CC 147 Lawlor Floor Polisher

Wow.

I heard about those somewhere.

If I'm not mistaken they are VERY rare.

Is this guy selling??

Goatboy said:

Wow.



I heard about those somewhere.



If I'm not mistaken they are VERY rare.



Is this guy selling??

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I believe it will be for sale. I am trying to help the widow get a price for it since as soon as I saw it I knew it was rare!

I would suspect something like that would have been mounted by Lawlor on a brand new tractor, fresh out of the factory Mikey. Can you ID the year of the tractor and maybe trace it down historically that way?

Cool find, never even heard of something like that made to fit on a GT. Maybe a competitor of Tennant or even bought out by Tennant later on.

Yet on second look, the tag has all electrical ratings and since a gas engine is not the best indoors, maybe somebody took it off another machine and mounted it on the Cub for outdoor surfaces. very strange.......

Larry LGT 165 said:

I would suspect something like that would have been mounted by Lawlor on a brand new tractor, fresh out of the factory Mikey. Can you ID the year of the tractor and maybe trace it down historically that way?



Cool find, never even heard of something like that made to fit on a GT. Maybe a competitor of Tennant or even bought out by Tennant later on.

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It was definitely a factory retrofit everything is to cleanly mounted! Wasn't sure where the ID tag would be on this thing, Saturn any help there?

Not sure exactly what Tennant is Larry?

Tennant is one of the bigger or biggest names in commercial floor sweepers and scrubbers but usually battery or propane powered like an indoor forklift.

If that Lawlor ID tag was on the tractor itself, maybe a factory prototype. Could be a real find.:fing32:

.EDit, a little history from 2002 or at least another one.

140 (Lawlor) sheet metal - Yesterday's Tractors

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.100 series or lawlor ???????? - Yesterday's Tractors

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Larry LGT 165 said:

Tennant is one of the bigger or biggest names in commercial floor sweepers and scrubbers but usually battery or propane powered like an indoor forklift.

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Thanks Larry! I figured thats what you meant but wasn't sure.

I wonder why they used a garden tractor for it? Seems that for fumes and everything propane or batteries would be better like you said!

MikMan48 said:

Thank you, I will see if I can find it next time

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How's your history skills Mikey? This is from "Yesterdays Tractors". (Hope they don't mind me borrowing it,) :thanku:

Sounds like this gent could have a wealth of info if you contacted him.

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.Larry Pommier
05-16-2006 07:15:11
Re: 100 series or lawlor ???????? in reply to Jason , 04-30-2001 11:47:15
That machine was manufactured in Elmhurst Illinois. They converted IH tractors by adding tanks, scrubbers etc. They made a 60 and a 72 and were used in such places as Yankee Stadium, Kennedy International Airport, General Motors, Coca-Cola, Cambell Soups, American Airlines to name a few. I am a former Plant Manager of the company. Oh, and it was manufactured in the IH Yellow. (QUOTE)

Larry LGT 165 said:

How's your history skills Mikey? This is from "Yesterdays Tractors". (Hope they don't mind me borrowing it,) :thanku:



Sounds like this gent could have a wealth of info if you contacted him.



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.Larry Pommier

05-16-2006 07:15:11

Re: 100 series or lawlor ???????? in reply to Jason , 04-30-2001 11:47:15

That machine was manufactured in Elmhurst Illinois. They converted IH tractors by adding tanks, scrubbers etc. They made a 60 and a 72 and were used in such places as Yankee Stadium, Kennedy International Airport, General Motors, Coca-Cola, Cambell Soups, American Airlines to name a few. I am a former Plant Manager of the company. Oh, and it was manufactured in the IH Yellow. (QUOTE)

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Thanks Larry I will try to contact him this afternoon! I just registered on yesterdaystractors, now just to learn how to use the site :sidelaugh

I kind of agree about the using a gas engine indoors , but thinking about it , that machine is old , and back then nobody really cared, :/. Then I got to thinking what it could be used for outside, all I could come up with at first was a ******* zamboni kinda thing , it's not like the competition haven't built them :/