Tractor steps

[super99]

My 1655 and 1550 Olivers had one factory step to get on, too long of a stretch for an old man. I went through the scrap pile and threw these together, much more user friendly! Made a set for each tractor.

 

[E.B. Haymakin']

My 1655 and 1550 Olivers had one factory step to get on, too long of a stretch for an old man. I went through the scrap pile and threw these together, much more user friendly! Made a set for each tractor.View attachment 93244View attachment 93245View attachment 93246

Vast improvement over original. It has always surprised me that the engineers of all manufacturers paid little to any attention to accessing the operators platform safely on 1960s and 70s tractors.

 

[Rich'sToys]

Very nice! I had some steps made for my MM 445. Actually, it was a step from something else that I found at a swap meet and had it modified to work. Makes it a whole lot easier to get on and off now.

 

[BarnyardEngineering]

Vast improvement over original. It has always surprised me that the engineers of all manufacturers paid little to any attention to accessing the operators platform safely on 1960s and 70s tractors.

Everyone was young and skinny back then. You were supposed to quit and check yourself into the nursing home when you got too old.

 

[RJKeith]

Everyone was young and skinny back then. You were supposed to quit and check yourself into the nursing home when you got too old.

Yeah, check yourself in a nursing home when you get too old! My grandfather gave up farming tobacco in his late 80s, and finally stopped planting corn when he was 95, mainly because he didn't think he would be around in the fall to harvest it. My great grandfather was still planting a 2acre garden, largely by hand, at 98. Whoever thought farmers would go into a nursing home when they got too old didn't know many farmers.

 

[Tim in New York]

Had had my friend who is a fabricator make steps for both my 2424 and the little Kubota. With bad knees that need replacing, it was just getting too difficult to go from the ground to the platform on both of them.

 

[BarnyardEngineering]

Yeah, check yourself in a nursing home when you get too old! My grandfather gave up farming tobacco in his late 80s, and finally stopped planting corn when he was 95, mainly because he didn't think he would be around in the fall to harvest it. My great grandfather was still planting a 2acre garden, largely by hand, at 98. Whoever thought farmers would go into a nursing home when they got too old didn't know many farmers.

I'll bet he could still get up on those old 1-step tractors even at that age!

 

[RJKeith]

I'll bet he could still get up on those old 1-step tractors even at that age!

Actually, he had two John Deere B's, a John Deere 1010, and a Farmall cub, none of which had any steps.

 

[DoubleO7]

Very nice!

Now add a big Oliver badged shift knob on top of the hand hold.

People will ask what that giant shift lever is for.

 

[Geo-TH,In]

My 1655 and 1550 Olivers had one factory step to get on, too long of a stretch for an old man. I went through the scrap pile and threw these together, much more user friendly! Made a set for each tractor.View attachment 93244View attachment 93245View attachment 93246

I added a bottom step.

 

[David from Kansas]

Vast improvement over original. It has always surprised me that the engineers of all manufacturers paid little to any attention to accessing the operators platform safely on 1960s and 70s tractors.

Never farmed with one, but had an uncle that did, farm with a JD model AR tractor which was built very low to the ground. We did farm with JD D's which were also pretty low and easy to mount. These were standard style of tractor; it was the row crops that took two or three steps to climb onto.

 

[Brian G. NY]

My 1655 and 1550 Olivers had one factory step to get on, too long of a stretch for an old man. I went through the scrap pile and threw these together, much more user friendly! Made a set for each tractor.View attachment 93244View attachment 93245View attachment 93246

That is a fine piece of workmanship!

At 83, I just recently had to build a step for my Allis D-17 in order to get on and off it.

 

[farmersamm]

While back, I gave you a hard time about claiming you might not have skills. This shows that you do have skills................and I was right to climb your butt about it The steps look as good as OEM.

Put new steps on two of my machines, but had to limit the drop. I bush hog stuff that can be up to 5ish feet tall. Low steps get ripped off. Had to make a compromise.

 

[Steve in VA]

While back, I gave you a hard time about claiming you might not have skills. This shows that you do have skills................and I was right to climb your butt about it The steps look as good as OEM.

Put new steps on two of my machines, but had to limit the drop. I bush hog stuff that can be up to 5ish feet tall. Low steps get ripped off. Had to make a compromise.

On some large earth moving equipment, the steps use steel cable so the can be dragged into obstacles w/o damage. Just a thought.

 

[farmersamm]

On some large earth moving equipment, the steps use steel cable so the can be dragged into obstacles w/o damage. Just a thought.

Might be forced to do that in a few years. I'm not getting any younger, and the knees aren't what they used to be.

 

[John Cliver]

Made a three step stairs on my 730 Case CK.......I could get on the beast OK......getting off was another story !! At 81 I decided I was too old to risk a missed step on the way down .

 

[wore out]

On some large earth moving equipment, the steps use steel cable so the can be dragged into obstacles w/o damage. Just a thought.

Some equipment uses a coupe of pieces of heavy belting to suspend the lower step or two so it can move out of the way rather than be torn off when working in rugged conditions.

 

[bc]

Why add steps when kids like me would tear them off.

Why add steps when old guys like me would tear them off.

 

[Mcrafty1]

Why add steps when kids like me would tear them off.

Why add steps when old guys like me would tear them off.

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Good Lord man! How did that all turn out? You must of had help to get out of that mess.

 

[Mcrafty1]

My 1655 and 1550 Olivers had one factory step to get on, too long of a stretch for an old man. I went through the scrap pile and threw these together, much more user friendly! Made a set for each tractor.View attachment 93244View attachment 93245View attachment 93246

That's a good looking step, I went for the manufactured steps on Amazon....I hauled most of my iron pile of to the scrap yard before the druggies got a chance. The down side to that is my step cost me nearly as much as my iron brought me at the scrap yard. The steps I put on are shown my avatar, three steps with a hand rail, they're a bit low but I can prevent them from being ripped of if I pay attention.