Does anyone know anything about this relic

Anonymous-0 · Jun 20, 2012

http://novascotia.kijiji.ca/c-ViewAdLargeImage?AdId=389665247

The Red · Jun 20, 2012

Not enough of a picture to really tell.

r aiken · Jun 20, 2012

They had a large rototiller on them.
more info

to_many_irons · Jun 20, 2012

never seen one before .
but very neat .
could not see the complet add . how much do they want ?

2x4 · Jun 20, 2012

Others are correct. Seaman Pulvimixer for creating roadbeds that will later be paved. Just sold mine 2 years ago.

Anonymous-0 · Jun 21, 2012

I knew someone here would know what it was. Here is the complete ad.

http://novascotia.kijiji.ca/c-cars-...EL-TRACTOR-1950s-GM-ENGINE-W0QQAdIdZ389665247

495man · Jun 21, 2012

I know where that machine is now....and some history. It sat for years on Water Street in Oxford at the old John Hewson building along with an old Hough loader and Cat dozer. (You can sort of make out the logo on the side of the machine)

It was moved to the present location outside of town several years ago when the old garage was made into a recycling depot.

The old shed (way off the street) burnt down since the google street view pic, but here is where that machine "lived" for decades. http://goo.gl/maps/QY1n

Anonymous-0 · Jun 22, 2012

I assume that it is really not worth a whole lot having no practical use other than being an unique piece of history that most would know nothing about.

It could probably be restored at great cost with no hope of ever getting anything but the satisfaction of restoring it back out of it. I guess that would be fine if one has lots of time and money to burn.

Interesting unit though. Thanks for the info.

Shetland Sheepdog · Jun 22, 2012

Waaay back when I was a kid, (early '50's), a farmer in the next town had a Seaman Roto-tiller. It was made as a trailer, and had a single axle with dual wheels. A GM diesel engine sat ahead of the axle and provided power, while the tiller was behind the axle. I don't remember for sure, but I'm gonna guess it was a six foot cut. He did custom work, and pulled it with a Farmall "MD".

495man · Jun 24, 2012

I always thought it was a neat old machine, I remember looking at it up close when it was still in town 20+ years ago, all the old machinery at Hewson's was just parked where it was "shut off" and hadn't moved in years at that point. I drove by one day and it was all gone, some of it ended up where the Seaman is now, the rest was scrapped. I never saw what was in the building prior to it being emptied for the recycle depot. I remember the bucket from the Hough (including cut off arms and hyd cylinders) being sold at a consignment sale.

Perhaps where it is a GM diesel it won't be as bad as some projects to restore? too bad it doesn't have the tiller....I'm thinking it is long gone and I don't remember it ever being on the tractor.

Does anyone know anything about this relic

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