1974 IH Cub Cadet 1650 with 42" Mower and Blower

[Mitchr97]

Thanks for the add! Here is my 1650 with a 42" Mower deck and 42" snow blower! I'll be looking to add power steering and a loader arm to it in the near future to help with my house renovation and land scaping!

 

[dschwandt]

Thanks for the add! Here is my 1650 with a 42" Mower deck and 42" snow blower! I'll be looking to add power steering and a loader arm to it in the near future to help with my house renovation and land scaping!

You can ditch the hyd lift and use that circuit for your PS supply.
That's what I did on my 147 W/DanCo loader rig.

 

[Mitchr97]

You can ditch the hyd lift and use that circuit for your PS supply.
That's what I did on my 147 W/DanCo loader rig.

I'd like to keep the hyd lift. I still want to use it as a mower, and build the loader arm in a way that it's removable for when I need a fork lift or bucket. That's my plan anyway, I may add an aux Hydraulic pump and tank for the loader to keep the system separate. I do have the ported pump and I've read that I can run everything off of the factory pump, but I'm not super sure that'd be a good idea lol.

 

[mgonitzke]

If you are using a loader, you absolutely will need an aux pump. Not sure where you read you could use the tractor's ported pump as the source, but that quite wrong and whoever wrote that has no idea what they are talking about.

The aux hydraulic circuit using the hydro unit's charge pump is meant for intermittent operation of small cylinders, like the hydraulic lift cylinder and power steering. It also has near zero flow at its maximum pressure output of 800 psi. Operating it in this fashion, if it worked at all, would overheat the fluid and shorten its life, as well as that of the hydro unit.

Plan on a 5 GPM dedicated pump capable of at least 1000 psi to run a loader.

 

[dschwandt]

Also, in addition to P/S you will need WEIGHT, as in rear weight box and fluid filled ag tires.
Do you really want to fart around mowing with possibly a 1500 pound lawn mower??
That's about what my 149 weighs with a super steer axle that came from the same donor Cub as the P/S.

And all that loader rigamarole under the tractor will likely be in the way of the deck, mule drive and deck hanger ass'y

Build a dedicated loader rig, you will be amazed at how handy it will become by adding a light (think SNOW) bucket as well as a set of forks. and you won't be constantly removing and re-installing stuff every week or so.

Do you pump and the whole 9 yardshave any clue what it will cost to build one?
You will likely be looking at $400+ just for hose assemblies and fittings alone.

I'd seriously look for DanCo unit as they come equipped with a pump that runs off the back of the engine w/a belt and out of the way