Front-End Loader Ford 711 loader attachments

[Palmyra Whistler]

Hi Everyone,
I recently acquired a Ford 1958 861 (with power steering) that has a decent 711 loader with the manure bucket and slip plate for that bucket. I also have the original owners manual. I'm interested in locating the other attachments for the loader arm:

* light material bucket
* standard material bucket
* plow (top priority)
* crane attachment

Can someone comment on how rare the above attachments are or if there are ford part numbers I can use to locate these guys. Any leads on who might have any of these attachments is appreciated.

Also how hard is it to swap the attachments out?

Thanks in advance for any help.

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Bryan S (Palmyra, WI)

 

[Kirk-NJ]

Sorry for the late reply. If you post in the vintage ford section I would have seen it sooner.
It will be hard to find any of the attachment you seek separately. Most are with the unit. You might find a unit and than switch and resell the loader. I have four 711 loaders,all have manure buckets. One of the manure buckets has welded sides on it. I use the manure buckets all the time for moving logs to the wood shed. Cutting logs while the bucket is raise saves my old back. As far as a plow goes you can probably pick up an old truck plow and rig it up to the manure bucket.

Kirk