While searching in the weeds...

It kind of looks like a LaPlante Choate, but its hard to tell with all that scrabble in the way.

Even though the photo is not too great I would say with a good deal of certainty that it is a Garwood model 23.
These were produced from 1941 thru 1951.
More pics please wheb you get the ol girl cleaned up😊

My money is with Wabcoman. Gar Wood rear dump.
Kelly

Here I was beginning to think I had the only little garwood left, those guys are right. Mine is a model 24, just a little bigger. I just got some literature in the mail couple days ago that shows some good pictures of the 23, hard to tell the difference between the two. We can get together and I'll make some copys and send to you, I have'nt learned how to post any pictures on the BB yet.

Is yours operable? Do you know of any Garwood web sites? I'd sure like to know how they work.
Thanks, James

its gar wood, 2 words, also a builder of fine wood speed boats.

Hi James, mine is operational with the exception of one tire, mine takes 11.00x 20s one of which is shot. I found mine right across the hiway from the Dayton International Airport, as soon as I got it back to Colorado I changed the fittings on the one circuit and hooked it up to the skid steer just to see it operate. Someone had adjusted the cable to short and when I full stroked the cylinders to the dump position it broke the cable. I put on a new cable and started all over again. Now when the rams are out all the way out the back door is open all the way to. It is a site to see, a great piece of engineering. I took a series of pics showing open and closed but there again I have not learned how to post pics on the BB. I have to find one more tire and plumb hydraulics to the rear of my D4D before I can play with it.

The County had a Gar Wood dirt pan that they pulled behind an HD 7W AC all bought new in 1944 or 1945. When I had an HD 7W with a Gar Wood dizer, I always wanted one of the pans, but never ran upon one. I wish you had a better picture of the one you bought.

Hi James, mine is operational with the exception of one tire, mine takes 11.00x 20s one of which is shot. I found mine right across the hiway from the Dayton International Airport, as soon as I got it back to Colorado I changed the fittings on the one circuit and hooked it up to the skid steer just to see it operate. Someone had adjusted the cable to short and when I full stroked the cylinders to the dump position it broke the cable. I put on a new cable and started all over again. Now when the rams are out all the way out the back door is open all the way to. It is a site to see, a great piece of engineering. I took a series of pics showing open and closed but there again I have not learned how to post pics on the BB. I have to find one more tire and plumb hydraulics to the rear of my D4D before I can play with it.