Front End Loader Removal

[Wisconsin Chris]

I have a Ford Jubilee 1953 with a Ford front end loader Serial Number II 83 and Model Number I9-II7. I would like to eventually do some food plot mowing with the Jubilee. . . . and maybe the use of a field spike drag. For economy and ease of steering, I am thinking that I should take the loader off. Do you agree?

So to do this I have not found an easy direction of video of how to do this. I have a 1 ton hoist that I was thinking that could accomplish this rather readily. I am thinking of inserting a 4x4 or 2 x6 under the proximal arms of the loader near the steering wheel with the bucket on the ground and then hoisting this 4x4 or 2x6 upward. Then, I envision disconnecting the hydraulic line on the underside of the rightside of the seat. Then, as the tension is released, remove the rear axle pins and the front end pins and gentle backing the tractor out - say approximately 1 and half to 2 feet. I would continue to hoist the loader midsection upward so the wide front end wheels can clear the loader bottom rails. With the loader suspended except for the grounded bucket, I would complete the separation by continuing to back out the tractor.

What do you think of this plan?

How hard is going to be to put the loader back on?

Is the lighter tractor and hopefully improved performance, worth this effort. . . . or should I just remove the front trip bucket and do my mowing and dragging with the extra weight of the frame of the front end loader? I have 10 acres to mow or drag at times during the year.

Thanks in Advance, for your comments.

Sincerely,
Chris Westra
Appleton WI
[email protected]

 

[KCTractors]

I have a Ford Jubilee 1953 with a Ford front end loader Serial Number II 83 and Model Number I9-II7. I would like to eventually do some food plot mowing with the Jubilee. . . . and maybe the use of a field spike drag. For economy and ease of steering, I am thinking that I should take the loader off. Do you agree?

So to do this I have not found an easy direction of video of how to do this. I have a 1 ton hoist that I was thinking that could accomplish this rather readily. I am thinking of inserting a 4x4 or 2 x6 under the proximal arms of the loader near the steering wheel with the bucket on the ground and then hoisting this 4x4 or 2x6 upward. Then, I envision disconnecting the hydraulic line on the underside of the rightside of the seat. Then, as the tension is released, remove the rear axle pins and the front end pins and gentle backing the tractor out - say approximately 1 and half to 2 feet. I would continue to hoist the loader midsection upward so the wide front end wheels can clear the loader bottom rails. With the loader suspended except for the grounded bucket, I would complete the separation by continuing to back out the tractor.

What do you think of this plan?

How hard is going to be to put the loader back on?

Is the lighter tractor and hopefully improved performance, worth this effort. . . . or should I just remove the front trip bucket and do my mowing and dragging with the extra weight of the frame of the front end loader? I have 10 acres to mow or drag at times during the year.

Thanks in Advance, for your comments.

Sincerely,
Chris Westra
Appleton WI
[email protected]

I would just remove the bucket, you will be surprised how much easier the tractor will steer. If you remove the loader I would bet that you never put it on again.

 

[rrlund]

I assume there's just pins through the boom and pins through the cylinders aren't there? We used to take the Freeman loader off by just pulling the pins from the boom and the top pins in the cylinders, lay the cylinders down on the front axle, put a prop under the boom and back away. Lift the cylinders up against the frame where the boom pins were and wrap a piece of chain around them. I strongly suggest chain bolted around them and not wire or rope.

 

[Jim.ME]

I assume there's just pins through the boom and pins through the cylinders aren't there? We used to take the Freeman loader off by just pulling the pins from the boom and the top pins in the cylinders, lay the cylinders down on the front axle, put a prop under the boom and back away. Lift the cylinders up against the frame where the boom pins were and wrap a piece of chain around them. I strongly suggest chain bolted around them and not wire or rope.

Doing as you say eliminates the need to remove the hydraulic system, if it has a crank driven front pump that uses the loader frame as the hydraulic reservoir.

 

[TheBartman47]

I don't know what your loader looks like, but I've gotten pretty good at taking a JD 45 loader on and off my JD 730... I basically disassemble the loader, which is actually easier than trying to use a hoist or other lifts. I use a regular "farm jack" to lift up the boom once the pins have been pulled out of the mounting frame and the hydraulic cylinders removed.

 

[soaked]

Wild guess -- got a AI hit.....
If your loader looks like this

It's removal info is listed in Storage