Wagner/Dearborn front loader removal -8N

I don"t have a hoist or a winch so I had to think this one up. I have used it 3 or 4 times and it works ok.

All I can say is that those hydraulic hoses are sneaky. They manage to get caught on things you would not think they could get caught on. Ditto for the front mounting bolts and pulley. As you start undoing things, walk around the whole shebang from time to time to see if it's all clear and not getting hung up.

And have lots of your "medication of choice" handy. Mine is chocolate, but I understand alcohol is more likely to keep some of the others on this forum from setting their tractor on fire in these kinds of situations. :-)

That said, everyone has a way easier time doing things than I do. (I am running for "Ms Mechanically Inept 2006"- the winner gets a set of Snap-On tools and comprehensive medical insurance...) So good luck, and you'll probably do it as a piece of cake!

Dawn

I know I have a dress around here somewhere...I"m going to give you a run for your money Dawn!

Dawn

I did just pass my FAA 1st class medical today, complete with ECG. So I should be gainfully employed for another 6 months. (I'm always one medical away from a career change!) I do qualify for this contest, by the way. You see all those things you mentioned above? Yep...I've done them. Some day over a beer...er and chocolate..I'll show you the scars!

Did I mention that I'm dyslexic too? Five out of three people are now a days but I don't let any of that bother me.

I have to ask: are you sure you had dyslexia before you hit your head on the bell housing?

One time I landed in Istanbul with the slat-flaps at half speed, TRU 1 out, the APU flamed out (left the #2 engine running for air in the cabin and electrics), my baggage door was broken and my main cabin door wouldn't come up.

Got some gas and headed out over Iran to Singapore. No problem.

So you lost your baggage over Istanbul and navigated by dead-reckoning and a compass made of a needle floating in a jar of, er, whiskey?

I'm not sure Syria poses any threat to you. It may be, however, that someone needs to warn Syria. ("Look out below! Incoming carry-ons!")

Can you say, "Barkeep! whiskey for me, fresh horses for the men (or women, as the case may be)and a nights lodging". Feel free to switch out, "whiskey" with "Chocolate" if need be although it doesn't have the same effect. :)

Even my horse eats Milky Way Midnight. I have trained him well. Other reprobate, spoiled horses drink beer. Not Shadow. Let me try this:

"Barkeep! Chocolate for me and my horse! And luggage-proof hat armor for the people of Syria and Istanbul!"

Yeah, I could do that! :-)

A pilot is born! Maybe I should switch to chocolate?? Maybe I should go out to the barn and get some Bute??

My daughter did make chocolate chip cookies for me tonight and M*A*S*H is on!

Go watch MASH and eat cookies. Us old people need our sleep. :-)

Find a good spot for it. I cleared an area that had easy access. As Bob said sink some solid posts into the ground that are wide enough to drive the tractor and loader through with a cross brace on top that is strong enough to support the back of the loader. It should be at least 3 feet higher than the highest point of the loader. Once you have this done drive the tractor through the opening. I would remove the bucket first. I put a jack under the bottom front (under the pump area). If you can, disconnect the pump from the shaft that goes to the crank shaft. Next take off your fenders (if they are mounted above the back support of the loader connected to your axle trumpets). Disconnect the 3 to 4 bolts that attach the front of the loader to the front of your tractor. You can use the jack to raise or lower the front of the loader (to ease the bolts out) and as the weight comes off the front of the tractor will rise up. Next, with the fenders off, set up some chains and come-a-longs from the back of the loader to your overhead brace...remember to leave room for the tractor and yourself to back out. Once the back of the loader is supported, disconnect the back of the loader from the axle trumpets and raise it high enough using the come-a-longs. Once the back is secured I blocked the front of the loader and removed the jack to make it secure as well. Then back out slowly and carefully and put the fenders back on. My shaft for my Vickers pump unscrewed from the crank pulley CLOCKWISE (Thank you Hobo!) Then I lowered the loader onto blocks.

When you"re done it looks like this.

Good luck.