950 loader install

I don't know if you have plans to store the 950 inside a shed or garage, but if it's at all possible it will really help it last. My 1050 must have sat outside for some duration of it's life, and it's all faded and surface rust everywhere as a result, it looks twice as old as your 950. I keep it inside now for it's "retirement" years and I've been slowly fixing things on it, currently have the front right axle / spindle disassembled to replace leaking seals.
Some people might disagree, but that 950 has a lower chance of having a mechanical issue than any new John Deere, without a doubt in my mind.
My only advice is to use the loader with common sense, and get some ballast for the back, I use a JD ballast box loaded with cast iron weights. I say this because you really want to avoid damaging or breaking anything especially in your front axle. Most of the large metal parts are NLA...so breaking an inner axle, spindle housing, or a gear could be extremely costly, IF you can find one.

I had to build a custom mount but it was not to complicated. 2” x 3” x 26” angle iron was the main base to mount to the tractor.
Picture of the mount in my “bake booth”.

AJgrn78 said:

I still can't believe the condition of that 950, it must have been stored indoors and barely used.
The gear transmission on these older machines are not as nimble for loader work, but the tradeoff is having a dead-reliable tractor with no electronics. The 50 series compacts are awesome.

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Agreed, that 950 looks nearly new, nicest one I have seen. Even the paint is a decent match.

I have a 750 that spent most of its life outside, looks like the devil's house warmed over but runs fantastic and is in excellent condition less the sheet metal and paint. These 50 Series are dang tough, but like said above, parts are getting harder to find and are pricey when you do find them... I ran the 750 last night with a 4' rotary cutter for some small areas behind the road front ditches that I let grow up thick, man I enjoy running the little tractor, its great for what I use it for.

OP, excellent job mounting the loader. That tractor should last you a long time! Its a good size that will cover a lot of different work.

Jeepred90 said:

I had to build a custom mount but it was not to complicated. 2” x 3” x 26” angle iron was the main base to mount to the tractor.
Picture of the mount in my “bake booth”.
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I could see the long piece of angle, but not the parts to the right, which I assume is the rear end of the adapter.
I was guessing there might be a crossbar at the area the loader mounts attach, connecting the left to right side.
Very nice!

The rear section mounts back to the transmission where the stock loader would have attached. I used a 1/2” x 6” x 7” plate as the mounting pad for the loader to attach. The mounting pad was boxed in to the angle. I thought about a cross bar under the tractor but it seems stiff as is so I stopped with what you see. Here are a few more pics of the mount on the tractor.