used because of the maneuverability and up-front visability," says Coyote Green, Burns, Kan., about his Allis Chalmers WD 45 tractor that was converted to run backward.
    When Green bought the tractor it had already been converted. The tractor's front axle was replaced with the steering axle off an IH 915 combine. The tractor has 1,000 lbs. of wheel weights on back. The Farmhand F11 loader is equipped with a 7-ft. bucket and can lift 16 ft. high.
    A hydraulic pump that mounts on the "old front" of the tractor operates the loader. A 3-spool control valve mounts on one side of the tractor. Two spools are used for the loader and the third one is an auxiliary located next to the bucket.
    "I use it to haul gravel, dirt and hay bales on my hobby farm. I plan to build a æcrash cab' for it," says Green. "It has hydraulic steering. The steering wheel swivels so I can swing it off to the side and out of the way, which makes it easier to get on and off the tractor. The combine steering axle causes the back end to swing around pretty fast on turns, which takes some getting used to."
    Contact: FARM SHOW Followup, Coyote Green, 229 Wagon Wheel, Burns, Kan. 66840 (ph 620 726-5811; hereigoagain50@yahoo.com).


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2011 - Volume #35, Issue #1