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Paul Hovnanian P.E. wrote:
> This may be a little off topic, but here goes. > > Many (about 20) years ago, I saw a guy using a small tractor, about the > size of one of a riding mower. It had a power takeoff for a small > backhoe attachment (and other goodies). It had all wheel drive, but > instead of the usual front wheel steering, it had fixed front and rear > axles and was articulated in the middle with a hydraulic steering > system. The guy using it claimed that this thing could get into almost > any terrain. > > I seem to recall that it as a Kubota, but I may be wrong. Anyone have > any ideas about what it is (was)? I didn't see anything like it on the > Kubota web page. > try alt.fan.tractors |
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This may be a little off topic, but here goes.
Many (about 20) years ago, I saw a guy using a small tractor, about the size of one of a riding mower. It had a power takeoff for a small backhoe attachment (and other goodies). It had all wheel drive, but instead of the usual front wheel steering, it had fixed front and rear axles and was articulated in the middle with a hydraulic steering system. The guy using it claimed that this thing could get into almost any terrain. I seem to recall that it as a Kubota, but I may be wrong. Anyone have any ideas about what it is (was)? I didn't see anything like it on the Kubota web page. -- Paul Hovnanian ------------------------------------------------------------------ Hanlon's Razor: Never attribute to malice that which is adequately explained by stupidity. |
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On Sun, 05 Nov 2006 18:40:13 -0800, "Paul Hovnanian P.E."
> wrote: >This may be a little off topic, but here goes. > >Many (about 20) years ago, I saw a guy using a small tractor, about the >size of one of a riding mower. It had a power takeoff for a small >backhoe attachment (and other goodies). It had all wheel drive, but >instead of the usual front wheel steering, it had fixed front and rear >axles and was articulated in the middle with a hydraulic steering >system. The guy using it claimed that this thing could get into almost >any terrain. > >I seem to recall that it as a Kubota, but I may be wrong. Anyone have >any ideas about what it is (was)? I didn't see anything like it on the >Kubota web page. It may have been a Kubota, but wasn't as small as you remember... |
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PeterD wrote:
> > On Sun, 05 Nov 2006 18:40:13 -0800, "Paul Hovnanian P.E." > > wrote: > > >This may be a little off topic, but here goes. > > > >Many (about 20) years ago, I saw a guy using a small tractor, about the > >size of one of a riding mower. It had a power takeoff for a small > >backhoe attachment (and other goodies). It had all wheel drive, but > >instead of the usual front wheel steering, it had fixed front and rear > >axles and was articulated in the middle with a hydraulic steering > >system. The guy using it claimed that this thing could get into almost > >any terrain. > > > >I seem to recall that it as a Kubota, but I may be wrong. Anyone have > >any ideas about what it is (was)? I didn't see anything like it on the > >Kubota web page. > > It may have been a Kubota, but wasn't as small as you remember... About the same ride height as a lawn tractor, but somewhat longer. The tires looked like wide ATV tires, about 18 inches in diameter. The only articulated machine on the Kubota web site is a loader. The machine I saw was definitely smaller than one of those. -- Paul Hovnanian ------------------------------------------------------------------ If everything is coming your way then you're in the wrong lane. |
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Paul Hovnanian P.E. wrote:
> PeterD wrote: > >>On Sun, 05 Nov 2006 18:40:13 -0800, "Paul Hovnanian P.E." > wrote: >> >> >>>This may be a little off topic, but here goes. >>> >>>Many (about 20) years ago, I saw a guy using a small tractor, about the >>>size of one of a riding mower. It had a power takeoff for a small >>>backhoe attachment (and other goodies). It had all wheel drive, but >>>instead of the usual front wheel steering, it had fixed front and rear >>>axles and was articulated in the middle with a hydraulic steering >>>system. The guy using it claimed that this thing could get into almost >>>any terrain. This? http://www.power-trac.com/productclasses.htm#T8 -- ..boB 2006 FXDI hot rod 2001 Dodge Dakota QC 5.9/4x4/3.92 1966 Mustang Coupe - Daily Driver 1965 FFR Cobra - 427W EFI, Damn Fast. |
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On Mon, 06 Nov 2006 21:41:19 -0700, ".boB"
> wrote: >Paul Hovnanian P.E. wrote: >> PeterD wrote: >> >>>On Sun, 05 Nov 2006 18:40:13 -0800, "Paul Hovnanian P.E." > wrote: >>> >>> >>>>This may be a little off topic, but here goes. >>>> >>>>Many (about 20) years ago, I saw a guy using a small tractor, about the >>>>size of one of a riding mower. It had a power takeoff for a small >>>>backhoe attachment (and other goodies). It had all wheel drive, but >>>>instead of the usual front wheel steering, it had fixed front and rear >>>>axles and was articulated in the middle with a hydraulic steering >>>>system. The guy using it claimed that this thing could get into almost >>>>any terrain. > > >This? > >http://www.power-trac.com/productclasses.htm#T8 Ouch, expensive! <g> |
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".boB" wrote:
> > Paul Hovnanian P.E. wrote: > > PeterD wrote: > > > >>On Sun, 05 Nov 2006 18:40:13 -0800, "Paul Hovnanian P.E." > > wrote: > >> > >> > >>>This may be a little off topic, but here goes. > >>> > >>>Many (about 20) years ago, I saw a guy using a small tractor, about the > >>>size of one of a riding mower. It had a power takeoff for a small > >>>backhoe attachment (and other goodies). It had all wheel drive, but > >>>instead of the usual front wheel steering, it had fixed front and rear > >>>axles and was articulated in the middle with a hydraulic steering > >>>system. The guy using it claimed that this thing could get into almost > >>>any terrain. > > This? > > http://www.power-trac.com/productclasses.htm#T8 Yep. If that's not it exactly, its very similar (it was many years ago and the design may have changed somewhat). -- Paul Hovnanian ------------------------------------------------------------------ "The day Microsoft makes something that doesn't suck is probably the day they start making vacuum cleaners" - Ernst Jan Plugge |
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