Improvements Made On 1951 Deere AR

Improvements Made On 1951 Deere AR TRACTORS Loaders 20-1-37 Here are a couple improvements I made on my 1951 Deere AR I thought FARM SHOW readers might be interested in. I added foot controls so I can operate the tractor's hand clutch and steer at the same time. That makes it easier to I can operate the front end loader. I used an old Deere 46A loader. The loader arms had to be narrowed up to fit the tractor. I made gussets for the tractor's frame and mounting plates for its axles. I fitted the tractor's flywheel cover with a hydraulic pump with capacity of up to 20 gpm's. It came off a Deere 7700 combine and provides enough power to operate both the loader and tractor's steering which I converted to power by installing a power steering ram from a Minneapolis Moline tractor. I use a single control valve on each side of the tractor, mounted on the inside of the fenders. Spool faces down so I could put flatbar from the spool down to the foot pedals I made for the tractor. The project - including tractor and loader - cost only about $1,800 and gave me a tractor that's worth its weight in gold. I use it al-most every day to move dirt, etc., around the farm. (Larry Brown, Box 20, Site 7, R.R. 1, Grande Prairie, Alberta, Canada T8V 2Z8; ph 403 532-0178).

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