C-145 Rear Hitch Attachment ID

[rustyedge1 169]

Hello ~

 

Trying to ID type of attachment which went with this setup ?

 

Thank you for any help ~

 

Dan

 

[squonk 41,017]

Never seen that. homemade??  

[oldredrider 2,548]

Possibly a homemade rack for weights.

[Golfer 1]

Looks like the same hitch my trac vac motor attached too.

 

Dale

[rustyedge1 169]

I picked it up from a church that purchased it new and the fellow said that at one time there was a vacuum which was with it ~ I don't believe it's home made, welds look factory.

[KC9KAS 4,741]

rustyedge1,

[Geno 1,929]

Hey Rusty     One thing that strikes me is that it has the recess like the plow hitch for a rod but there are no locks or holes to mount the locks on it. 

 

I have a belt drive trac-vac blower attachment but it mounts to the standard plow hitch.

[rustyedge1 169]

Geno

That also strikes me a bit weird with no locks or holes for them ~ I have fooled around with old red iron for quite awhile and haven't seen one like it ~ Was thinking about doing a little fabrication and mount a trailer receiver for moving some trailers around, about the right height.

[Terry M-(Moderator) 2,175]

Looks like it's been part of the tractor for a while. 

[Geno 1,929]

Geno

That also strikes me a bit weird with no locks or holes for them ~ I have fooled around with old red iron for quite awhile and haven't seen one like it ~ Was thinking about doing a little fabrication and mount a trailer receiver for moving some trailers around, about the right height.

 

That would be very cool. 

[rustyedge1 169]

Looks like it's been part of the tractor for a while. 

It was a true barn find pictured in the condition I brought it home in ~ Only thing non-original was a replacement K-341 which was installed by the service center which checked it yearly for the church ~

[Terry M-(Moderator) 2,175]

It was a true barn find pictured in the condition I brought it home in ~ Only thing non-original was a replacement K-341 which was installed by the service center which checked it yearly for the church ~

Well Dan,  looks like it should serve you for a long time

[rustyedge1 169]

That would be very cool. 

If it is original Wheel Horse equipment I really hate to alter it, but the pros may out weigh the cons ~

[Terry M-(Moderator) 2,175]

If it is original Wheel Horse equipment I really hate to alter it, but the pros may out weigh the cons ~

You might just want to remove it and set it aside for now...at least until you find out if its a piece of original equipment , or not.

Just my 2 cents

[rustyedge1 169]

You might just want to remove it and set it aside for now...at least until you find out if its a piece of original equipment , or not.

Just my 2 cents

Already done ~ Safe in the barn ~

[rustyedge1 169]

Well Dan,  looks like it should serve you for a long time

It has already found itself in some pretty tough orchard grass ~ I mow 4 acres all with Wheel Horse of coarse ~

[rustyedge1 169]

I am going to the Antique tractor show in Portland IN next week and will probably drag it with me to see what opinions I can get ~ It looks like original equipment to me, that old red paint is tough to duplicate ~ Have added some pics with it off tractor and cleaned up a bit ~

[rustyedge1 169]

Well took it to the Portland tractor show and showed it around, about half of those dealer/exhibitor's that seen it said it was original Wheel Horse equipment, the other half didn't know for sure. So there you have it to date. I am still leaning toward a Trac Vac motor mount hitch.

[Geno 1,929]

I would think the ones that said it was original WH should have known what it was before they even said it was WH.    

 

Here is an actual WH vac attachment, it attaches to the plow tiller hitch and runs on a belt -

 

 

[rustyedge1 169]

I've seen quite a few of the ones in your photos Geno but what I was told at Portland is this went with a unit which had it's own motor that just rested in the slots in hitch and ran independent of the tractor. Without any information from Toro or Wheel Horse I can't say for sure that it was sold by them. The folks at the show said they were a pretty scarce piece of equipment and not very popular hence not many made. Personally I don't know, guess that's why they call this a forum.

Edited August 26, 2014 by rustyedge1

[ThreeHorses 20]

These were manufactures by New Vac Mfg in Anderson, Indiana

The one you have is a mount for the vaccum when grass and leaves were sucked from the deck thru the blower then thru a hose into a trailer.

They also made a bracket that slipped over the drawbar and hooked into a plow bracket. The large bag set on this platform and the vaccum and motor bolted to it also.

I have both setups but normally use the trailer type for leaves.

My son welded up a mount for the motor & vaccum that fits into the 2" receiver hitch so I no longer use the mount like you have on your tractor.

Also have a suitcase weight bracket that fits into the 2 inch receiver hitch.

I also use a regular automotive draw bar into the receiver hitch to pull trailers around.

I just mounted the blower onto the bracket tonight and don't have pictures of it.

This bracket allows me to easily switch from the vac to a draw bar with hitch ball to weights.

New Vac Mfg was part of a large wheel horse dealer. I believe Newby Implement was the name, no longer in business in Anderson. I don't know if they have just closed or moved to a new location. I got my vac in the late 80's.

Edited August 27, 2014 by ThreeHorses

[rustyedge1 169]

Well now that makes since as I bought this tractor in Anderson IN and if you look at the first photos when it was brought home there is a yellow band on the steering wheel which had Newby's on it. Thanks ThreeHorses for the info and photos.