Potential B w/loader purchase

[Indy4570]

are A and B and 140 weights the same?

[Jim Becker]

Yes.

[Indy4570]

I have a set that came on a cub I acquired. my 140 already has rear weights

[Urbish]

I have loaded and unloaded a Farmall H that way, but a B with a loader is going to require a good bit of arm strength. LOL

I have another question, considering this is going to be on short notice, with not enough time3 to order any special hardware, how do you tie down the front of a B? the rear is no problem.

There are some tapped holes in the front casting. I threaded in a couple of tie-down rings.

Off hand, do you know the thread size of those tapped holes?

Mine has a tapped 5/8-11 hole on each side. I confirmed by threading in a 5/8-11 tap.

[T-Mo]

Thanks, from the facebook B and BN group, that's what they were reporting , 5/8-11 holes for the cultivators.

[Eugene]

It won't fit onto my trailer, but I can get a 16 foot trailer, but it only has two ramps and I think I need a third ramp.

Borrow the third ramp from EJP or some one closer. Doesn't have to be the same length as other ramps, just attach to the trailer.

[T-Mo]

It won't fit onto my trailer, but I can get a 16 foot trailer, but it only has two ramps and I think I need a third ramp.

Borrow the third ramp from EJP or some one closer. Doesn't have to be the same length as other ramps, just attach to the trailer.

Eugene, me and John are headed up to get it - he's borrowing one of his neighbor's bigger trailers - one has a third ramp, which is the one I think we're using.

[Eugene]

Terry and John stopped by a few minutes ago on their way home. Looked over the B and loader. Appears to be a sound tractor, very good deal for $1100-.

[T-Mo]

We got it home safe. But, to get it off the trailer, John had to jerry-rig the starter a bit since the starter switch would not make contact with the lug on the starter. But, he told me how to fix that.

A couple of pictures at the last rest stop before we got it to my place.

[T-Mo]

Oh, btw, it's a '44 from the serial number and the loader is a Henderson.

[The Big KCU]

I wonder if a modern bucket could be used to replace the small bucket. I know it all has to center around the weight behind the rear wheels. I never really understood why the antique buckets were so small. I have a pretty good idea now and wonder if you could design into the existing loader and make it that much more useful. Kind of like a Johnson loader and bucket.

[Don McCombs]

Buckets were small due to limited power, limited counterbalancing weight and limited hydraulic efficiency. If you need a bigger bucket, you should think about a bigger tractor.