Nice. A month or so ago I was drooling over a little kubota with cat 1
3 point. too much money and no real need. it was just the basic
tractor. no mower, no loader. $2400. On the plus, it was a kubota and
it is Diesel.
Curt Raymond via Mercedes <mailto:mercedes@okiebenz.com>
March 4, 2017 at 5:53 PM
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
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