Great Bend and Jinma/Taishan

Desert Bred · Oct 9, 2013

thanks sd. i have a 25hp and found a good deal on a 330 great bend, kind of far away to get but a good deal nonetheless..

sd455dan · Oct 9, 2013

That's excellent news, the only thing that I might suggest is when you get a mounting kit , to try and get it set up with the extra bracing that runs all the way back and attaches to the rear axle.
This will add a lot of strength and when plowing or using the loader it helps carry the shock load to the rear instead of all at the front or center, also should help with the addition of the back hoe you mentioned. Good score:thumbsup:

Desert Bred · Oct 10, 2013

:thumbsup: sounds good and thank you.

sd455dan · Oct 13, 2013

Well I was totally wrong on the loader

I believe the Great Bend is on a friends large Case tractor.
The loader on the 26 HP grey market Yanmar is an Allied 195 loader which has a max lift capacity of about 1000 # and a lift height of 92" Sorry about the incorrect info...

Desert Bred · Oct 13, 2013

ok. copy that. thx

NT304 · Oct 13, 2013

I have a Great Bend 240 on my NT304. They are now owned By Bushhog and the replacement parts are super expensive. My new Nortrac 25xt has a Koyker 140 loader, and I would say the two are comparable.

Desert Bred · Nov 3, 2013

I looked at the picture and specs of your tractor: Tires - Front 6.00-16. I might be wrong but that 16 is the diameter.?

I'm looking at (4.00-16) manual says... measured them at 28" diameter front tires so this is really up off the ground which makes me think the Koyker is probably not going to work.

greg_g · Nov 4, 2013

4.00 and 6.00 are tire widths, 16 is rim diameter

//greg//

Desert Bred · Nov 4, 2013

Thanks Greg.

Wa11banger · Nov 6, 2013

Desert Bred, I have a koyker 160 on a 40HP with 8-16's on it. I know the loader is one size up from the 140 but it has no problem with achieving ground contact and lifting the tractor on those tire dimensions. There is only a ~6" difference in height capability between the 140 and the 160 and I clear the ground by over a foot on the front wheels. It's just my opinion and Greg or one of the others may have more insight into the geometry of these things but I think you would be good with the tires you stated.

Rick