01-03-2012, 11:57 PM
Good to see you back, Gary. 
There's a photo of a tractor with a bucket operated with cables and a chain drive which can be seen HERE.
I also found a history of the machines, which date back to tractor-mounted versions in the '20s. The first true front-end loader was built by Hough in 1939 (and may have been the same model which I operated when I first started working in the steel industry)
You can check the info HERE, which may give you an idea of some of the brand names for which to search.
Wayne
There's a photo of a tractor with a bucket operated with cables and a chain drive which can be seen HERE.
I also found a history of the machines, which date back to tractor-mounted versions in the '20s. The first true front-end loader was built by Hough in 1939 (and may have been the same model which I operated when I first started working in the steel industry)
You can check the info HERE, which may give you an idea of some of the brand names for which to search.
Wayne