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IH 444-- LOADER HYDRAULICS CONVERSION....HELP
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Posted by SCHAP on April 26, 2006 at 09:43:52 from (168.212.53.52):
I'm looking at buying an IH 444 gas with a 1501 IH loader and power steering. The loader has hydraulic up/down but the bucket release has a hand trip lever back by the steering wheel. Is it fairly common to add hydraulics to the bucket to make that have gradual dumping capabilities rather than a trip dump? How big of a headache would that project be? Is it worth doing? It is a great tractor and that's the only "flaw" I can find. Also, are they pretty solid tractors? He's asking around $5000. Any help or advice would be appreciated. Thanks.......Don (Western WA)
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