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Be careful! S55's make great loader tractors subject to some limits. Remember, they are not designed for a loader, or to be used as an industrial. If you want to wok one hard every day but a 2-44L (White 550 industrial with factory loader). I sold my S55 w/loader because of the following issues. I replaced it with a Massey 202 Industrial (it was cheap) which fixed all of the concerns, other than counterweights. 1. The tractor wil be VERY difficult to turn sitting still with a load raised. Repeated static loaded turning will destroy your steering gear. A power steering set-up is preferable but expensive to retrofit. 2. Drive SLOW with heavy loads. The front axle and steering system are a little fragile. Hitting a bump at speed, or dropping a wheel in a hole with a big load, will cause all kinds of heck. 3. Limit what you pick up. The front axle system is not designed to move the world. You already have loaded it with just the loader weight. 4. Counterweight the back. My S55 would HAPPILY pick the back end of the tractor off the ground if I stuck the bucket. At best it was light enough in the rear to limit traction. This was with 3" cylinders, 2500psi pop-off, and loaded 13.4-24's on the back! It's very uncomfortable to know that if you let go of the steering wheel the tractor will rotate around the front tires and fall, probably on you! Before you put on the loader, make sure the front bearings, bushings, and steering system are gone through and are good. I've heard several people at the local dealer's asking for S55 spindles, and invariably these tractors have loaders on them. Good Luck.
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