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Terramite 3 15
Terramite 3 15
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The Terramite Corporation came about as
a result of long experience with the construc-
tion industry by its president, Mr. K. G.
Cunningham. Many years ago, he conceived
the idea of building a mini backhoe to elimi-
nate the hand labor on construction jobs.
Using the 7.6 Gravely Tractor as the power
plant, he designed and patented a backhoe
that would dig to 6 feet deep. Mr. Cunning-
ham operated Perkins Diesel Engine Sales at
that time and later incorporated as Diesel
Sales and Service. After a few years of manu-
Heavy duty loader will load itself in most undisturbed soil. Note how the
facturing the mini hoe, he designed a frame clean, uncluttered ope,ator area lets you get <)n and ott tractor without a
"assel.
that wou Id convert a sma II tractor to a back-
hoe loader. This also was well received and due
to a short supply of sma II tractors he decided
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Since July of 1974, Terramite has operated at ~i. '~.'~ //~'.,.,.~,~
a new, modern plant located on 19 1/2 acres
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Loader raises to a "eight of 7 feet, makes loading into small dump
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Hea"y front axle and steering carries the load without worry of bent Backhoe digs in hard soil to a depth of 6 feet.
axles or spindles.
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Stabilizers Je"el machine in most cases. Banks can be terraced with ease.
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Built to last for years, You will appreciate the simplicity of design. loads
in any 8 fool bed pickup.
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SPECIFICATIONS
WEIGHT: 2300 Ibs. W.O Operator
/---.., ENGINE: Kohler 14 H P. elect"c 12:V. start
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TRANSMISSION: TA. 15 Vickers V~(Ible Piston Hydra-Static
I to I DIFfeRENTIAL: Dana 4409 wltransfer case deSigned for the
I I I Vickers T 8 15 fixed piston motor (All drive train com-
I ~ I ponents designed for 30 H.P. rating) Use 90 wt multi-
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i L_r-:,:', TIRES: (front) 480/400-12" 4 ply rated
TIRES: (rear) L-78xI5" 6 ply rated Interco Swamper
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FRONT AXLE: He~vy duty ductile iron casting
STEERING: (Ross) with heavy duty automotive tierods
FRONT AXLE WEIGHT: (Bucket down 765 Ibs., up 665 Ibs.)
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(Bucket retracted 1550 Ibs.)
WHEE~ BASE: 60S'. Wheel width 39" center of tores, 49" out-
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Side of tires (rear)
HEIGHT TRACTOR ONLY 54" (top of steering wheel)
GROUND CLEARANCE: 9" minimum
LOADER CAPACITY: (Full height 800 Ibs, at wheel height 1200
Ibs) INote, see Dperatl~n Manual tor detailed information)
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LOADER CYCLE: Up 5 seconds, down 4 seconds, dump 2 seconds
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HYDRAULIC SYSTEM CAPACITY: (Total inc. Cyl., 6 gallons)
OPERATING PRESSURE (Hoe & Loader 1650 Psi. Pump vane
4 Gal. per min at 2000 RPM.)
Also available are many hydraulic operated tools that are easily HYDRA-STATIC TRANSMISSION 8. MOTOR, 3500 Psi. Max.
CYLINDERS, DOUBLE ACTING 2" BORE w/l" chromed rods 1141
attached to the Terramite, making it the most useful machine on the stcel boom hft cyl has extra heavy I!la chromed rod
market today. There are five bucket widths always available. They DRAWBAR PULL, 1550 Ibs. (center line at axle)
REGULAR FUEL, 3 gallon capacity
are 8", 12", 16", 24", and 36", The 36" bucket was designed ENGINE OIL DETERGENT: 30 wt. M.S. rating
HYDRAULIC 01 L: R~ndo H.D. 150 or Exxon Nuto 43 or Exxon
especially for opening graves. Custom-built widths may be obtained Dextran Trans 011 or their equivalent
by special order. Trans. Oil or thc~r eQurvalent
TRACTOR SPEED: a to 5 M.P.H. forward or reverse.
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