old tractor, new loader

[dhagood]

i bought a 4wd '95 1070 tractor a couple of months ago. really good shape, low hours, and the price was right. but, it didn't have a loader. the perceived price/value correlation was too good to pass up, so i started looking around for a loader for my new (too me) beauty. there was a jd 80 loader i found on ebay, but the the seller was a total sleaze so i bailed. i talked with koyker and westendorf, both of which seemed to be ok but didn't have that big of a presence here i colorado. during the first week of december, my wife showed me a decent loader at a decent price from a source i had not considered: john deere.

come to find out john deere was advertising the 300cx loader as fitting the 1070. hmm, i said, and called the john deere dealer in parker. "you sure about this?" the salesman said, and poked around in the jd website for a bit, and then said "well how about that". i ordered one, it came in, and it is now being installed. i'll post pictures when i get the tractor back. this ought to be interesting

 

[jeff9366]

So, how did your wife find out about the obscure JD FEL?

Tractor junkie?

Explanation has to be another story…...

 

[wolftree]

Often it is a matter of asking the right question, to the right person. Good for you.

 

[Zebrafive]

John Deere often makes new model loaders "back compatible" to older model tractors. Just a matter of designing different mount brackets. They know their tractors last a LONG time.

 

[dhagood]

So, how did your wife find out about the obscure JD FEL?

a 300cx loader isn't obscure, john deere made thousands of them. as far as how she found out about the fact that the loader is backwards compatible, the force is strong with her

 

[BlackRaptor]

a 300cx loader isn't obscure, john deere made thousands of them. as far as how she found out about the fact that the loader is backwards compatible, the force is strong with her

Agreed the 300cx is far from obscure. I would say its common the whole 3000 series cuts use them.

 

[dhagood]

so the loader is installed:

that's a 2013 loader installed on a 1995 tractor. hats off to john deere...

 

[HarryN]

That's great! So, how much did JD charge you for the complete set up?

 

[grainger12002]

WOW, that looks as new, good for you,the 1070 is a great tractor,let us know how the loader works out !!
My best from CT

I have some relatives in Ft Collins,...

 

[tlj87]

Looks very good. I am wondering how different the 1070 is from the 990/4005? Did many modifications have to be made or was it a pretty direct install?