New to me 644

[Timj]

Wow! So impressed with the tractor. Everything is tight and working so well. The loader is fast. There are three levels of rust protection, also known as coats of paint . Blue over the original yellow, and red over blue. Boggles the mind. But I don't care, as far as I mentioned concerned function over form. I got work for this machine!

Looks good Eugen, is it "power red", from the pics it looks close. I think it looks good with the black. I don't know about blue, good thing it got covered up.
Tim

[ssmewing]

Looks good. A year from now you will wonder how you lived your life without it.

The main thing I found challenging was the narrow tires. I still have skinny trenches all over my property from pushing into something. I solved that over a year ago by putting on some spacers and 29-12.50x15 ties with chains. They do not spin, there is not enough hydraulic power. It is much better to hear the bypass over digging holes in the yard.

The tires are also loaded with Rim Guard as all of my tires are.

[ssmewing]

Here is the spacer.

The photo would not post using the image tool.

https://photos.app.goo.gl/eY5QBqXGR3Wm6eKf7

[Eugen]

Picture of the spacer

[Eugen]

Looks good. A year from now you will wonder how you lived your life without it.

I always knew I wanted a loader, but the 600 series are not only rare here in Ontario Canada, but when they show up they start a bidding war. After I used it for a little bit when it arrived home, I have to say I'm very impressed how easy it operates. Turns out I grabbed a Linde 225 mig welder on the way to getting the 644, so it came handy when I got home. The Linde 225 is a huge machine, and very heavy. The loader wasn't high enough, so I had to drag it off the back of the truck. No welders or tractors were harmed in the making of this video. Well, maybe a small scratch somewhere on the nose of the 644. I really should have put a tire where I knew there was going to be an impact.

The main thing I found challenging was the narrow tires. I still have skinny trenches all over my property from pushing into something. I solved that over a year ago by putting on some spacers and 29-12.50x15 ties with chains. They do not spin, there is not enough hydraulic power. It is much better to hear the bypass over digging holes in the yard.

The tires are also loaded with Rim Guard as all of my tires are.

That tire looks monstruous! But I also don't like digging trenches all over with the skinnier tires. I'll look for something wider, not sure I can find the ones you have.

So the spacers are also adapters from 6 to 5 pins. It's a good idea, and we'll see if I need it or not, depending on what kind of wheels I found locally.

[ssmewing]

That tire looks monstruous! But I also don't like digging trenches all over with the skinnier tires. I'll look for something wider, not sure I can find the ones you have.

So the spacers are also adapters from 6 to 5 pins. It's a good idea, and we'll see if I need it or not, depending on what kind of wheels I found locally.

Actually, the tire and the rims are standard tires and rims. The spacer does all the custom work needed.

The spacer is the same 6 bolt pattern on both ends.

Keep in mind that this is placing additional stress on the rear assembly and I may see some very cool failures. But, it is nice to hear the bypass over spinning the tires. You get so much more traction that steering is much harder. At least it is when moving forward. Steering is way easier in reverse for any rear-wheel-drive vehicle.

[Toolslinger]

Both my 646's have the floatation tires for the hoe. They also don't sink/dig trenches. Now, the fronts are a different story. They'll just sink right in when you really load up a bucket...

Next thing you need is forks for it. Getting under things to lift works better with our limited lift height. Obviously putting a quick coupler on is even better... I've got the pin on quick coupler for my forks, but haven't modified the bucket yet, so it's really still screwing with pins for changeover, but since these parts aren't monstrously heavy, that isn't the worst situation. If/when I start needing to do it frequently, I'll work on the bucket.

Congrats on the new toy!