Newbee 184-1050 Loader
Posted: Thu Jun 03, 2010 11:19 pm
Hello,
I believe it was 1977 when I bought a new IH 184 LoBoy to mow around my parent’s farm, plow snow, and haul wood. My father loved the little red tractor so much my mother asks me every time I mowed if I would sell it to her so she could give it to him for his birthday. Finally in 1979 I sold it to her when I moved away. I wanted to just give it to them but I was young and needed some money to get a start on my own. Anyway, last week my Dad stopped over while I was searching on Craig’s List for a garden tractor loader and he asks me to check and see what people were asking for LoBoys. I was surprised he was thinking of selling the little tractor as he always kept it waxed and stored inside but after he explained how he stopped using it after some clutch issues and starting problems a couple years back and how his health kept him from doing much I understood his reasoning. Then while searching for his prices I ran across a loader for the 184. I showed the loader to him and before he left he offered me a deal on the tractor if I wanted it to mount a loader to it. Well today I went to see the loader. The guy that had it was going to adapt it to another tractor and had cut the mounting plates off with a sawz-all. Before he did anymore to it he decided to just sell it. The cuts were clean and the pieces mated together well. Everything was there with the exception of the two support braces that run back to the axle. He said the guy he bought it from didn’t have them. The bucket didn’t show any wear, all the pins were tight, and it even had the original paint and decals. I guess you know it followed me home. In fact I was quite excited on the way back thinking about getting the little red tractor back and having a loader to mount on it. Only problem is I can’t find a good picture of the rear supports detailing where they mount on the axle. I figure they will be easy to fabricate if I know where they go. The parts list I found online shows pictures of the parts but it doesn’t show the actual mounting location for the axle. The pictures don’t show the mounting location for PTO driven pump either. I know it will be easier to tell when I get the tractor home but if anyone should have a picture they would like to share I would be thankful.
Bill
I believe it was 1977 when I bought a new IH 184 LoBoy to mow around my parent’s farm, plow snow, and haul wood. My father loved the little red tractor so much my mother asks me every time I mowed if I would sell it to her so she could give it to him for his birthday. Finally in 1979 I sold it to her when I moved away. I wanted to just give it to them but I was young and needed some money to get a start on my own. Anyway, last week my Dad stopped over while I was searching on Craig’s List for a garden tractor loader and he asks me to check and see what people were asking for LoBoys. I was surprised he was thinking of selling the little tractor as he always kept it waxed and stored inside but after he explained how he stopped using it after some clutch issues and starting problems a couple years back and how his health kept him from doing much I understood his reasoning. Then while searching for his prices I ran across a loader for the 184. I showed the loader to him and before he left he offered me a deal on the tractor if I wanted it to mount a loader to it. Well today I went to see the loader. The guy that had it was going to adapt it to another tractor and had cut the mounting plates off with a sawz-all. Before he did anymore to it he decided to just sell it. The cuts were clean and the pieces mated together well. Everything was there with the exception of the two support braces that run back to the axle. He said the guy he bought it from didn’t have them. The bucket didn’t show any wear, all the pins were tight, and it even had the original paint and decals. I guess you know it followed me home. In fact I was quite excited on the way back thinking about getting the little red tractor back and having a loader to mount on it. Only problem is I can’t find a good picture of the rear supports detailing where they mount on the axle. I figure they will be easy to fabricate if I know where they go. The parts list I found online shows pictures of the parts but it doesn’t show the actual mounting location for the axle. The pictures don’t show the mounting location for PTO driven pump either. I know it will be easier to tell when I get the tractor home but if anyone should have a picture they would like to share I would be thankful.
Bill