Bucket/Loader for JD 650 front end loader

Found a used bucket that appears about the right size. They had an angle iron brace that goes back under the axle appears. This FEL I found isa an International U9111 from the plate on it. Has anyone tried this? I am leaning toward a separate pump to keep the hydraulics a lot simpler.

IMHO any implement can be made to fit a tractor with the aid of a cutting torch & welder. Separate hyd pump will require a separate hyd reservoir

Try to find the correct loader for the tractor. Yes, another loader can be adapted, cut, welded to make fit,you are risking cracking a housing,or damaging the tractor. The factory loader mounts add structural support, and tie the housings together, this is really needed on the small compact tractors,that don't have alot of structural integrity, and use the loader frame to tie everything together.If the factory loader is used,the tractor hydraulics are more than adequate.

I understand that concern on structural integrity as I was a welder/ fabricator before retired. That was one reason I made this post to see if anyone else had used this bucket and frame combination. The upright on the left side was also used as a reservoir for the system. I was figuring to run it off the front PTO that is used to drive the belly mower.

A new loader made for this tractor costs more then the tractor worth. This is a well maintained tractor with less then 1000 hours on it.

If I remember correctly that loader was for the IH cub lowboy series. I had a Cub and sold the tractor but kept and adapted the loader to my 650 JD like you have. The loader I had like that used the frame uprights as a reservoir and had a separate PTO driven pump.The hydraulics on the 650 can be tapped for using a loader. The loader was built stronger than the tractor. I welded the front of the loader frame on the front tractor weight bracket. I cut the long angle iron parts that went to the back axle housings and did a little rearranging of the frame and connected the rear angle braces for the axle housings to mount to the large bolts on each side of the clutch housing of the 650 and it worked well. I used it for 5+ years. Eventually I bought a backhoe-loader unit and took the loader off the 650. I advertised the loader for ale on the classified ads on this forum and a guy from Massachusetts bought it and drove down here to central Georgia to pick it up. Turf tires worked best with the loader. You almost can not turn it when loaded without power steering. So I bough the high price kit from John Deere and added it. I later took the power steering off my 650 because it needed some repair to one of the cylinder ends. I only use the 650 now for pulling my 5' flail mower and power steering wasn't needed. It is in a box here at my shop if you might be interested in it. I don't think the power steering kit is available any longer from Deere. [email protected]