John Deere Hook and Pin to SSQA

blueriver · Mar 1, 2012

The many task that we do daily around here ....well today we decide to change out the JD Hook and Pin to SSQA ... the dealer had the two SSQA's for the FEL ... pull the pins , drop the old off the FEL and pin on the SSQA's to the FEL ... cost $500 and then we cut the JD bucket Hooks off ... the pins could stay because they are outside the Skid Steer brackets... from this day forward all SSQA's will fit our JD... tomorrow we have to finish the lower portion where the pins drop in set at 31 degree's ... slap on some JD Green paint and we will get be done... also added hooks to the bucket.

sixdogs · Mar 1, 2012

Is this a factory JD part?

blueriver · Mar 2, 2012

sixdogs said:
Is this a factory JD part?

Well I believe so ... my buddy bought a 5083E and wanted to change it over. So we called the dealer they had this in stock ... he went and bought it and we changed out the bucket.

If you recall I built an adaptor using the JD hook and Pins in conjunction with a SSQA for my 5520 ... he wanted the SSQA on his.

sixdogs · Mar 2, 2012

blueriver said:
Well I believe so ... my buddy bought a 5083E and wanted to change it over. So we called the dealer they had this in stock ... he went and bought it and we changed out the bucket.

If you recall I built an adaptor using the JD hook and Pins in conjunction with a SSQA for my 5520 ... he wanted the SSQA on his.

I must have missed it because I wasn't sure you finished the project. I searched the JD website last night and could find no adaptor brackets from Deere. One issue is I have a self-leveling loader and I might have to remove that linkage to pin on the skid-steer brackets. I like the self leveling thing so I found an after market skid steer adaptor that hooks into the existing JD hook and pin loader brackets and has skid steer hooks on the front.

Zebrafive · Mar 2, 2012

That looks like BW15626 for a model 553 JD loader.
sixdogs, what model loader do you have. JD has bundles for most loaders to convert to SSQA. These replace your current carrier.

blueriver · Mar 2, 2012

sixdogs said:
I must have missed it because I wasn't sure you finished the project. I searched the JD website last night and could find no adaptor brackets from Deere. One issue is I have a self-leveling loader and I might have to remove that linkage to pin on the skid-steer brackets. I like the self leveling thing so I found an after market skid steer adaptor that hooks into the existing JD hook and pin loader brackets and has skid steer hooks on the front.

Yes I did finish my bracket. The real use for the bracket was to adapt to my 10 bale grapple that has SSQA ... that way I did not convert my JD Bucket or my JD hay spikes ... I can of course use my homemade bracket for my other SSQA equipment if I choose to ... just easier to use another tractor on them.

I don't know off hand I think the 5083 has the 563 loader and JD had two sets ... the ones my buddy got and another set that would fit the 541

Jesse11 · Mar 2, 2012

Great work,:thumbsup:

sixdogs · Mar 2, 2012

Zebrafive said:
That looks like BW15626 for a model 553 JD loader.
sixdogs, what model loader do you have. JD has bundles for most loaders to convert to SSQA. These replace your current carrier.

I have a 541SL.
Self leveling loader on a JD 5520

blueriver · Mar 2, 2012

sixdogs said:
I have a 541SL.
Self leveling loader on a JD 5520

I wish my 5520 had the SL ...

sixdogs · Mar 2, 2012

blueriver said:
I wish my 5520 had the SL ...

Some people love them and some people hate them. I really like mine but I have met people that want nothingto do with them. It appears to be just the addition of linkage and if it is the parts may show up on EBAY. I do belive the SL loader is not compatible with some of the skid steer loader adaptors.