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Topic: Put Loader on WD?

Posted By: NH in MD
Subject: Put Loader on WD?
Date Posted: 31 May 2010 at 9:23am

I have a WD narrow front tractor with out power steering that I was considering finding a used loader to put on it to use now and then to move a little dirt around the place or with snow in the winter. Would the steering really be tough without power steering with a loaded bucket? Is it more problematic when you have a narrow front tractor with a loader? Or, would it be better in my case just to put an aftermarket 3 pt hitch on this tractor and use rear implements? Thanks.

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Posted By: omahagreg
Date Posted: 31 May 2010 at 10:17am

We have a wide front on our WD with Freeman loader. No power steering-and it steers hard with a load! Don't know how a narrow front might differ on the steering thing. We find, without a hydraulic bucket, you cannot do much in dirt-the bucket just floats on top. As our bucket is not wider than the tractor, we made a blade that replaces the bucket for snow, and just push it around with that-using the loader to make stacks is pretty slick though!

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Greg Kroeker
1950 WD with wide front and Freeman trip loader

Posted By: BillinAlberta
Date Posted: 31 May 2010 at 10:25am

Had a loader on a wc nf of course.Very unstable turning & you need to be moving a good clip to turn.Stop & try to turn was useless.Couldn't use it in mud at all.
To add insult to injury the tractor was much harder to turn when empty because of the loader weight on the front end.
A rear scoop might be alright with counterbalance weights up front but you'll be looking for power steering even then is my guess.
Dirt is really heavy .Try to find a way to stay safe when moving it around.

Posted By: CTuckerNWIL
Date Posted: 31 May 2010 at 10:37am

I have a 45 with fluid in the rears and power steering. The 5 foot snow bucket is almost too much when full of wet snow, if that is what is on at the time I trip the bucket and push snow with it. It is really almost impossible to dig dirt with a trip bucket unless it is loose and piled up and then it will get real heavy even with just a manure bucket on. Steering depends a lot on the condition of all components but will get hard if a big load is picked up in front. I have a blade I made for the loader which works great for deep drifted snow but doesn't clean things up as nice as a rear blade. I added a 3 way diverter valve on the 45 to allow having the back blade and the loader on at the same time. The blade offsets some of the front end weight from the loader and makes snow clean up much easier.
A loader can be real handy to have around but moving much dirt with it might take a while. If you have the snap couple hitch you could get an oxnard blade and slip scrape and do a lot of work with them.

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Posted By: JW in MO
Date Posted: 31 May 2010 at 10:28pm

I have a loader on a narrow front WD45, no power steering, don't use it much anymore but Dad used it a lot for feeding silage. Later he made a blade to fit on the loader to push snow and clean feeding floors. The tires were always loaded but he did turn it over once, not the tractors' fault. In the sixties, we had just swapped the cab on a 54 Ford pickup and he was hauling the old one to the ditch. He managed to get everything sideways on the slope and I can still picture it like it was last week. The tractor slowly started going over on its right side and her came Dad, walking right up over the fender, onto the tire and jumped to the ground. Funny, I don't remember how we got it back upright.

Posted By: Gary in Texas
Date Posted: 01 Jun 2010 at 5:53am

It's a long drive over here but if you want to try one dirt cheep, I have a Horn NFE loader you can have for a cup of coffee and a some Allis talk, when you pick it up.

See my earlier post "WD loader for sale or trade"