Home built FEL For 50 HP Tractor?

[jayste]

I'm fielding ideas and pros and cons for building an FEL for my Kubota M4800 S/U tractor. I've seen several on here where guys have built their own for smaller tractors but was wondering if anyone has built one for a 50 HP or larger tractor and has had success or not had success with it. Lastly, if you're in the South Central states do you know where a used FEL for sale is that will fit my Kubota. Thanks.

 

[Renze]

I bought an old cracked up Veto loader, just the loader boom, hoses and cylinders, and made my own QA, valves, buckets and loader subframe, and reinforced the loader by 70% and put parallel linkage on it.

I would buy a used loader to begin with, start with something as close as it gets, with most parts on it.
If you have to buy the cylinders, valves, oil lines, for consumer prices, you wont gain much.