Jabez Love and the Empire Tractor by Clint Dixon

The following article was published in the Empire Tractor Newsletter and is reprinted here with permission of the author. Jabez Love is credited as the inventor of the first Jeep hydraulic lift. The Empire Tractor was made using rebuilt surplus WWII jeep and later CJ2a and CJ3a parts including the engine, transmission, transfer case, PTO and front differential .

Bob Christy’s Emprie tractor at the 2019 Spring Willys Reunion
Bob Christy’s Empire tractor at the 2019 Spring Willys Reunion

The Love Hydraulic-Lift Hitch