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General Forestry => Forestry and Logging => Topic started by: treefarmer87 on May 01, 2011, 12:23:18 PM

Title: iron mule rear end?
Post by: treefarmer87 on May 01, 2011, 12:23:18 PM
what kind of rear is in a iron mule 4500? i found one for sale with a broke rear end for $7500

http://www.forestryequipmentsales.com/listing/6184/Iron_Mule_4500_Forwarder.html
Title: Re: iron mule rear end?
Post by: chevytaHOE5674 on May 01, 2011, 12:26:14 PM
For the same money here is one complete not far from the one you posted.

http://nmi.craigslist.org/grd/2344676235.html
Title: Re: iron mule rear end?
Post by: treefarmer87 on May 01, 2011, 02:02:27 PM
thats a nice one
Title: Re: iron mule rear end?
Post by: logman81 on May 06, 2011, 09:29:17 AM
I think they used Massey Ferguson heavy duty industrial type for rears.
Title: Re: iron mule rear end?
Post by: treefarmer87 on May 06, 2011, 05:28:55 PM
I think im going to put money away, and in a couple of years buy a nice prehauler. 
Title: Re: iron mule rear end?
Post by: quietrangr on May 09, 2011, 09:34:31 AM
My 1980 Iron Mule 5000F (made from a Ford tractor) has a conventional looking rear differential housing, but all the parts are identical to a Ford tractor differential, except that the output shaft has a bolt hole drilled in it to hold the u joint yoke. I replaced mine a while back, and used the tractor part, but had a machine shop drill and tap a bolt hole. I think the Masseys were used early on, but then Iron Mule switched over to Ford.
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