My Westendorf
Customer Testimonials
I'm 71 years old and have farmed all my life. Over the years I have owned 24 Westendorf gears, 2 front-end loaders, and a grapple fork. I trust Westendorf--they are built real heavy duty.
Joe Stoll - Primghar, IA
I have never had a loader that I have used so much and that has served my every need, like my Westendorf TA-25; and, as a rancher out here I have many.
You make a far superior product, and I boast to all my ranch friends that they should be so lucky. I hope I can help spread the word and get your Westendorf products on more farms and ranches out here.
Thank you so very much.
Kenneth Cure - Kersey, CO
I currently own a WL-42 front-end loader, which is on a 185 Allis Chalmers tractor. I would like to state that this is the finest loader I have ever seen. This thing is incredibly easy to install/remove I cannot imagine owning any other loader.
Allen Gross
I put a TA-29 loader on a 4030 John Deere with a cab, and it works great and the vision is good. I have a bucket and spear, and they change very easy and quickly. I would recommend this loader to anyone with a row crop tractor.
Bill Page - Palmyra, MO
Before I purchased a set of Brush Crushers for my John Deere 740 loader I knew they were going to get a serious workout. Over 75% of my 80+ acres are wooded and some logs are 18 feet long! After some practice I can finesse those claws pretty good and do some delicate work like moving around attachments for my Super C in and out of storage. Most of the work is moving logs and stumps and an occasional actual brush pile. I also used it to clean up some scrap iron around the farm. Those Brush Crushers are the Cat's Meow.
Greg Lessord - Spencerport, NY
I owned a weld shop, and I was continuously fixing and repairing loaders. When I bought myself a loader, I was determined it was going to be a Westendorf loader. Nobody else had one like it. Whenever they saw my loader, they would say, 'That's the stoutest loader I've ever seen!' It was built stronger, and I never had any trouble with it.
What really convinced me of the loader's strength is in the following story:
I had a fire break out in the barn, over 2,000 gallons of gasoline started on fire. I had my tractor and loader parked in the barn. The fire melted the tires right off the tractor, melted the tractor's hood and busted up the cab. The loader was scorched, the decals and hoses had melted off, but I wasn't sure about the loader's condition so I called my local Westendorf dealer to come out and take a look. He told me that loader had an internal I-Beam or double wall construction and the loader wasn't damaged. I couldn't believe it didn't split the loader's frame. Nothing warped, no welds were broken, the bucket was still in excellent condition. I couldn't believe the loader wasn't hurt - I took it up the road to a body shop, had it sand blasted, repainted, reinstalled the hoses and sold it.
That was a good loader. I had a dozer blade, bucket and pallet fork. Even after 10 years I never had to sharpen the bucket's blade. I leveled dirt, pushed out trees and sprouts, the blade stayed sharp. I really like the easy hook up system. I could sit in the tractor seat and see what I was working with. The low-profile allowed me to see to align the units. All I had to do was back up, hook on to the other attachment and I was back to work.
My Westendorf loader was a really fine outfit - that's for sure. If I were to go back into farming again, I definitely wouldn't buy anything but a Westendorf.
Bill Gossett - Casy, IL
I have a TA-29 self leveling loader, third valve on a 1995 CIH 5240 with a toothed grab fork, round bale spear, and forklift attachment. The TA-29 didn't look like much compared to the heavy high towered loaders CIH offers. I was skeptical at first, but it has been a great loader that is lightweight, yet very strong and slightly flexible. Visibility is very good and it is easy to grease. It has a lot of force, no sense in carrying around more loader than you need too.
Scott Meyers - Lopez Island, WA
I really like the quick-tach bucket teeth. They work really good for scooping manure, an you were the only company I found that had a quick-tack style so the teeth don't need to be bolted on. When I want them off they're off and when I want them on, they're on in just a few minutes. That's quite a patent and loader you have. I like everything about my TA-28 loader - It's the best. I clear a lot of manure, as I have a lot of cattle. I use it to haul wood and handle brush. It's got good lift height (over 13') and works great for stacking bales. I couldn't get along without it!
Chester Speer - Maywood, MO
It Was Fun I tried to buy a used WL-42 years ago at a farm sale. I was always outbid over the price of a new WL-21. My banker understood, and in no time I got my new 21 loader. My local dealer said I could pick it up at the factory, and you know, it was fun! Those guys bent over backwards to get my new loader to me. That was 15 years ago. It's about time somebody said something about being built in the GOOD OLD USA again. Tell them boys doin' the weldin' to keep up the good work... they got it better than NASA when it comes to steel!
Norman L. Willey - Willey Farms - Yale, IA
I am extremely happy with my Westendorf TA-26 loader. I have always bought Bush Hog in the past, but they don't hold a candle to a Westendorf loader. I like it 100%!
Steve Craig with Taco - Ashland, MO
In my opinion, the best improvement to come along in attachments is the Stack Saver. I stack large round bales three high in my hay shed and had lots of trouble with the top bale sticking and not wanting to come off the bale stabber. Now with the Stack Saver, I put the top bale on the stack and push it off the stabber while I back up the tractor. It has saved me an unknown amount of time and a lot of bad words.
Dennis Trometer - Jamaica, IA
My 2008 Westendorf TA-26 has exceeded all my expectations. When I moved the loader from a 1965 Ford tractor to a 1990 Ford cab tractor it bolted right up with no problem using the same mounts.
Westendorf's customer support is awesome, I talked to a real person and not to an automated system. Westendorf gets an A+ for the advice they offered for their product.
David Patton - Garnett, KS