John Deere model 45 series 1 loader

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I have a 1953 John Deere model 60 tractor serial # 6027360. I bought a 45 loader to use with this tractor. I have the loader mounted but ran into an issue with the cylinder not clearing the clutch pulley. Iam wondering if anyone has ran into this problem and if so how it was resolved. Any info will be appreciated.
 
No it does not look like the mounting brackets were altered in anyway.It all bolted together real nice.I had no real troubles mounting the loader but the pin with c clips was out of the cylinder on the clutch side so I lifted that part up when I drove the tractor into the loader to clear the clutch. Is it possible the tractor has the wrong clutch assembly? Don't know if there was different widths of clutches?
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Are you sure the mounting brackets on the axle are on the correct side? The one on the pulley side is offset. You might have to move your wheel out too.
 
I owned a 45 loader.. the mounting masts on the clutch/pully side need to be on the outside ..the left side is on the inside. The loader doesn't straddle the tractor exactly in the middle. In addition if you don't have your mast braces adjusted just right you can twist the rear axel housing and unfortunately..; 'break it" .. john Deere castings of that era were not designed to 'twist'. I bought 50 a number of years ago that had a 45w loader on it.. you guessed it.. when I got it home I spied the problem. Now anytime I buy a 2cyl I check the rear axel housing .. all around..
 
Thank you for the information on the loader mounting. It all makes sense now. Just one more question for the longmeadowfarm gentleman can you talk me through the correct way to install and tension the braces if an axle housing can be broke I would be the one to do it. Thanks!
 
I'm not sure what he's talking about unless he means that someone left the braces too loose or completely off and relied only on the axle mount. That would obviously be a disaster. I'd like to hear more of the story.

On my loader, I get it seated in the axle mounts, then slip on the braces. I tighten down the braces at the ends, then snug them out longer (by hand) with the bucket on the ground. That makes the tractor front frame share the load. I've never owned an operator's manual for the loader, so I might be doing it wrong. Hopefully someone will correct me.

By the way - you can download a free parts manual for your loader from the John Deere website. The manual is PC484 and the title is 45 Farm Loader. They made various brackets for that loader, and you might have the wrong brackets. They even had brackets to fit Farmalls.
 
The mounting brackets only go on one way and it would be impossible to put them on backwards and still mount the loader. The brackets have vertical channels that open to the front when installed correctly.

Also the brackets are different as the one for the right (pulley) side is offset to overcome the nounting problem you are having.

I have a loader like this for sale.
 
Explain a little more about the mounting masts being "on the outside" or "on the inside". Not sure what you mean by that.

The brackets go on the top and front of the axle casting.
 
55 50 Ron you are correct I was wrong thinking that the clutch assembly might possibly be wrong. I bought the mounting brackets separate from the loader and the gent that sold the brackets did not give me the offset bracket to use on the clutch side so thats why I ran into this problem just as you stated. He is going to make it right and swap me brackets.
 
I used my 45w mounted on my 50 for many years. I made sure the 'mast braces were adjusted to place a slight foreword pull/torque on the mast/axle... allowing for some slop.. which the brace generally has if the loader was used a lot. Get a manual for the loader. Sounds like you got a pair of jd 60 masts.. not jd 50 which are offset on the right side.. not sure which side... been many years ago. Anyway ,those who use equipment without reading the manual are just asking for trouble. My JD dealer told me many yaars ago, over a cup of coffee, when/after I asked that he get me a manual for a used piece of equipment... he said " no one..no one reads the manual... and that keeps us in business"... we had a laugh and he ordered me my manual. I have found in my many years of being an engineer/farmer that there are those whose reading comprehension is so poor that reading a manual is but a waist of time... hopefully this is not the case in your situation.
 

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