Jay,
I here ya, all those hydraulic parts are pretty expensive. You can figure around 200 for a 2 spool control valve and 150 or so for the pump. I STRONGLY recommend that you buy a pump and run it off the mower pto. You said that you need cylinders also? Yikes!! That could be a project killer if you want to do it on the cheap. Although, who knows, if you keep an eye out, you never know what you might stumble into if you are patient. Don't be afraid of drilling into the tractor. The key is to use a SHARP drill bit. It must be SHARP!!! If you don't already have one, pick yourself up a cheap Chinese made 1/2 inch CORDED drill. Don't mess around with a cordless for metal. Well, I suppose I break my own rules sometimes when I'm too lazy to dig out my 1/2 inch, but my Makita cordless is pretty darn powerful. Anyway, drilling metal is easy if you have a SHARP drill bit and you turn that bit fairly SLOW. Did I mention that you need a sharp drill bit?? Lol. Good luck with this!! These little loaders definitely have their (major) limitations, but they can still do a tremendous amount of work (and they are a lot of fun!). Plus, you can get into areas that a big tractor would never dream of going. p.s., if you want some advice about the usability and practicality of fixing up what you have vs buying a "real" tractor with a loader, let me know. I don't mean to sound like a know it all, but I have had both, and you might be able to learn from my mistakes!! I've made plenty!!!
Marc in Va
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