Anybody know or remember anything about the IH/Dresser Model 100E track (crawler) loader? Maybe late 1970’s?
I asked over at Yesterday’s Tractor already, no response.
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If you're hanging out at YT, you might direct your question to Deas Plant. No idea if he's operated one, but if so he'll remember and have very useful info for you. Phenomenal memory and breadth of experience. He's the guy who directed my rubbertire loader search. Or send me an email and I'll dig out his address. YT search function works very well, if you didn't try it.
Here's that Galion, and a slightly older one:
PAHS Designer/Builder- Bury it!
Tom, the new girl is a doll! That was one heck of a good find. Congratulations, and thanks for the photo.N.B. for those who are not goofy over yellow iron: They are all girls. Every one of them. There is no way in the world you'd ever work this hard for, or put up with this much trouble from a guy. So they must be female.I'll nose around over at YT some more, if no luck I'll fire off an e-mail.I might be bringing another one home here soon myself.We will bankrupt ourselves in the vain search for absolute security.
-Dwight David Eisenhower, U.S. general and 34th president (1890-1969)
SLIGHTLY older ya' figure.That is a scream.We will bankrupt ourselves in the vain search for absolute security.
-Dwight David Eisenhower, U.S. general and 34th president (1890-1969)
Around here it's generally described as "must have come over on the Mayflower". Contrary to popular belief, I didn't buy it new.
Attended the local church once when my mother was visiting. Minister (a friend who did my critical welding) saw us there (not hard with a congregation of 14, me the second youngest). The rejuvenation sermon he was about to give suddenly included a road grader he'd seen that week that wasn't yellow. Took Mom a few minutes to figure out he was talking about my new pride and joy, and quit giving me the elbow for laughing in church.
Works very well- after I replaced the almost non-existent steel wheels with rubber, built an operator's deck, and added a steel tongue.
And yes, it's a Galion. Kinda why I had to buy another one after all that great service. It's finished several driveways for me. Probably go to a new home now. It'll bring close to $1k. Only problem really was the necessity of a driver for the riceburner. DW thinks diesel smelly. Greg, the guy driving that day, is a Denver accountant having the time of his life during his first visit here. Later, I sat him in the crawler to drive it to where he uprooted several trees. Seems accountants don't often drive tractors.
They would if they lived here.
PAHS Designer/Builder- Bury it!
Deas spends more time with ACMOC, where you could also ask.
Edited 1/13/2006 8:49 am ET by VaTom