Any opinions on this loader?

[ironman]

This tractor with a one arm loader is is for sale on CL. I'm not in the market for one but I've never seen one on a garden tractor and was curious if anyone has had any experience with one. Looks kinda cool to me, the ad says "it's surprising what it can do". It's mounted on a 127. The ad does not state the maker of the loader, if it's home made they did a nice job.

[ambrola]

It looks like it's home made to me? But I wonder why they only built one arm for it. I wouldn't trust it that way, but if you can get it cheap, you can always build the other side? It looks really nice, but I would never pay what he wants for it. I just missed a 147 that had a nice loader on it, a Danco I think. Lasted 1 day on CL for 1500.00.

[J-Mech]

Looks like member CADplans loader. He designed them and sells the plans for them online. Somewhere in the archives on this site is him using it. He had one on at least one of his Cubs. They work well, and can be trusted. A one arm loader isn't a bad thing.

Here's a link to his site where you can buy the plans:
https://www.cadplans.com/cadloaderlt-model-507.html

[ambrola]

Originally Posted by J-Mech

Looks like member CADplans loader. He designed them and sells the plans for them online. Somewhere in the archives on this site is him using it. He had one on at least one of his Cubs. They work well, and can be trusted. A one arm loader isn't a bad thing.

Here's a link to his site where you can buy the plans:
https://www.cadplans.com/cadloaderlt-model-507.html

That looks like the same one. Could you build it for 1900.00?

[J-Mech]

Originally Posted by ambrola

That looks like the same one. Could you build it for 1900.00?

Probably more like $900-$1200 depending where you buy the cylinders and the steel. Again, depending on the supplier you use, maybe less.....

[CADplans]

Yea,,, that looks familiar,,,
The supplier sold parts for thousands of them,,, all over the world.
If you are worried about twisting the arm,,,
when it picks up the telephone pole,, the heavy end is on the non-arm side,,

Here is a video of it operating, on a 149,,,

https://youtu.be/eTjuozhzwBc?t=15m25s

Here are some customer pics,, do not blink,, the pics go fast,,,

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sks3k9-FONk

[ironman]

Originally Posted by ambrola

That looks like the same one. Could you build it for 1900.00?

Well, the 1900 includes the tractor which looks to be in nice shape.
Here's the link...
https://pittsburgh.craigslist.org/grd/6017933987.html

[Alvy]

Love the CAD loader. Not sure why the big brand guy should made the bucket so big? CADS loader has a proportional bucket for a GT and oh my word with what looks like 1/2 inch steel construction there's no bending anything on it.

John I've been curious about something for a while now that most with loaders do. Because of the more proportional bucket that you have on your design and less weight because of the one arm (I'm assuming anyway), is there a need for redoing the front spindles to a 4 bolt one with removeable hub? I know it's probably recommended but I've seen the videos of the 149 and it looks to have the original stuff on the front axle.

[CADplans]

Originally Posted by Alvy

Love the CAD loader.

is there a need for redoing the front spindles to a 4 bolt one with removeable hub? I know it's probably recommended but I've seen the videos of the 149 and it looks to have the original stuff on the front axle.

I broke a front axle in 1981,,, the IH dealer had a new one on the shelf,,,
but he did not have the spindles,,,

I had him order spindles, he asked if I wanted 3/4 or 1", they were interchangeable.

I got the 1", and the spindles and axle were used on the several Cub Cadets that I owned.

So, no, I never found need to have spindles larger than 1",,,

[J-Mech]

Mike, the 4 bolt hubs still ride on the same 1" spindle. Not really much of an upgrade, as they advertise. You might get a better bearing, but that's it.