Finally a Loader Tractor

[GregB 879]

Heres a few pics of the loader that got me hooked on this "hobby". I bought the L-10 loader on a home built tractor about 23 years ago. After this site came up, and I found it and I finally realized what kind of tractor the loader should have been mounted to all along. I picked up this 110 to mount the loader. It still needs some tweeking, but it runs and works. Its actually a 116 right now. 16hp transplant, and added hydro lift. I added the stack muffler and support. Running Skid steer type rear lugs, I'll see how they work out. YOu can't see it, but I added the thrust bearings to the "king pins" and also rebushed the front axle pivot bolt. Instead of a weight box, I made a bracket for suitcase weights.
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[sbull78 0]

sweet pics greg:D

[Storm7012 0]

That's sweet, but I guess you have to watch low hanging limbs with that exhaust.

[GregB 879]

I wanted to make sure the exhaust was out of my face. Low hanging branches are not much of a problem at my place. I have plenty of chainsaws and trimmers :D

[Simpleton7016 2]

23 years in the making....must feel good!

[JohnMBerst 36]

Take about your long term project! :D But a job well done. Enjoy

[johnmonkey 4]

You DA man :D, I can only wish for a few more years B). jh

[AC_B-1Novice 1]

Great pictures Greg and a really great outfit. I'd like to have one just like it. :D

[MPH 12]

Nice to get things where/how they belong. Looking fine. Got a pic of the home built tractor it came on?

[GregB 879]

Marty, I'll have to look in the archives for that one. Definately before the digital camera time. The father inlaw and I put it back together about the size of a Farmall Cub. try to find a photo that i can scan and post. Greg

[PhanDad 3,245]

Great looking setup. I like you suitcase weight setup. I guess the Johnny Bucket tractor (B-10?) got demoted 1 notch.

[JimH 1]

Very nice Greg.

[perry 1]

very cool 8D but its green sm06. i run a factory stack from a mid-size allis with no promblems from fumes.

[Roy 0]

Sweet. ^ But, that green paint has got to go. ;)

[Cvans 2]

Congratulations Greg. If your like me it will become one of your favorite pieces of equipment. Chris

[comet66 0]

dOddOd Loaders are very handy dOddOd

[GregB 879]

Yea I know, the green has got to go. But remember I have been looking at it longer than you all have :D There are various colors, and bare metal that need dealt with this summer. I still need to tweak a few things, got to make floorboards (Not Running boards;))for between the sub frame and tractor frame. I do have some diamond plate, but then I also have a set of running boards from the 7013 I parted. Last summer I picked up a rough L-12, bad valve and cylinders, time to start referbing that to swap out the trip dump. Tried to figure out an easy way to reset the bucket, I guess I'll get the hand of it sometime. Any tricks to re-latch the bucket? As to the Johnny Bucket, right now it is on the top storage shelf. I used it last summer on the 917H, so it might stay around a little longer. With the Slopes at my place, it would be nice to have a low center of gravity bucket to run the compost up from near the creek.

[jjouelle 0]

Nice set-up and I like the weight rack dOd Since I just bought a hydro unit for mine last week, I was wondering if that had enough fluid capacity and/or force to operate a loader; or does it have it's own pump and reservoir ? Also, once I put mine on, what fluid do you guys use ? Now I just have to decide if I should put it on the 64 LL or the 69 3112 (now a 3116)...Any thoughts? Thanks for any help you can provide.

[GregB 879]

Marty, Dug these out of the negative and print archives this AM and scanned the in. Wow are we spoiled by digital or what :D The boy in the picture, my son Anthony, Is in his second semester at the University of Pittsburgh in Johnstown, PA.
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The story behind it, bought it as a pile of parts from a buddy who was moving to New York. Had to extend the pipe based frame, welded the jeep axle in place, dimond plate deck. I had a Wisconsin AEH single cylinder, Rockford In/out wet clutch, a Chevy dump truck trans, with a PTO off the side, chain drive to a drive shaft I have to fabricate. It did have hydraulic brakes, used a VW bus master cycinders to drive each Jeep wheel cylinder. What a beast, at this house we did not have a place to store it inside. So it sat out, was always hard to start, I would have to pull the magneto, spin it with a drill real fast to get it to spark, then reinstall. The neighbors all thought I was a littlesm00. When I found this site, long ago, the homebuilt was destined for the pile of parts I started with. What I did not sell, went for scrap. The Father-inlaw still has the rear tires. I still have the 94 Cherokee that is in the second picture for size comparisions.

[MPH 12]

Wow, Thanks for the effort Greg. That was QUITE the beast of a homemade. I can see where the neighbors did a double take.:)