IH 454 Diesel Front End Loader?

Here's my questions/concerns about a loader...

1. I've noticed some ports beneath the right rear fender/running board. Are these the remote hydraulics that is needed for running a front end loader?

2. Is the hydraulic system capable enough (the 3pt hitch has great response) to handle a loader, or would I be dissatisfied because of the arms raising very slow?

3. What's a good loader to buy?

I've looked at a Bush Hog brand on Ebay ($3899 + $499 joystick & $299 shipping) I know this is probably more than the worth of the tractor, but I don't want to sell it, and if I'm gonna keep it I want to use it. Are there other brands that anyone would recommend (ie Quike, Buhler etc.)?

Thanks in advance,
Joe

As far as the loader goes, I would mainly be using it for landscaping mulch, light grading of topsoil, and lifting. I plan on adding ballast whether it"s fluid in the tires or a weight at the 3pt hitch. What I"m concerned about the most is will the hydraulic system on this tractor provide enough pressure/volume to operate the loader well enough (raise up and down quickly) where it would be worth the investment buying a front end loader? Or would I be better off buying a skid steer of something of that sort to do work around my new home.

Thanks again for all the input!

Joe

Re loader, he has an IH 2250 Quick attach loader on the 495 that he uses every day to feed round bales. Now my opion is the 2250 loader is to heavy for the 454/495 front axle. He has broken hub and axle bolts. The tractor hydraulics handle the loader fine. The rear tires are loaded and in the winter he has a set of Trygg spike chains and a 3pt blade on the back.

Re starting 454 in cold weather:
Starting down to -10F.
1)Good batery, winter Diesel fuel, Stop/Run lever to Start position and crank the engine if it doesn't fire within in 3 or 4 revs give it 1 shot of ether while cranking engine, if still no fire give it 1 more shot of ether while cranking.
If it still doesn't start STOP and plug in the block heater.

Below -10F use a block or tank heater for about 30 minutes.

Re ether, my brother's 454 has over 15,000 Hrs on it and he used to start it almost every day in the winter using the above procedure without problems and we live in eastern Canada were the temparatures go as low as -30F sometimes but not this year.

The 495 does not use an ether assist start but has a glow plug in the intake manifold that also heats the Diesel Fuel going to the injection pump. The 495 will start to -20F without being plugged in.

JB2

My main interest is what knowledge folks have about front end loaders for this IH 454 diesel. What kind of research would be good for me to know what I am getting into when I try to make a front end loader work with this tractor? I have searched on this forum, but haven"t found much about it.

Any other help appreciated!!

Thanks,
Joe

Actually, that is a very outdated mode of thinking. The only way either can do harm to an engine is if the poor old thing is totally wobbled out to start with and the rings are probably already cracked/broken anyway.

IH, John Deere and many other diesel manufacturers' have been installing either assist devices on their diesels for well over 30 years and the owner's manuals give explicit instructions on how to use it at temperatures below the freezing mark.

Millions upon millions of tractors around the globe are started on either all the time during cold weather.

Allan