Recent content by IndianaJohn

Just wondering what others are doing for tires on older loaders? My 1000 still has the original 15" Armstrong Norseman bias ply snow tires on it, and they still have decent tread, but they are severely weathered and there isn't a lot of flotation on soft ground with those skinny things. I know...

Well, still getting rain and storms almost every day, plus having to do work on my wife's house so we can put it up for sale. So still haven't had a chance to try the loader out yet, and the weather doesn't look too promising for the next several days. The weatherman says that we are stuck in a...

Mustang 1000 with chain drive and Onan Performer 24

Well, thought I would post another update in case anyone is still following along at home. Shortly after I got the machine running, I noticed that I was leaving a trail of hydraulic oil from somewhere underneath. A little investigation revealed that there was a leak coming from the cap on the...

Well, my attempts to get a new jet for the carb didn't go well. It wound up on back order, so....... I decided a couple of days ago to go ahead and remove all the sheet metal from the engine and blow everything out while I was waiting. I figured maybe I could knock the jet loose while blowing...

Life interfered for a while, but it was finally able to make some more progress on my project. I finally managed to get the chain cases cleaned out, but it wasn't easy. I drove the loader up onto a set of car ramps, then jacked the rear up and blocked it level. I took a pan underneath, removed...

Well, it's alive!! I was able to drive it around under its own power this afternoon. Still have some bugs to work out, but I'm making progress. My choice in sprocket sizes seems to be pretty close. The carb needs a bit of work still, and I have a bit more work to do on the wiring. Next step is...

Don't know if anyone is still paying attention, but thought I'd post another update here. I have the motor mounted now, and the hydraulic pump is attached to the flywheel and plumbed into the loader's steel lines. The new jackshaft has been installed. I finally got my order from Surplus Center...

Well, I figured I would post an update on my project. I just got the last of my manuals I had ordered. The parts manual came last Thursday, and the operator manual and sales brochure came Saturday. The operator manual is apparently the only thing available that has any service info. It turns out...

I know this is a long shot since this is such an old topic, but if you are still on the forums Bryan, I would really like to talk to you about your chain drive conversion. Can't seem to find any way to PM someone on here.

Well, I stumbled across a posting in a forum last night where someone mentioned that these machines used a 48 GPM pump. Now to me, that seems waaaaayyy too much for the modest hydraulic needs of these units. After all, it's primary load is just those little cylinders that lift and tilt the...

Actually it turns out I would only be losing 6hp, as I just recently found out that the VH4D Wisconsin makes 30hp. I've been thinking about converting the drive system over to a hybrid hydraulic system anyway, as I would be looking at some major work to rebuild the variable belt drive system...

Well, the mystery is solved! We finally got some actual sunshine today for the first time since I brought this thing home, and I just happened to be looking at the boom sides. There it was as plain as day showing through the faded yellow paint that some PO in the distant past had applied. I...

I just bought an old Owatonna Mustang skid loader basket case for cheap, and have some questions. First off, how do I tell exactly which model I have? The PO bought it as it is now, and couldn't tell me for sure what it was, but thought it was a 1000 model. So far I have not been able to find...