1050 4WD

[Anonymous Poster]

I'm interested in buying a 1985 1050 4WD that comes with a model 423 front blade installed. I will want to eventually install a FEL and wonder how much trouble it will be to switch between the loader and front blade. I'm not familiar with the 1050. Is it a good tractor? I've got an old Ford 2000 gasser that I'd like to upgrade. I haven't looked at purchasing a tractor for more than 10 years so any advise will be helpfull. Thanks JD

 

[PaulinSD]

Last year I bought a '86 1050 two wheel drive. I'm the secound owner, it spent it's life mowing golf courses for the first owner. It came with turf tires front and rear, live hyrdaulics and pto, and has two hydraulic remotes, power steering. The dealer was unable to provide service records, and the tractor showed almost 5800 hours. We put just over 200 hours on it mowing. Very good sheet metal and paint. This tractor has been excellent for us, running six days a week in the summer for our mowing business. Other than normal service, I have done nothing to this tractor. Very reliable.

Paul

 

[pfoxy]

First, understand that I am making a couple of assumptions here. I have a 750 that I bought with a blade and swapped to a FEL about 4 years later. ASSUMING that the mounting system for blades is similar between the 750 and 1050, you'll find that it'll take several hours to switch between them, as you'll have to remove the rear loader mount (and possibly the front as well) to reinstall the mount for the blade. WAY more work than I'd be willing to do.

After the front blade lay around behind the barn for a few years, I finally got out the smoke wrench and converted it for use as a rear blade. . I scavenged a cylinder off the old front blade works to make the rear blade power-angle. Works good, but I've got to get around to adding a third SCV so I don't have to keep swapping hoses between the loader and the rear blade