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If your installation is anything like mine last winter on a MF35, the fitting process will involve making a lot of plates of 1/4" steel and arranging them until everything is properly supported. The tractor-mounted part of the Freeman loader from a Ferguson TEA20 consisted largely of two pieces, the left side and the right side, and they met in the middle by virtue of some creative welding and a piece of pipe. When off the tractor they proved adjustable for length. Support points were the long bolts holding the fenders to the back axles, the engine mounts at the front, and a third, improvised set based upon a piece of 2X8" channel running across under the bell housing. Fitting problems involved getting enough space for tire chains, creating enough space for the operator to get on and off the tractor (which the previous installation had not provided), and stiffening the rather ricketty old loader with more modern steel. We added three new double-acting cylinders, removable hoses and new controls, and therein lay the largest expense. The hydraulics were beyond my ken, but eventually the loader worked with the aid of the two-way diverter valve, sharing power with the three-point hitch. The whole thing works very well, though it is a little slow, due to the low output of the hydraulic pump on the MF35. In summary, I would suggest that most loaders will fit your tractor, given enough torch work.
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