Frontloader/back hoe

Which make, model, and year would be a good choice?

Also have a "59" 560 Farmall International tractor, gas, 12v. Have heard there is a electronic ignition conversition kit, so I can get a hotter spark, and eliminate the old components under the distributor cap. Am interested since this tractor seems real finicky about starting if not done just right. If the plugs get wet with gas, you can just about forget starting it, without removing the plugs cleaning them completely, or starting with a new set. I have also been told to try gapping the plugs out to 30k vs. 20k as the manual says.

Thanks

About any of the popular TLB'S will do what you want. Case 530, 580
John Deere 301, 401
IHC 2414, 3424, 36##
Ford 3000 series, 500 series.

I have a Massey Ferguson industrial 50. It's the industrial version of a MF-165 with Perkins AD4-203 engine. I rebuilt nearly every thing last year (engine, front axle, spindles, shuttle, final drives, radiator, electric system, etc.)

It has a super heavy loader and I put a backhoe on it off of a CASE 420B. It's a good combination for my farmette needs.

I've heard the backhoes on Massey Ferguson have problems, because they use a hydraulic motor to swing the boom.

I can remove the backhoe in about 45 minutes and reinstall the 3-point hitch lift arms. It also has a PTO. This way I can have a loader tractor all year plus use farm implements on the rear, particularly during haying season.

Ken McWilliams
Dayton, OH