Tractor Mike's video: You May Have Bought a Hardy Loader Boat Anchor

Got an e-mail from Real, about his need for a mounting kit to put a Hardy loader on a 1594 Case Tractor. This isn't going to end well. I've never actually seen a Hardy front-end loader. They were made in the French-speaking part of Canada in the 80's and 90's and were a good product, but the company sold to Pronovost, another Canadian company, and they no longer build loaders. They do still offer some parts for them, but not mounting kits, to attach their loaders to various models of tractors. Or, at least, that's what I've been able to piece together, if you have more information about the situation, let me know. Real purchased a Hardy loader frame and bucket from a dealer who had more of them. The dealer had some kind of story about the mounting kits being lost in transport and advised the customer to contact "hitch manufacturers" to try to get one for his Case 1594. He sent me an e-mail in French, Google Translate got it to where I could decipher it. As I see it, he has two options, 1) build his own set of brackets. That will take a lot of time and blacksmith work or 2) find someone, somewhere in the world, who has a set of Hardy loader brackets that could be transported to him and modified to fit his tractor. If that's you, please put it in the comments below the video. Neither option is very good. I like my videos to end well and the customer be happy with the outcome. There's no way to spin this one, Real may have purchased a boat anchor. LINKS YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT... The Tractor Fun Store: https://asktractormike.com/products-for-sale/ Support the Tractor Mike Channel: https://www.patreon.com/TractorMike Visit the Tractor Mike website: http://asktractormike.com/ Visit Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/Ask-Tractor-Mike-312112962245304/ Copyright 2021 Tractor Mike LLC