Operator Lit For Tractors, Combines

Operator Lit for Tractors, Combines COMBINES Miscellaneous 15-5-10 If you or someone in your family has trouble climbing up into tractor or combine cabs, you'll be interested in this simple 12-volt winch operator lift de-signed and built by Hazel, S. Dak., farmer Marvin Singrey. "I have bad knees and have been advised not to climb. So I built this lift, which can be adapted to any tractor or combine," says Singrey. Powered by a standard electric winch, it consists of a length of 2-in. I-beam mounted alongside the tractor steps or combine ladder. The winch mounts at the top of the beam. The operator stands on a 12-in. sq. platform made out of expanded metal which attaches to a 2-ft. length of channel iron that slips over the I-beam. "Eight roller bearings inside the channel iron make for easy, smooth rolling up and down the beam," says Singrey. The winch cable is fitted with a hook that simply attaches to a bracket on the platform. The winch is operated with a simple up and down control switch which is positioned next to the hand hold. It raises and lowers the platform at the same controlled speed. "The tractor or combine doesn't need to be running since the lift runs off the battery," notes Singrey. Contact: FARM SHOW Followup, Marvin Singrey, Rt. 1, Box 10-A, Hazel, S. Dak. 57242 (ph 605 628-2098).

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