slightly OT: '40s JD hay loader

riverbend · Jul 18, 2014

I'm going to be using my H to pull an old JD hay loader. It is the kind with 6 wooden bars and a solid galvanized deck. It was made years before I was born and only my old neighbor has seen one used. He was just a kid and drove the horses. I have a few questions:
Does the mechanism only drive from one side ?
Does the 'switch' of the left wheel engage the crankshaft, etc. ?
Was there a link between the loader and the wagon ? I have a short triangular assembly attached to the front wheels that has a latch that looks like it would grab a 1/2" ring, Unless the ring was right at the back of the wagon, the hitch would never reach.

Is there anything I should know about using this piece of equipment ?

Thanks

Greg

Charlie M · Jul 19, 2014

I have an IH hay loader that I play with sometimes. They are made to be pulled with the wagon so they hitch to the back. To have a wagon set up correctly there should be a short rack (maybe 4 ft high) on the back of the wagon and the normal height rack that is on the back for bales put on the front. Someone rides on the wagon with a fork to move the have around the wagon. I don't know what puts yours in gear but mine has to be put in gear on both wheels - other wise the loader isn't working on corners. It takes some practice to make corners with the hay loader that far from the tractor (or team of horses).

slightly OT: '40s JD hay loader

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