My Sears Garden Tractor Loader project is fully functional now Pics to come

[chad22]

I have an old 80's model Sears Garden Tractor A GT `16 I think it is that my dad bought from a friend for me and my brother when I was around 11 years old. "I'm 25 now"

I had plans to scrap it but decided to keep it as I really needed a front end loader and this tractor was just right for adapting a small front end loader too.

I already used it today to move the frame to my homemade backhoe. I tore the backhoe down to use the hydraulic parts for the loader as a loader was needed more right now.

I thought it would tip without weight in the back when I lifted that frame but it didn't. It's a bit hard to steer. But not that bad.

I took some spindles with hubs and welded them to the factory spindles on the tractor so now it has hubs with bearings to help with the stress from the loader.

I had to tear the carb down on the briggs opposed twin engine that's on it and soak it in chem dip because it was only running on full choke and only when my finger was over the hole. :laughing: Couldn't drive it that way. That'd be kinda hard having to lean over with my finger stuck over the hole on the carb choke butterfly to keep it running.

After soaking the carb yesterday and blowing out the tiny holes in the carb it now starts and runs without being choked.

It was such a joy to fire that thing up and drive that thing again after around 6 almost 7 years of it sitting in the yard.

I sooooooooooooooo missed driving it.

And now that it has a fully functioning loader on it I'll enjoy it even more. Next up is sand it down and repaint it.

The loader arms are factory made loader arms "Brand is Pony Loader" I think made in the 50's by the tag on it. A friend gave them to me.

I got lucky and found some channel iron on the road in front of our shop. Someone lost it and never came back for it. I think they were hauling it for scrap.

I used the channel iron to mount the loader arms too. I welded a piece of channel iron under the tractor to the frame and then used a piece of channel iron on each side to mount the loader arms too.

It works great I still need to add some support braces to it sometime. But for now it's fine.

I'll be sure to get some pics tomorrow and upload them to this thread.

Chad

 

[Bwgad96]

Sounds awesome! Cant wait to see those pictures!

 

[chad22]

Re: My Sears Garden Tractor Loader project is fully functional now

I couldn't get online for awhile or I would've had the pics sooner. But here's a few.

I'm working on forks for it now and will have pics of them soon.

I've gotta clean out the old gas tank and get some new fuel line but for now the gas tank at front is temporary wired in place.

After I get the original gas tank hooked back up I can put the hood back on.

Chad

 

[Xfaxman]

Here are some ideas that you might be able to use. :thumbsup:

Here is a similar loader with the self leveling linkage, You might want to build it onto yours, very handy when using forks.


Here are the modified Brinly forks and a frame that I made for that loader.


And the brush mover that I made for the TORO+Loader, with 4' sucker rods.


The sucker rods screw into the coupler welded onto the frame. The slots are for a lifting chain.


Also have a set that are 2' long.


The Independent Forks for uneven terrain.

You just lower the loader, then curl down, the forks will lay flat on the uneven ground, then go forward and pick it up.

 

[chad22]

Thanks for those pics. They've given me some great ideas. :thumbsup:

I do have some sucker rod laying around so that'll be a great use for it.

Here's a few pics of what I fabbed up for it today. I moved an old washing machine with it today and it worked great. Wish I could've got a pic of the washing machine on it but my battery went dead in the phone. It seems to do that when I want to get a pic of something.

The cylinder was mounted on the underside of the loader but I moved it to the top and it works better now.

The rear tires on the tractor were no good and I need to get some new ones for it.

I decided to try the old buick rims and tires off of my old 1988 Buick electra park avenue that I scrapped a few years ago and they fit on it. Well backwards they do but they work.

Chad