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Ray Peterson
08-06-2000 13:00:08
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Re: Re: Horn (drolic) Loader Ever heard Of One? in reply to RMD, 10-13-1999 07:41:04
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Yeah, Just got a 1950 (1949?) John Deere B - from my father-in-law, from the estate of his brother, in the Charlotte, Michigan area. It came with a New Idea-Horn loader. The previous owner got the tractor second-handed, and in the 36 or so years or so that I have known the tractor, I don't ever remember seeing it off the tractor. It may well have come with the tractor when he purchased it. (Wife says it came separetely, she thinks, as she remembers driving the tractor without it.) The name plate says "The Horn Manufacturing Co. Subsidary of Avco Mfg Corp, Ft. Dodge. Patent no 0-140,280 Serial No 543232" Note that in the more recent years, New Idea also showed the Avco logo on their machinery. The loader is kind of an ungainly looking thing, with the usual arms to the rear axle. The lift mechanism is rather unique, with two double extension cylinders - one on each side, attached to a frame under the center of the tractor, forward of the front of the engine. The cylinders attach to long arms which then reach forward to the front of the loader frame. Cylinders are almost vertical in position, and with their long extension, the vertical lift on the bucket is probably in excess of ten feet! At that height, it would be rather stupid to pull the release, however, because the load would land squarely on the hood! My son was moving some rocks yesterday, and he dragged one over near the swamp. His plan was to pull the stone into the swamp with a long cable. The stone must have weighed 3/4 of a ton - it was big! Well, I got the tines of the loader in the dirt under the rock, and hit the lift lever rather gingerly - it picked the rock and dirt up no problem - not even a groan! Rolled it forward and dropped it well into the swamp. That loader is a keeper! That having been said, the loader is in great shape, but rusty, not a speck of paint. Son plans to restore the tractor to near new condition, as his "Senior Project" in high school. What was the color scheme on that loader? Any one with comments, please post here, and forward to me at e-mail crrtptch@pathwaynet.com Thanks, Ray Peterson
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