Allan NE

All comments welcome.

I guess it is like ol' Hugh MacKay says, Loaders just don't treat farm tractors very nice. They are hard on 'em and there is just no getting around it.

If you've ever seen one of these things broke it two, it just about makes you physically ill. What a mess!

How's things up north? You in the field yet? These boys down here are haulin' manure and knockin' down stalks just as hard as they can go.

Gotta get those beets in the ground so that they can freeze off and be replanted at least two or three times, don't ya know. :>)

Allan

There is a little fertilizer being spread and heard about some winter wheat going in nearby but nothing I’ve seen so far.

One time in early March my brother-in-law talked one of the local farmers into pulling his wagon and end-gate seeder empty up and down the field and he would be in the back acting like he was shoveling. Nobody was in the field when they went out just after noon; there were six neighbors in the field by 3 pm! LOL Did they all have a surprise when corn came up two months later instead of small grain!

Another neighbor of mine was known to say “you gotta start planting early if you want to get done in time to do it twice!”

Some days I have to sit back and chuckle, seems to me the good book says there is a time for planting, etc. I’m not sure we are there yet as the weather man has issued a winter storm watch for the north east ¼ of SD for later this week. The last long range forecast is for below normal temps…Calving is starting and basket ball tournaments this weekend. Both point to a bad weather weekend almost guaranteed!

I always mounted 'em like this, at the front of the engine area.

I think the main thing (and that brace's job) is to make sure that the rear upright is standing as nearly vertical as possible.

Stress on that brace is linear, so I think keeping them shorter (within reason and the manufacturer’s adjustment) would be better. As far as weight transference goes, I doubt that the mounting position is going to make a difference on the front end of the tractor. Weight lifted is weight lifted, I would think.

The question of front end wear on front hanging loaders vs rear mount loaders, would only be a question of the balance point of the weight of the loader itself.

Hope somebody smarter than I will jump in here and help on this one.

Allan

George

I see where you coming from now.

I like to have the business end of the loader pretty darned close to the front end of the tractor, roughly at 6" or so of clearance when down.

The further out away from the tractor that the bucket (and the load) is, the more "lever" you are dealing with.

Does this make sense?

Allan

Don't 'spose you could treat us with a picture when you get the time?

Only thing second in line to a tractor is a picture of one. :>)

Allan

Thanks again for help.