Best choice for front loader? - Page 3

Mooner · #21 06-13-2011, 09:27 PM

Thanks, Matt, for the info. I was hoping you'd share your thoughts about this. I just need to figure out how I can have a tractor for every occasion. Let's see, there's mowing, plowing, tilling, front-loading. What else? OK, that's 4 tractors. Not so bad, eh? Heck, I suppose I could even use one these 4 tractors for the snowblower attachment in Winter. How would a guy ever get by with just one tractor? lol

_DX3_ · #22 06-13-2011, 09:53 PM

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Originally Posted by Mooner

Thanks, Matt, for the info. I was hoping you'd share your thoughts about this. I just need to figure out how I can have a tractor for every occasion. Let's see, there's mowing, plowing, tilling, front-loading. What else? OK, that's 4 tractors. Not so bad, eh? Heck, I suppose I could even use one these 4 tractors for the snowblower attachment in Winter. How would a guy ever get by with just one tractor? lol

It's just not practical to try... LOL The more the merrier..

Methos · #23 06-14-2011, 10:05 AM

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Originally Posted by Mooner

Which of these loaders is the easiest to attach and remove? From what you are all saying, it seems that a SGT with power steering is the best match for an FEL? Yes?

Best to have a dedicated FEL tractor. With the P.F. engineering plans you could design a tractor to use the mower deck, plow, till or what ever. I would take a trip to the kubota or John Deere dealership and look how they have the loaders on a small cut tractor and copy that design.

Methos · #24 06-14-2011, 10:07 AM

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My 682 w/ loader has its OEM 1" front spindles.

My thoughts after having my Kwik-way loader on 2 different tractors:

SGT is probably the way to go, but 99% of the loaders out there have a bucket narrower than an SGT. Someday my 682 will probably get the PS from a cyclops tractor. My loader used to be on a gear drive, and that sucked. Hydro is the way to go. I used an 82 series because they are really easy to work on, which is important, because the loader gets in the way of working on a lot of stuff. None of them go on or off very easy; it's a two-person job, and I feel it's best to have a dedicated loader tractor. If you have a manual lift tractor, remove the lift handle, as it'll just be in the way if you don't.

Also, a lot of loaders that you'll find are going to have a really kludged-together subframe. This was the case with mine, and I started from scratch, designing one that would be more than sufficient to handle the loads and never damage the tractor. Details are on my website if you are curious.

Matt thanks for the input!

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Originally Posted by Mooner

Thanks, Matt, for the info. I was hoping you'd share your thoughts about this. I just need to figure out how I can have a tractor for every occasion. Let's see, there's mowing, plowing, tilling, front-loading. What else? OK, that's 4 tractors. Not so bad, eh? Heck, I suppose I could even use one these 4 tractors for the snowblower attachment in Winter. How would a guy ever get by with just one tractor? lol

You don't get by with one tractor. Who would we eveer get fleets if we did that?

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It's just not practical to try... LOL The more the merrier..

Oh yeah!

red56turbo · #25 06-14-2011, 11:19 AM

Correct me if I'm wrong, but don't the new KwikWay's have a quick attach feature? Not too familiar with Kwikway's so I don't know much about the older ones.

Don't get me wrong, I'm all for multiple cubs for multiple jobs. Heck, I've got nine or so now.

Mooner · #26 06-14-2011, 02:28 PM

Wow, Josh...that would be fantastic if Kwik-way had a quick attach set-up. Anyone know for sure?

red56turbo · #27 06-14-2011, 10:59 PM

Mooner,
Last fall when I was looking for a loader and feeling out options, someone mentioned it in one of the posts. IIRC, they pulled some pins and the loader separated from the frame. The mounting frame stayed on the tractor, but the loader arms and bucket came off. Maybe it was a mod that someone did also. CRS, dang it! Hopefully someone else remembers and will chime in.