The roller was painted and can not find a tag that will ID it. age is about 1975-80, has a Wisconsin V-4 with two speed forward/reverse. two drum with hydraulic steering and rear wheels that can be raised/lowed via hydraulics for towing. Steering is by one lever. Thanks.
I'd say it's a Ferguson roller. Any pics? The link didn't work for me
Will get some pics once I find it under the snow. Thanks for reply
Just moved it for pic,Any ideas who made it?
looks alot like a gallion unit but alot of rollers look alike. That syle would more than like make it an ex municipal unit.
It's a ferguson. We had one just like it years and years ago. One thing I remember is you could remove the wheels to get closer to buildings etc. I think you lifted the wheels all the way up and held them away from the roller. Put the wheel down and pull a pin. Ours always ran rough no mater what we did. We'd fix something and it ran ok then then it was something else. We sure did use it allot though.
This one was running rough too-one cylinder had exhaust valve stuck open ,its a Wisconsin V4 and thats pretty much normal for them being air cooled. Mud wasps used the cooling fins for nesting area causing it to run warm. but that's all fixed now and running great. You are right about the pins to hold wheels up for transport.Any idea what decade it was made? Thanks for the help.
We never knew the year or much else about it, other than what we figured out. They were much newer models out. Local towns used them because they didn't need a trailer to haul them. It really was convenient to haul around. It was a little tricky to hook it up. One time the front hydraulic lift cylinder blew a seal. Of course we were 40 miles from home. Our dump box had power down so we hooked a chain to the top of the tailgate lowered the box and picked it up.
Looks like they're still in business. http://www.constructionequipment.com/company/ferguson-mfg-equipment-co-inc