OP
That is a pretty nice thing of him to do! I STILL have never removed my FEL since the day I installed it after unpacking it from the crate. Those pics in the presentation I wrote up is as close to it's removal I have ever made it. Though it looks like it is about time for me to pull it as I have to swap put the battery some time this summer. (have a post about it in here (china tractors) section.)
I am waiting on my ambition to kick in, not sure where it went buy I know I had one at some point ??!?!?!
Mark
It looks like yours isnt a quick remove Zl-20 though right? Mine has pins which is can pull out and hopefully just remove it easily by backing up slowly with the support legs in place.
the main bucket and lift arms are pinned and only require two main bolts to come off then back out, never tried it myself... the frame part of the FEL (bolts to front of frame and clutch inspection covers) does stay on tractor. On JOHNS tractor page it shows some of the details of my FEL where I did the clutch adjustment procedure back a decade ago...