That front end loader almost looks homemade. Do you have some weights for the back or wheel weights? I could see it being pretty easy to flip that thing if you overloaded it.
Nice. I loves a nice old tractor. Makes me think about the old Wheel Horse…. -D > On Mar 4, 2017, at 6:55 PM, Curt Raymond via Mercedes <mercedes@okiebenz.com> > wrote: > > Forgot the pictures: > http://i843.photobucket.com/albums/zz353/curtludwig/IMG_20170304_173256490_zpsosknsvew.jpg > http://i843.photobucket.com/albums/zz353/curtludwig/IMG_20170304_173251445_zpsdrn8uw3l.jpg > http://i843.photobucket.com/albums/zz353/curtludwig/IMG_20170304_173243355_zpsh8txmooi.jpg > > For scale it hung out of the back of the pickup about a foot so its probably > 8 or 9 feet long from the tip of the bucket to the end of the hydraulic > reservoir. > -Curt > > From: Curt Raymond <curtlud...@yahoo.com> > To: Mercedes Discussion List <mercedes@okiebenz.com> > Sent: Saturday, March 4, 2017 6:53 PM > Subject: OT: New toy > > I've been looking at garden tractor loaders off and on for a couple years > now. I even bought plans to build my own which of course was relegated to the > "round tuit" pile. > Today I picked up a 1977 Cub Cadet 1650 (16hp, hydrostatic drive) with a > loader on it. I originally thought it was a Johnson loader but I'm not so > sure now. Its been modified in the past so who knows. > I paid $1200 which is about half what I would normally expect to pay for such > a thing. The electric PTO clutch doesn't work so I can't engage the > hydraulics to run the loader but it starts easily even in the teens and is > able to slide the loader bucket along pretty well.I've been researching the > PTO clutch and as with most things I won't really know whats up until I dig > into it, the clutch itself is pretty simple and only about $150 if I find it > needs replacement. The previous owner said it worked and then started blowing > fuses, the wiring is a little hacked but not too bad so I'll pull it apart > and see whats going on. > The hydraulics look like they were rigged by a blind man, I plan to replace > some of the hoses with hard lines since they're too short to route better > than they already are. I'd like to replace the single cylinder currently > hooked up for the bucket with two cylinders on the lift arms. Getting that > stupid looking big cylinder out of the way would allow the hood to open > correctly. > Anyway its a fun new toy and as I told the neighbor it'll keep my out of the > bars. > -Curt > > > > > _______________________________________ > http://www.okiebenz.com > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > > _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
