differences between H and M tractors

I have a 560 gas and know it is too wide.

That is an early Farmhand F-10 and will bolt to almost any tractor and up thru all the smaller chassis Farmalls.

It will bolt right up to your 560. You do know that you need the proper undersling mounts, don't you?

Allan

Allan is right, they will break a tractor, I have an MD with a gas M belly pump section from just that problem. Even some chains to take some of the stress is enough, moved thousands of round bales with the MD after the belly broke, with the chains, and no problems.

Other hint that my Dad started doing, take that cylinder that is almost vertical in the back and pull it off. It has way more force than the main lift arms and you can get into a situation where that cylinder will fold the upper arm. If you want, I'll send you a picture of the 2 arms sitting in the scrap pile to show you.

It is a great loader, you will like it other than losing the 3 point, but I never had a use for a 3 point anyway.

I measured my 560 and the rear axles extend beyond the sides of the frame of the sweep (If I remember right the ends of axles tip to tip measures 8' 2" and the frame around 7' 8"). It seems like I'd have to remove a front bar at the ends of the front of the lift to spread the cylinders and bracing enough to back into place. I'm not sure if I'd have enough play in the cylinder and frame connections to do that.

I'd also have to slide the back wheels in as far as they could go to clear the frame. It would be darn snug!

These Farmhands came in three different widths. If your 560 won't fit inside, it must have the 100" axles, I would suspect.

We ran into the same problem with a wide axle H.

Back then, we could buy just the wider parts of the loader to adapt it to the tractor. That wouldn't work nowadays since these old gals are out of production.

I've uncovered my email; I can give you a toll free number to my desk and perhaps I can give you some pointers on strengthening that thing up.

I'm not kiddin' about breaking a tractor in two. This is just the beast that will do it and it is so darned easy to reinforce them to prevent the problem from happening.

Hope ya get 'er figured out,

Allan

There are holes in that rear "U-iron" channel of the Farmhand that allow you to change the width of those mounting irons to fit other tractors.

Trouble is, those early mounts did nothing for support to the middle to forward part of the tractor.

I strongly suggest you beef up the forward mounting as these things will snap a tractor right in two if you are using that large hay basket.

Allan

Left side of this page. Upload it to the implement photos section. Just follow the prompts.

Allan

Hopefully here's the picture!

The sweep is on the implement photose but you have to view the album to bring it up. I somehow miss a step so you could click directly to it.

Hope this helps!

That sure sounds like a Farmhand. Got a picture of it?

Allan