deans
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I have a chance to buy a front end loader built for this tractor, and wonder what would be a fair purchase price. It was made by ARK and is approx. 30 years old.
Yanmar 155D Loader value ?
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Andy in Gap
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In good condition, around here it would be $800-1000. I believe a new one from Coldwater Loaders can be bought for ~$1800. The Koyker and Bush hog brand loaders are twice that. You might never find a used one to fit it again, so if you really want it you might just have to pay for it. Good luck!
Coldwater
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A 155 loader is $1800+ shipping are loader 30% thicker steel the most loader thanks
bacrow
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Are the hydraulic hoses in good shape? I just replace the hoses on mine and it can be pricey!
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But hydraulic hoses can look terrible and still give good service. Most loader hoses are double-wall. So the outer rubber can be shabby with wire fabric exposed, while the next layer of rubber which is protected under that wire mesh, the inner second wire fabric layer, and the rubber next to the fluid are still intact. I've lost 30 year old hoses to snagging them on stuff, but I think only two have failed to aging in the ten years I've owned the YM240. Take a look at an old backhoe - you'll often see shabby but serviceable hoses.
I took these photos in 2007 - six years ago - to illustrate this point in a similar thread. The hoses in the first photo are still in use. (two original, two replaced since new).
In the second photo, the top front hose lost its outer layer more than 10 years ago. The wire mesh is exposed. It is the loader curl-forward hose so it is seldom stressed. The hose on the far right in that photo looks the best but I had to replace it a year after this photo when it began to sweat. Note it is double-layer. The lower hose in the second photo was replaced when I snagged it on a downed tree that I was dragging around. At the time I didn't know to request double-layer so it's single layer, noticeably less robust than the original hoses in that photo.
In conclusion - like Soundguy's dictum to run tires until the tube bulges through the weather cracks, I think hydraulic hoses in non-critical use can be kept in service until a problem appears. That may be a decade or more beyond where it first looks weathered. And be sure to specify double-wall hose, it will survive severe abuse and last a lot longer, at minimal additional cost.
I took these photos in 2007 - six years ago - to illustrate this point in a similar thread. The hoses in the first photo are still in use. (two original, two replaced since new).
In the second photo, the top front hose lost its outer layer more than 10 years ago. The wire mesh is exposed. It is the loader curl-forward hose so it is seldom stressed. The hose on the far right in that photo looks the best but I had to replace it a year after this photo when it began to sweat. Note it is double-layer. The lower hose in the second photo was replaced when I snagged it on a downed tree that I was dragging around. At the time I didn't know to request double-layer so it's single layer, noticeably less robust than the original hoses in that photo.
In conclusion - like Soundguy's dictum to run tires until the tube bulges through the weather cracks, I think hydraulic hoses in non-critical use can be kept in service until a problem appears. That may be a decade or more beyond where it first looks weathered. And be sure to specify double-wall hose, it will survive severe abuse and last a lot longer, at minimal additional cost.
bacrow
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But hydraulic hoses can look terrible and still give good service. Most loader hoses are double-wall. So the outer rubber can be shabby with wire fabric exposed, while the next layer of rubber which is protected under that wire mesh, the inner second wire fabric layer, and the rubber next to the fluid are still intact. I've lost 30 year old hoses to snagging them on stuff, but I think only two have failed to aging in the ten years I've owned the YM240. Take a look at an old backhoe - you'll often see shabby but serviceable hoses.
I took these photos in 2007 - six years ago - to illustrate this point in a similar thread. The hoses in the first photo are still in use. (two original, two replaced since new).
In the second photo, the top front hose lost its outer layer more than 10 years ago. The wire mesh is exposed. It is the loader curl-forward hose so it is seldom stressed. The hose on the far right in that photo looks the best but I had to replace it a year after this photo when it began to sweat. Note it is double-layer. The lower hose in the second photo was replaced when I snagged it on a downed tree that I was dragging around. At the time I didn't know to request double-layer so it's single layer, noticeably less robust than the original hoses in that photo.
In conclusion - like Soundguy's dictum to run tires until the tube bulges through the weather cracks, I think hydraulic hoses in non-critical use can be kept in service until a problem appears. That may be a decade or more beyond where it first looks weathered. And be sure to specify double-wall hose, it will survive severe abuse and last a lot longer, at minimal additional cost.
This information is about three days too late for me. I had one leaking, so I replaced all of them for $450! I also had one leaking cylinder, but I just had that one rebuilt. Hopefully the new cylinder and hoses doesn't stress the remaining cylinders too much. It only cost $130 to have the cylinder rebuilt.