Craftsman 18hp with home made loader.

[bradhallsr]

Very Nice, you did a great job. I would love to have one on my tractor.

[tractorkid99]

Where did you get the loader. I have the same tractor and Ie been looking for a loader for a while. Did you make it?

[tbonesinator]

about how much dose the hydraulic cylinders and pump cost?

[bran1har]

just wondering, why you paint everything so nicly, are you taking it to a show? By the way the paint looks great.

[coltontomlin33]

try filling the rear tires with water and adding weight to the back, may help with traction when yu have a heavy load

[jaytank31]

how did you hook up the hyd pump and what kind of pump is it??thanks

[arnoldcustom]

when i bought the 22 hp troy built, they had a loader for it, but they wanted an arm and a leg, and my life for it

[arnoldcustom]

i made same for my 22hp TRoy bilt, that has a 60" mower deck, it will lift little over 1500lbs, mind you i put a 300lbss counter weight on the back, and run the hydrolic pomp of the other end at the front PTO shaft as the other end under the tractor runs the mower deck, it is on an electric cluch from factory

[arnoldcustom]

as a trade welder for over 38 years, that is were all my plans and drawings are, in my head

[mikespeed100]

funny little machine there, but i bet it would barely be able to scoop up my nutsack off the ground lolol

[aleeeex1055]

did you take off the blade?

[alienboy366]

AHAH LOVE YOUR STACKS

[kirkheider]

I really like this loader idea, because it is very hard to make a loader on a lawn tractor

[RightQuiteNot]

I'm surprised you don't break and/or bend the front axle lifting 500 pounds. That's a pretty good load.

[davetileguy]

did this have the lawn blades under it origanaly?

[tractorkid99]

Where did you get the hydraulics to this? And if you dont mind me asking how much was it?

[madmowerz]

very nice tractor im wanting to make one like that to. keep it up

[Craftsteen117]

bad ass

[TheSpauldinger]

where did you get the mufflers for it? and how much?

[mrminiloader]

hey im trying to make my own but i dont no how big the bucket should be can u give the measurements of yours. thanks

[dadjon45]

@mrminiloader the bucket is 16" high 14" deep and 40 " wide. I made the bucket the same width as the rear tractor tires.

[mrminiloader]

@dadjon45 thanks and one more stupit question for ya. where did u buy the hydraulics at?

[arild365]

do you have any blueprints or plans i could use to make my own? thanks

[dadjon45]

@arild365 No plans or drawings, it's all in my head.

[rabidweezil3000]

That is beautiful!

[michael83292]

Cool tractor

[mondo78]

That puppy sounds sweet.

[rcfreak124]

the bucket moved at 0:12 seconds haha awesome tractor. so sweet

[hudsonjamesc]

wow so how much can you lift with that loader?

[dadjon45]

@hudsonjamesc It will lift about 500# before the back wheels come off the ground.

[yamahonkawazuki]

@dadjon45 can you put wheelweights on teh back side. or in teh back hubs themselves. i kow they makeem. hell you made this so you could make a weight box for it

[rm100racer7]

bet thats a bitch to steer!

[BikerTrashWolf]

LOL I just noticed the dual exhaust. Thats friggen sweet! Do you have it tapped into the transmission some how to drive the hydraulics or is there a pump mounted somewhere to drive them?

[dadjon45]

@BikerTrashWolf

The pump runs off of the front of the engine where the mower belt used to be.

[GarrettJDB]

very nice is That Kubota orange?

[redneckmechanic5]

that is so rad 5 stars

[novass468]

Workmanship looks great but the lift arms are way to long . The bucket is so far past the front axle that it will ether tip over or not have enough traction to move or lift much at all. Very nice work though!

[k323r]

that is mint .

[reeder4311]

Very Cool!

[jlipsky14]

did you make the bucket and the arms or did u but them?

what sixe hydraulics are they?

what size rectangle tubing did you have on it?

thanks

[dadjon45]

Yes the bucket is made of 1/4" &3/16" plate. The arms are 2-1/2"sq. tubing 1/8" thick. the cylinders are 1-3/4"x19-5/8"x1-1/16". for build pics go to tractor by net . com and search new to site, pics of fel i am building.

[jlipsky14]

Do you have a full parts list of everything you used?

ps....I love the paintjob

[dadjon45]

Do not have parts list . everything but the cylinders ,hoses, and valve was free.

[ytvman]

does it take 2 motors to run?and if not then how do you run the hydraulics?

[DieselsAndDiodes]

wow that thing is the most BAAAADAAAASS lawn tractor that grew up ever! really really nice work. before you know it you will be your own Caterpillar Inc.!

[BeboAltizer]

i need one of those for my suburban

[jp23jd]

nice! it sounds like a freakin diesel! it's not often you see small engines modified like that. was the engine work easy?

[cjacustomwoodworking]

Wow, that is sweet.

[Lasselkv28]

It´s a beauty ;-)

[slowride55]

that is the sweeeeeeetest craftsman i've ever seen

[500passwords]

looks awesome , nice work . im redoing a sears tractor to put a loader on.

[jcwsr]

good afternoon

how much money you spent to build it?

very good!!!

[dadjon45]

About $350.00 on the hydraulics , welding supplies and paint. everything else was free.

[ctown75]

did you strenthen or modify the frame on this machine at all?

[dadjon45]

Yes I built a subframe for the loader that attaches to the tractor frame and at the three point hitch mount at rear. Also built a new heavier front axle out of 1 1/2" x 3" x 3/8" c channel and heavier bushing and bolt for pivot point .

[garbonzo32]

I think I have the same craftsman tractor and I have a snowblower mounted on the front and it make the steering really tough. Does your loader make your tractor difficult to steer or did you do something to improve it. Nice job on the loader and the paint job.

[mugreentj]

That is awesome man.

[dadjon45]

There will be 300# counter weight in the rear.

The hydro pump runs off of the PTO pulley on the front of the engine and the drive belt runs off of a pulley at the rear of the engine.

[hollows3]

Are you running a hydro pump off of the motor along with a belt for the tranny? Must of been tricky making all that work out.

[joegoatman]

Looks & sounds good. Counter weight in rear??? GREAT looking shop!

[moldymac]

very cool. Can't wait to see the loader in action!