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luv2wrench 08-15-2012 10:59:44 216.170.42.241 Report to Moderator	I was wondering if a 504 with a wide front end and a loader would make a good yard tractor. I don"t want anything big and the loader work would be light. I have a 966 with a cab for bigger work but don"t want the loader on it, i want an open station loader tractor. What model of IH loader fit a 504? Is this a good machine?? Gas or Diesel. just searching my options. thanks guys. [Reply]   [No Email]
Cue P. 08-16-2012 09:23:08 24.91.179.50 Report to Moderator	Re: 504 Loader----Good tractor??? in reply to luv2wrench, 08-15-2012 10:59:44   I have a 504 Utility/Loader and i do like it. It certainly seems to handle most jobs on my 5 acres like moving snow, clearing some land, moving rocks (and more rocks) etc. My only complaint is its one s-l-o-w speed in reverse. [Reply]  [No Email]
Rex Simpkins 08-15-2012 23:03:44 98.192.242.212 Report to Moderator	Re: 504 Loader----Good tractor??? in reply to luv2wrench, 08-15-2012 10:59:44   Poor ol girl looks like she wants her belly scratched [Reply]  [No Email]
danmcdonald 08-15-2012 14:55:12 198.229.217.180 Report to Moderator	Re: 504 Loader----Good tractor??? in reply to luv2wrench, 08-15-2012 10:59:44   I hope no tractors were harmed in this filming. [Reply]  [No Email]
Nebraska Cowman 08-15-2012 13:36:42 166.182.3.126 Report to Moderator	Re: 504 Loader----Good tractor??? in reply to luv2wrench, 08-15-2012 10:59:44   I have a 504 with a 2000 IH loader that is really slick and handy. But you do have to use a little caution. Oops [Reply]  [No Email]
Harold H 08-15-2012 19:34:20 12.23.230.67 Report to Moderator	Re: 504 Loader----Good tractor??? in reply to Nebraska Cowman, 08-15-2012 13:36:42   Any loader tractor, wide front or tricycle, is only as safe as it's operator. Harold H [Reply]  [No Email]
dhermesc 08-16-2012 06:51:21 24.248.193.103 Report to Moderator	Re: 504 Loader----Good tractor??? in reply to Harold H, 08-15-2012 19:34:20   Agreed. We had our 2001 loader on a 560 for years then on a 656 for another couple decades - both had narrow fronts. The only time the loader was taken off was when we were cultivating. With operators as young as 7 year olds neither was ever rolled. They both spent lots of hours loading manure out of barns and feedlots and silage out of the trench silos. [Reply]  [No Email]
Allan In NE 08-15-2012 15:58:26 148.66.88.254 Report to Moderator	Re: 504 Loader----Good tractor??? in reply to Nebraska Cowman, 08-15-2012 13:36:42   I think ya did that on purpose just to prove a point. :>) Allan [Reply]  [No Email]
TomH in Pa 08-15-2012 12:21:43 67.235.10.94 Report to Moderator	Re: 504 Loader----Good tractor??? in reply to luv2wrench, 08-15-2012 10:59:44   I have a 504 (gas narrow front)with an International 2001 loader. It's okay for occasional use but the tractor is kind of light; I always carry a scraper blade on the 3pt to offset the weight in front. It's also pretty slow to raise or tilt the bucket, maybe just my tractor. A tractor with hydrostatic transmission and high volume pump is a lot better. [Reply]  [No Email]
jal-SD 08-15-2012 16:39:25 208.53.222.169 Report to Moderator	Re: 504 Loader----Good tractor??? in reply to TomH in Pa, 08-15-2012 12:21:43   Rule of thumb to follow for using a loader on a narrow front tractor: NEVER make a turn when you have bucket more than 2-3 feet off of the ground and NEVER drive more than a couple of feet when you can see under the bucket. This is from someone that has operated a loader on a narrow front tractor for more than 50 years and has yet to upset one. I'd never driven a wide-front tractor under a loader until I put a loader on my Super C about 5 years ago. (My $0.02 worth. jal-SD) [Reply]  [No Email]