nice 122 methos...... i wish i could find a danco or johnson loader..... if i do decide to do that project ill have to custom make everything.
ok so i just got home from work a bit ago, and was only in the shop for maybe an hour tonight.... but this is what i have accomplished so far.
i got the fenders off and got a good look of what structure i have underneath the tractor. it is actually beefier than i thought. the seat structure seems to be a bit thicker than the frame and the other sheet metal parts. i grabbed a piece of round stock i had, and drillled the original holes for the sleeve hitch arm to 5/8" and slid her right in......
tomorrow im going to make some brackets and small sleeves to support the rockshaft much better, then bolt the brackets into the seat frame. i would weld them in but i dont think it is necessary. i should have the rockshaft finished tomorrow, except for the arm that will attach to either a rod to the deck rockshaft, or a cylinder..... it is a bit tighter in there then i thought, i dont know if a cylinder is going to fit. i found some small meyers power angle cylinders today at work, but they are only single acting and i would really like to have down pressure on the three point.......
stay tuned more pictures tomorrow........