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Topic: front end loader??
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detroit360
True Blue Posts: 19
From: pompano beach fl. u.s.a.
Registered: Feb 2007
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posted March 05, 2007 05:29
   
is there a front end loader for a dexta that can be bought somewhere??IP: Logged |
detroit360
True Blue Posts: 19
From: pompano beach fl. u.s.a.
Registered: Feb 2007
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posted March 05, 2007 08:05
I have looked every where,no luck does any other kind fit,help please,if you can Brian, Tmac,are you out there ??IP: Logged |
tmac
True Blue Posts: 465
From: USA Washington state
Registered: Jul 2002
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posted March 06, 2007 06:41
Loaders from Fords NAA, 600-900 series Ag tractors not the Industrial versions and MF-35 should come very close to just a bolt on job. But don't expect that they well be exact there are minute difference in all these tractors. If you want to buy a new one there are universal loader kits available they will need welding of mounting positions.
The thing to look for in a loader are hyd power down, hyd dump on the bucket with twin cylinders. A bucket that is as wide as your front wheel track setting at a median width. Rectangular loader arms cross sections. You will need to have an aux hyd pump as most hyds on tractors including Dexta's make for VERY slow lifting. A aux 2 valve set up for lift and bucket dump. Good brands of loaders include Ford, Ward, Woods, Sherman, and Massey Ferguson the MF model-34 loader is a great loader. My first choice would be the Ford then the Massey Ferguson machines. But without power steering on the Dexta it can be a real dog to steer when loaded. Some late model loaders have a drive through frame with quick disconnect to lose the arms. This can be a real handy feature if you are also farming with the same tractor.
There are also some new type Aux hyd pumps that will fit the pto and still leave it available to power a machine without removing the pump. Northern Hydraulics has them at about $400 ea. quote:
Originally posted by detroit360:
is there a front end loader for a dexta that can be bought somewhere??
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detroit360
True Blue Posts: 19
From: pompano beach fl. u.s.a.
Registered: Feb 2007
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posted March 06, 2007 16:55
Well that sure answers my question, thanks TmacIP: Logged |
Brian
Rules All Things Blue Posts: 2824
From: United Kingdom
Registered: Feb 2002
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posted March 06, 2007 19:25
Sorry chaps, I am going to disagree with what Tmac says, at least on this side of the pond.Most of the Dextas we sold, either Super or Dexta went out with loaders. They were Ford/Steelfab/Horndraulic/MIL loaders and they are still out there today working away on small farms in the cattle sheds. I have many around me working on horse farms. None had power steering and were never classed as too heavy to steer, most have 600X16 front tyres. There were certainly no complaints about speed of loader operation either. I have just read an article by one of Fords top men on the '000nd series tractors. He stated that the US designers from Ford did not realise how hard we in Europe worked the tractors. We worked them far harder than you do in the US according to him. This seems strange to me as you seem to require extra pumps and steering aids on tractors we were quite happy with. Just commenting on our differnces. Even if we speak a similar language  ------------------
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Brian
Rules All Things Blue Posts: 2824
From: United Kingdom
Registered: Feb 2002
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posted March 06, 2007 19:26
Sorry chaps, I am going to disagree with what Tmac says, at least on this side of the pond.Most of the Dextas we sold, either Super or Dexta went out with loaders. They were Ford/Steelfab/Horndraulic/MIL loaders and they are still out there today working away on small farms in the cattle sheds. I have many around me working on horse farms. None had power steering and were never classed as too heavy to steer, most have 600X16 front tyres. There were certainly no complaints about speed of loader operation either. I have just read an article by one of Fords top men on the '000nd series tractors. He stated that the US designers from Ford did not realise how hard we in Europe worked the tractors. We worked them far harder than you do in the US according to him. This seems strange to me as you seem to require extra pumps and steering aids on tractors we were quite happy with. Just commenting on our differnces. Even if we speak a similar language ------------------
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Brian IP: Logged |
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