Thought some of you might want to see pictures of our new airport tractor.  I posted information some six months ago here about the selection process, several of you offered advice that was considered.

If I was buying it, it would have front wheel assist, but this was a State of Illinois Bid tractor, and some board members were against FWA.  Our airport is on very sandy soil that dries quickly, so FWA would only be usefull when plowing snow.  We plan to mount an old truck snowplow on this tractor, to plow runways, we have a Bush Hog 2715 mower to mow with during summer.

The cab looks nice from outside, it was locked, so did not see inside closely.  It is a cheaper grade cab used in the State of Illinois specifications.

After the tractor was delivered to the dealer, it was obvious we still needed bigger front wheels, but if that is a problem, perhaps they can be added later.  In the meantime, we were trying to conserve taxpayers dollars by not ordering anything we didn't need.

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CCAA New Tractor Bucket 3 23 09 Small.jpg (63KB - 125 downloads)

CCAA New Tractor Left Side 3 23 09 Small.jpg (50KB - 107 downloads)

CCAA New Tractor Left Side Cab 3 23 09 Small.jpg (55KB - 102 downloads)

CCAA New Tractor Rear View 3 23 09 Small.jpg (39KB - 106 downloads)

CCAA New Tractor Right side 3 23 09 Small.jpg (70KB - 103 downloads)

CCAA New Tractor Right side 3 23 09 Small.jpg (70KB - 112 downloads)

CCAA New Tractor Rear View 3 23 09 Small.jpg (39KB - 109 downloads)

CCAA New Tractor Left Side Cab 3 23 09 Small.jpg (55KB - 109 downloads)