anyone used (or know some that has ) one of these?

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It's a loader that hooks up to 3pt hitch. I have a smaller tractor with a frontloader that is modified from one that fit the next size bigger tractor. Works great, but pretty heavy for my tractor. I don't need it much anymore and it's all dismounted at the moment because I'm getting ready to do some work on the tractor. Was considering selling it and buying one of these (with a bucket) for times that I may need a loader. Thought it'd work just as good for moving manure and save a bunch of W&T on my already old tractor. Make my tractor look a little nicer too I guess.


Thanks for any advice,


Dave

That particular one looks to be pretty far back from the tractor. If you've got a narrow front, or a lighter weight tractor, I can see the front end getting very light/coming off the ground with much weight in the bucket. Otherwise, the only down side I see is one stiff neck from always looking backwards.
Aaron SEIA

Not exactly like that one. Dad had one that went on the 3pt of an 8n Ford.

I don't know what you have for a tractor but I have a 454 IHC with a Dunham Lehr loader that comes off in 2 minutes without even getting off the tractor. 2 quick releases, back up 6", turn the loader frame down for the ground support, back up a little more and uncouple the hyd. hoses, good to go. I bought the tractor used in 1976 and the loader new. I don't need a loader much for the summer but if I do, no problem. I leave it on for the winter. It all stores in the shed whether off or on. Great little loader too....James

Dont think I've ever seen such a contraption.

The chief problem with all of these is that you are working against your tires, tires are designed to pull forward, not push backward.

You could not lift enough to worry about front end getting light. Used a homemade rear end loader on a 2N for years, Dad had had barrowed a factory loader and they used it for a patern to make the one I have, a few year ago I was able to find one of the factory loaders they used for a pattern. We had a helper cylinder that bounted on the left side of tractor and that helped with capacity. It will ony lift to about 5' high

(quoted from post at 08:30:42 09/13/08) I don't know what you have for a tractor but I have a 454 IHC with a Dunham Lehr loader that comes off in 2 minutes without even getting off the tractor. 2 quick releases, back up 6", turn the loader frame down for the ground support, back up a little more and uncouple the hyd. hoses, good to go. I bought the tractor used in 1976 and the loader new. I don't need a loader much for the summer but if I do, no problem. I leave it on for the winter. It all stores in the shed whether off or on. Great little loader too....James

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I've got a IHC D326 German made and is real close in size/HP to an 8N (26HP w/ 3cyl diesel).
I'm sure I could get one of the front loader consoles that are easy on/off, but don't want to spend the money. When we bought our place, there was a big sh$t pile that had to be taken away. I needed a tractor to take care of horse related chores, and I fell into a good deal. I convinced myself that I needed a front loader and drove over southern Germany to get parts together and had my loader. It was fine for what I needed to do and will handle a 6ft round bale (hard to steer). But, when I took everything offa couple of weeks ago, it's like I have a new tractor. Don't really want to put it back on and probably won't really need a loader again (unless I don't have one).
Space is limited for me, so I need to stay to a minimum on equipment. I'll set myself a 60 or so mile and a reasonal buck amount limit on looking and maybe by the time I find something, I'll have decided that I don't need it. I have container that holds a cubic meter that mounts on 3pt that is reinforced so you can back it into a manure (or loose material) pile, which is probably all I really need anyway.

Thanks, Dave