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Use of the Tractor
TWO new loading devices for fitting to tractors have been introduced. One is the Foreloda, made by the Foreloda Equipment Co., Ltd.. Twyford, Berkshire. A feature of particular interest is that the tractor calls for no modifications before the loader can be installed.
The two main lifting arms are fabricated from steel tube, the two main booms of each arm having suitable diagonal bracing members to impart the necessary resistance to bending.
These lifting arms are pivoted at their rear ends to a channel-section superstructure built onto the tractor. Each lifting arm is powered by a hydraulic ram, the controls governing lifting and lowering being within convenient reach of the driver.
An important feature of the loader is that with the removal of the main lifting arms, which can be done by one man in less than a minute, the tractor can'be employed for normal work. The channel-section superstructure, which remains in position, in no way interferes with the normal operation of the tractor.
The loader has a 9-ft. lift, and the loading capacity is 10 cwt. Uses to which it may be put include the loading of manure, earth, gravel, sand and other materials, levelling, snow clearance, crane work and fruit picking.
A range of implements for attaching to the lifting arms is available, including a manure fork, general-purpose bucket, scraper blade and jib extension. The main unit is priced at £120. Ihe Other new item of equipment is the Universal Major Loader, for which Messrs. J. C. Bamford, Lakeside Works, Uttoxeter, Staffs, are responsible. When it is attached to a,Fordson Major tractor, the outfit can be used with equal facility as a light mobile crane, bulldozer or scoop.
It employs the standard Fordson hydraulic lift in conjunction with an auxiliary tank and twin extending rams. Employed with a general-purpose bucket for moving
loose material, 1-cubic yard can bc tipped at heights from 1 ft. 6 ins, to 9.ft. In the form of a crane the loader can lift 15 cwt. to 10 ft. 6 ins. With a platform fitted, sacks or cases can be delivered to an upper storey at a height Of 11 ft. The price of the Universal Major-Loader is £110, a generalpurpose bucket costing £20, platform. £15 and crane 1112.
The dual-purpose nature of these pieces of equipment makes them exceedingly popular amongst farmers and agriculturalists who may not feel disposed to make a substantial outlay on two single-purpose outfits.