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I bought a 856 a little while back with a boom loader for loading equipment. I remember one of the local Deere dealers having one on a 3010. Does anyone know what company produced these loaders

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46 minutes ago, Paystar5000 said:

I believe Herr and Leaman in New Providence,  PA has one just like that on an 856?  It has some serious front axle modifications if I recall correctly.  I think it has a front axle out of a truck.  

Yep they have one.     Ed Leaman has one too set up very similar.  I kind of think there's at least a 3rd one in this area but I can think where right now. 

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A local consignment auction lot by Sioux falls has one on a 706 gas

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38 minutes ago, Matt Kirsch said:

I remember seeing one around Rodman Lott Farms in Seneca Falls NY when they had the Empire Farm Days there. It was by the loading dock so I can only figure they were using it to load and unload the display equipment.

  That was an 826 with the boom going over the rear axle.  It was owned by Finger Lakes Tractor who had it from the time they sold IH in Penn Yan, NY through when they sold New Holland in Waterloo, NY.  I don't see it over to that store anymore but the Von Hammand family sold their interest in Empire Tractor a couple years ago so maybe they kept it for themselves. I'm told that there is a big money investor which has a majority interest in Empire Tractor.

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K&M built some in Minnesota years ago  a few auction yards had them . I believe somebody out east biult one with a similar design also. If i remember correctly the uprights for the K&M  one were behind the rear axle and the cylinder was straighter up and down and they had a lot of lifting power. 

 

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5 minutes ago, R190 said:

K&M built some in Minnesota years ago  a few auction yards had them . I believe somebody out east biult one with a similar design also. If i remember correctly the uprights for the K&M  one were behind the rear axle and the cylinder was straighter up and down and they had a lot of lifting power. 

 

Is this the same K&M that is still in business today in MN making tractor seats and interior kits? 

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15 hours ago, caseih2388 said:

Does anyone know what company produced these loaders

Looks like any competent welder could fab one up.

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3 hours ago, 766 Man said:

  That was an 826 with the boom going over the rear axle.  It was owned by Finger Lakes Tractor who had it from the time they sold IH in Penn Yan, NY through when they New Holland in Waterloo, NY.  I don't see it over to that store but the Von Hammand family sold their interest in Empire Tractor a couple years ago so maybe they kept it for themselves. I'm told that there is a big money investor which has majority interest in Empire Tractor.

That's right, I remember now. The platform was turned around too (crudely as I recall).

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Similar devices here, but on crawler tractors. I always thought they had a military origine from WW2. The IH dealer had TD 9 or maybe a T 9.

The one tractor dismantler from 100 plus miles away would  park things on a local farm over here to haul full loads into the yard.  They had TD 18 that was more like a Case, Nomorejohndeere posted a day or 2 ago in his thread handy.  As I recall a counter weight way up high that swiveled with the boom. Everyone over wondered if the old 18 even ran, it sat for years.

But there where more around.  Maybe a steel tank building company was the other one I saw regularly back in the old days.

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30 minutes ago, billonthefarm said:

I was thinking Schwartz built some of those but I could be way off.

I was thinking that it was something Schwartz could have built 

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Consignment auction that used to be south of us a hour away had 2 when I was younger.   560 gassers loaded with weights and ballast box on the rear.   Pto driven hydraulic pumps.   Both narrow fronts.   The wide fronts would not hold up.   

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3 hours ago, brahamfireman said:

Still kicking myself for not buying that 856 gas last year. 

Local jockey has one on a 560, never looked to see who made it. but it's scary what you can load and that cute little narrow front takes it.

Finally got around to picking it up right after new year and have been working on it the last few weeks.

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On 1/29/2023 at 6:27 PM, ksfarmdude said:

they are ok for certain things , but very limited lift power

I won’t agree on the limited lifting power. I have one on a 706 gas running off the factory hydraulic pump that lifts very well. I’ve lifted 7000 lbs with it and had no issues. I’ve tried heavier and it has the hydraulic power but not enough weight in the back and that’s with tires full of fluid, 2 sets of wheel weights on each side and a big cast weight block on the drawbar.

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On 1/30/2023 at 6:01 PM, billonthefarm said:

I was thinking Schwartz built some of those but I could be way off.

Yes, Swartz made a lot of them. Back in the day almost every machinery dealer around here had a Swartz boom on a tractor.

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