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Triple Jim,
1800,Triple Jim,
It's a 3-cylinder 3600 diesel....we have many old tractors--just not very many that actually run...several "on the list" to get restored, but we're still trying to get the shop finished...I was surprised the lift on the 3600 would actually handle the weight of the MEP2, but it did fine...we used the chain fall just to have better control...funny thing is my neighbor didn't ask for the trailer, but when he saw his generator sitting there on it, he decided he wanted the M101......good for us too, since we needed the funds...
Funny, I used my 1961 4000 to move my MEP-003A when it got here. I put the horizontal steel angles of a generic 3-point frame through the fork pockets on the 003 and chained the lifting eye on top of the engine back to top of the the 3-point frame. The hitch lifted the 003 fine, and I just drove it into position. There wasn't much weight on the tractor's front wheels though, it felt like it had power steering.
That lift boom was built by a man in Mississippi during the 1970s. I bought my first tractor from him ('60 Ford diesel 4000) in the 80s and the boom came with it. Years ago I folded the lower pipe picking up something too heavy and repaired it by inserting a piece of heavy-wall drill stem. Don't have any more photos but can send you some next week..trying to prep for a 3-day road trip...just send me a pm, (say over the weekend) as a reminder...
Definitely better keeping the load low by using the lift arms...We don't have a fork attachment, but do have an old JD 300 backhoe/loader, but it's on loan to another neighbor..getting it back next week. I suspect the loader on that one should pick up an MEP3--will find out soon...
That machine is a much later model than the one we have....wish ours looked that good too!
