KJO
Bronze Member
I know most of you guys probably have New Holland loader tractors, but I have a question about my Ford 735 Series loader. It is on my Ford 4400 and unfortunately, prior to my purchase of the tractor, someone ran this loader into a curb while doing snow removal and bent one of loader arms. As you can imagine, the loader now sits crooked. It still functions ok...not a problem there, but it is very obviously bent. The loader frame appears straight, only the RH loader arm appears to be damaged. My question is...have any of you ever had any experience in straightening a bent up loader and if so, how difficult was it? The obvious damage occurred where the gusset plate secures to the upper and lower halves of the RH loader arm.
I have spent a considerable amount of time surfing the web in search of a replacement loader arm assembly, but unfortunately, the 735 Series loader were not sold in large numbers and in two years of looking I have only seen two other loaders like it and both were in use on serviceable tractors. The 735 Series loader apparently only fit one model of Ford tractor...the 4400. The Ford 3400 takes a lighter duty loader...the 730 Series. I have one of these also and parts do not interchange.
My dad says just use it bent, but my plan is to restore the tractor (it is a 1972 model) and I don't want to put a bent up piece of junk on my newly restored Ford. Any ideas?
I have spent a considerable amount of time surfing the web in search of a replacement loader arm assembly, but unfortunately, the 735 Series loader were not sold in large numbers and in two years of looking I have only seen two other loaders like it and both were in use on serviceable tractors. The 735 Series loader apparently only fit one model of Ford tractor...the 4400. The Ford 3400 takes a lighter duty loader...the 730 Series. I have one of these also and parts do not interchange.
My dad says just use it bent, but my plan is to restore the tractor (it is a 1972 model) and I don't want to put a bent up piece of junk on my newly restored Ford. Any ideas?