Posted 5/29/2018 07:21 (#6783905 - in reply to #6783638) Subject: RE: White 115 "Mighty Tow" with plow..??(Pics)
North Central NC
Scherffarms - 5/28/2018 22:53
There is a lot of posts over on ytmag and some of the Oliver Facebook pages on this. Interesting set up I think it was for phone cables?
Bingo. I used to drive by the equipment lot for a local Durham, NC, contractor whose primary focus was plowing cable for telephone and cable companies. They had a fleet of these machines. Gone now.
Posted 5/29/2018 07:48 (#6783939 - in reply to #6783905) Subject: RE: White 115 "Mighty Tow" with plow..??(Pics)
Eastern North Carolina
spur - 5/29/2018 08:21
Scherffarms - 5/28/2018 22:53
There is a lot of posts over on ytmag and some of the Oliver Facebook pages on this. Interesting set up I think it was for phone cables?
Bingo. I used to drive by the equipment lot for a local Durham, NC, contractor whose primary focus was plowing cable for telephone and cable companies. They had a fleet of these machines. Gone now.
X2. They had loader on front to hold a spool of cable.
Posted 5/29/2018 00:49 (#6783714 - in reply to #6783381) Subject: RE: White 115 "Mighty Tow" with plow..??(Pics)
NW Washington
I have seen rigs like that or sometimes with a crawler tractor that were used to install underground phone lines. I think some of those "plows" are set up to vibrate as it is pulled through the ground which makes it pull easier and leave little soil disturbance.
Posted 5/29/2018 08:48 (#6784028 - in reply to #6783381) Subject: RE: White 115 "Mighty Tow" with plow..??(Pics)
Princeton, Indiana
Friend of mine ran one at the phone company in the early 80's. He said there's had a high speed road gear. Coworker nearly bit the dust when a tire let loose the highway.
Posted 5/29/2018 09:41 (#6784099 - in reply to #6783381) Subject: RE: White 115 "Mighty Tow" with plow..??(Pics)
Crawfordsville, Arkansas
Had the chance to pick up one of these about 15 years ago for $3500 but was told we didn’t need it because it didn’t have a pto or 3 point and would be useless on the farm.
It was a 115 Mighty Tow with no attachments. I don’t remember much about it but I sure wanted to bring it home. Later on I ended up with a 1900 A and a 1900 C. The A was a Riceland model which was basically anwheatland with rice tires on the rear and single ribs up front.
White 115 "Mighty Tow" with plow..??(Pics)
