New Idea Horn loader

Kansas4010 · Jul 27, 2019

I went to an auction today and came home with a couple implement pamphlets. One of them is this Horn loader. I've never heard of them before. Any ideas on about how old this is? I'm guessing 1950s.

Bruce from Can. · Jul 27, 2019

When I was a kid, our neighbors had a Case VA with one of those loaders. Worked really slick.

fixerupper · Jul 27, 2019

Horn loaders were not uncommon here in nwia. New Idea had a plant in Fort Dodge Ia, 60 miles from where I live but I dont know if the Horn loader was made there.

fixerupper · Jul 27, 2019

(quoted from post at 18:24:31 07/27/19) Horn loaders were not uncommon here in nwia. New Idea had a plant in Fort Dodge Ia, 60 miles from where I live but I dont know if the Horn loader was made there.

Sure enough I found it after I made the first post. Horn MFG was founded in 1909 in Fort Dodge.

formerly ny bill · Jul 27, 2019

if the "New Idea for Victory" page is part of the loader brochure, it would be from WW II era, early to mid 40s. the tractors carrying the loaders appear to be JD A and Allis WD, which would be late 40s to early 50s.

Leroy · Jul 27, 2019

I think that isd where the company that made the horn loaders were when New Idea bout it and mover production to Coldwater, Ohio and then they became Horn-New Idea and then just New Idea, Coldwater is about 30 mile feom me.

jeffcat · Jul 27, 2019

See how this looks.

8NHENRY · Jul 27, 2019

I had one of those on my 44 Massey, was a really good loader. It would raise so high since it had dual acting cylinders you could about dump on the front of the tractor. Really worked good for pushing snow.

pete 23 · Jul 27, 2019

Dad bought a Horn loader for the Farmall H in 46. It was the two cylinders with pulley on top with cables type. Sold on auction in 2004 for $5.00. But, I have the H. New Idea bought them out later and there were several around in the 50's with the dual stage cylinders.

fixerupper · Jul 27, 2019

Leroy, according to what I read Avco bought Horn in 1951. Avco owned New Idea. The New Idea plant in Fort Dodge lasted until the early 80 s but I do not know where the loader was made.

rusty6 · Jul 27, 2019

Nice find on the old advertising. I've seen some Horn-draulic loader ads from late 40s to 1950. I bought a Cockshutt 40 years ago that had a "Twin-draulic" loader on it. Similar design.

Kansas4010 · Jul 28, 2019

No that is part of another brochure.

Leroy · Jul 28, 2019

New Idea had Horn before Avco came into the picture.

fixerupper · Jul 28, 2019

(quoted from post at 20:41:13 07/27/19) Nice find on the old advertising. I've seen some Horn-draulic loader ads from late 40s to 1950. I bought a Cockshutt 40 years ago that had a "Twin-draulic" loader on it. Similar design.

Something interesting I found on the net. Horndraulic is a British company that made loaders. Horn MFG is US company that made loaders. The two are not connected that I know of.

rusty6 · Jul 28, 2019

Here is a 1951 ad I've got showing the Horndraulic loader. It lists the Canadian distributors but no mention of where the company is based.

New Idea Horn loader

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