Farmall B Loader Fitting: Update w/ Pics

Ken Christopherson · Oct 29, 2014

Hey everyone,

For all that were interested in seeing my friend's install of the Paulson loader on the Farmall B, here is a series of pictures from start to finish (some that were uploaded before). I can't remember what he used for a hydraulic pump. He has it belt mounted, directly above the generator. Looks to me like he has got it working well, and next year he is planning on adding a two-way remote, with hydraulic dump instead of the trip dump. I haven't seen it in person, but he says that the tractor feels pretty good in the back end as far as weight. We will see how it goes this winter when snow starts flying! (I don't think he will be using it for a whole lot of dirt work). Enjoy!

D beatty · Oct 29, 2014

She is going to be light on rear end with that size bucket. I see he has no wheel weights on rear and wll need them. Our B was light on rear and does not have a bucket 1/2 that size. In order to get good traction we add fluid and weights and ended up putting a buzz saw on rear and now it has plenty of traction. Mine is a 1947 B and came from factory with a C block and we used a C pump. The loader uses 1 cylinder to run bucket.

Ken Christopherson · Oct 29, 2014

I know that he does have loaded rear tires, and is in the process of getting a pair of weights. We will see how he does with it once the snow starts flying. He did a great job fabricating everything though, from what I can tell in the pictures.

Brian Schmidt · Oct 29, 2014

Your friend does great work. Very impressive fabrication skills.

PretendFarmer · Oct 29, 2014

Good work there. A loader is super useful for any handy man/redneck type. I had a similar loader on my 140 but have since upgraded to a 300u with a loader. Up and down hyds. Hyd bucket. Remote pump where the crank handle once went.
It's nice not having to break your back doing things like logging up wood to burn or just lifting stuff.

But learn the limits of that tractor. Especially if you have an uneven load in the bucket.

FBH44 · Oct 30, 2014

Looks to be just tack-welded to hold it together - he's not done welding, is he?

mkirsch · Oct 30, 2014

(quoted from post at 01:10:48 10/30/14) Looks to be just tack-welded to hold it together - he's not done welding, is he?

The close-up pictures are from DURING construction.

Do you think a guy that is that meticulous about cutting and fitting is not going to fully weld everything out? This guy's a pro, or should be.

NNP · Oct 30, 2014

very nice, great talent
Like said, even just moving snow, he'll need some hefty counterweight.
With his skills, shouldn't be to hard to fab/extend some framework
back behind the rear axle centerline to stack some weights on.

D beatty · Oct 30, 2014

Your friend is doing a nice job but bucket is to big. If I was going to use it for snow only I would have an aluminum bucket made up. The steering housing assembly on those tractors can't take a lot of weight. That is why I have a smaller bucket on mine . I have broke steering assembly housing on mine and that's why the smaller bucket that can handle the weight and not break front end.
When I farmed and used tractor for loading manure I had to replace front wheel bearing every 3 to 4 years. Now that I don't farm and use it for snow and an occasional bucket of dirt I have no problems with bearings.

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