cumulative update on the ford 850 as of tonight.

[Soundguy]

Didn't have much time to play er work on her today, so i just chased the 3 bellhousing holes and installed the upright loader support bracket ( some call it a hip bracket ). I also installed the front 'axle' bracket.
Getting the valve will be the next 'spendy' part. past that.. just some fittings and hoses.. and a bit of welding on the laoder and she will be ready to go.

Soundguy

 

[Nat]

Chris, why aren't you moving the valve from the 661? They are the same aren't they, and if you put the loader on the 850, I know a guy up here in NC that would realy like to have that 661!!!!!!!!!!!!ME, later, Nat

 

[Farmwithjunk]

Chris, why aren't you moving the valve from the 661? They are the same aren't they, and if you put the loader on the 850, I know a guy up here in NC that would realy like to have that 661!!!!!!!!!!!!ME, later, Nat

I'm thinking he's got TWO of those loaders, and #2 is going on the 850.

 

[Soundguy]

Farm is right. My 660 has a 722 loader on it, and I found a 2nd 711 loader at a junk dealer over thanksgiving holiday. That's what the 850 aquisition was for.

Soundguy


Here's a pic of the 660 with 722 loader.. and then another pic of the 'waiting' 711 loader...

 

[Soundguy]

After picking up 2100# of feed from the local coop, and stowing it in the barn, I decided to peter around with the 850.

I jacke dthe front end up and cribbed her good, took the draglinks, tube and tie rod ends off.. ( even with a pickle fork.. I like to not got the left front off!! )

Kingpin is good, felt solid.. axle spindle bushing feel good, as well as wheel bearings.

I figured since I'm dropping a loader on.. that front end checkup was as good as any place to start.

Now to the left draglink tube clearance issue. Wow.. there is about 1/2" to 5/8" interference between the gradlink tube and the loader bellhousing bracket. That's a whole bunch. I had to widen the front wheels out past the rear wheels to make clearance.

Looked ugly as sin.. and steer'd bad.. I ain't keepin er' that way. Back to narrow, inline with rears for easy trailering.

That leaves me with 2 options.

1, cut the draglink tube, and insert a piece of cold rolled a few inches in for support, weld it in, bend it out a bit to clear the bracket, then straight again, then weld a section of tube back to it, except make it where the rod is outside this tube section. Reason for this, is that at extreme left turn, the end of the tie rod is out to the bracket. This would in fact, offset the draglink tube by the 5/8 that I need.

2, make a double v ( side by side ) clamp that will clamp onto the tie rod threaded end, and clamp on to the draglink tube, and hold them parallel from each other. This will also give me the clearance I need, and will not be a permanent modification. I will slide a rod into the center of the draglink tube so that it doesn't 'colapse' fromt he v-clamp.

Any comment on either?

Soundguy

 

[Soundguy]

I ended up making a double V clamp. i've still got some maching to do on it, and will then try a 'dry-fit' to see if it will work.

I got most of my hyd valve parts in yesterday afternoon.

I look forward to wednesday night to try to at least get that steering arm done.. so i can move on to mounting the hyd valve, perhaps this weekend. Then maybee the loader next weekend.

Soundguy