Has anyone seen a front end loader on an orchard tractor? A narrow tractor would make sense for me, but I need a loader once and a while.
FEL on an Orchard or Narrow Tractor
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North Idaho Wolfman
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What tractor are you wanting to fit one to?
It's very uncommon to do a loader on a narrow, as the stability is greatly compromised.
I don't think Kubota offers an option for one.
It's very uncommon to do a loader on a narrow, as the stability is greatly compromised.
I don't think Kubota offers an option for one.
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Curious....what's the 'stability issue' ? As long as the bucket isn't wider than the width(track) of the tractor and has rear weight. I've had garden tractors with loaders on them,36" buckets no stability issues
There was an A-C 'G' variant that was used to unload RR cars...
There was an A-C 'G' variant that was used to unload RR cars...
That would be the perfect tractor, compact with a lot of horsepower. The only problem is they are rare and expensive. They seem to be more common on the other side of the planet.
There is a Kubota M5-111 narrow tractor with loader being offered at the moment on eBay for your consideration.
That M5-111 is a monster, I'm not looking for something that big. It's also in a different country and 2200 miles from me. It's too tall to fit in my heated shop anyway.
I see that New Holland makes a model called a T4050 that is fairly short and narrow. I see them with loaders also. It's not really the brand that I want though. I used to only own John Deere, but I'm trying to change to orange. All of the JD dealers with 100 miles of me have been taken over by a large corporation, they just charge whet they want for everything. The Kubota dealers are still small.
Some of the NH T4050s that are advertised have over 10,000 hours, so they must be fairly dependable. I think they are made in Italy and have a Fiat engine. For some reason I don't associate Fiat with dependability.
I see that New Holland makes a model called a T4050 that is fairly short and narrow. I see them with loaders also. It's not really the brand that I want though. I used to only own John Deere, but I'm trying to change to orange. All of the JD dealers with 100 miles of me have been taken over by a large corporation, they just charge whet they want for everything. The Kubota dealers are still small.
Some of the NH T4050s that are advertised have over 10,000 hours, so they must be fairly dependable. I think they are made in Italy and have a Fiat engine. For some reason I don't associate Fiat with dependability.