DIY - 3rd function joy stick - kind of

[Couple of Achers]

Originally Posted by CowwFace

Hey Couple of Achers,

Yeowzers that is one beatiful mochine! Did you have to add on the 3 rear remotes? My Kioti came with one set stock, and I can add a 2nd ... but off the lot with 3... that's like tractor porn!

We just had 41" of snow here in Colorado and I'm wishing for more already!

Phill

It really doesn't "come" with any. You have to specify how many and what kind of rear remotes you want. Even tho I was able to drive it off the lot yesterday, I inked the deal a month ago. So they had plenty of time to add all the options. And option I got. It is tricked out pretty nice. There is so many levers, buttons and knobs inside the cab my nephew says it looks like the inside of the space shuttle. This isn't my first tractor, but it very well could be my last. So I wanted to get it right. Why 3 sets of remotes? Because 4 sets is not available! But in reality, I knew I was going to be using one set for a make shift 3rd function. I also have a hyd. top link. So that only leaves one set available to use for attachments. I would like to get an hyd. offset rear blade someday, so that will pretty much uses up all 3 sets.
Thanks for the kind words.

[Couple of Achers]

Originally Posted by srs

please keep everyone informed on your projects.

Time for an update. I was able to fish the two additional hoses through the existing hose protector sock and weaved them up between the existing metal pipes. I made a bracket to terminate the couplers on the front of the loader. It is mounted using existing cover bolts. I used both 3/8" and 1/4" hoses, I was able to keep the hose tight to the loader arm using the existing brackets. The 3/8" hoses fit under the first bracket but the 1/4" hoses would not fit under the other bracket. But I made a simple clamp to hold those in place. During the test fitting I made sure I ran the loader all the way up and back down. Stopping at different heights to see if the additional hoses were binding on the existing piping or pulling taught some where. All's well.

Next up. Get the hoses on my grapple.

[Couple of Achers]

Here's a pic of where the additional hoses connect to the additional quick connects.

[srs]

Jerry, thanks for the photos and update. Very nice job, professional looking! Is there any particular reason in the 3rd photo [right loader arm] you are using couplings instead of running hoses from the cab area directly to the front crossover pipe? Other then perhaps you ran out of hose????

[Couple of Achers]

Originally Posted by srs

Jerry, thanks for the photos and update. Very nice job, professional looking! Is there any particular reason in the 3rd photo [right loader arm] you are using couplings instead of running hoses from the cab area directly to the front crossover pipe? Other then perhaps you ran out of hose????

Thanks. As far as the two different size hoses go. I wanted to switch over from 3/8 hose to 1/4" couplers anyway. I could have done it at the cross over pipe if I wanted to order hoses from a mail order place or have them custom made at a shop. But to get the exact length and have them made up just to find out that they are too long or worse, to short, is a little troubling for me. It is easier for me to buy the stuff locally and if it is the wrong length, just take it back and get the next size up or down. Everything I used on this project, I either made or was off the shelf at a farm supply store. This project, like most of mine, is design as you build. I have the idea in my head, then I start building it and adapt to what makes sense along the way. One advantage to using the 1/4" hoses at the end is that they are easier to bent/form into the tighter curves. So, I didn't necessarily run out of hose. It was the longest 3/8" hose I could buy off the shelf. I don't know. It maybe doesn't make sense to everyone, but I guess it does to me. Things seem to work when I get done with a project and I guess that's what counts in the end. Thanks again.

[JoeL4330]

Couple of Achers wrote: "Why 3 sets of remotes? Because 4 sets is not available!"

I have six (6) on my Kubota L4330 ...just about enough when I have the rear blade on (angle, tilt, offset, and gauge wheel) along with top and tilt.

The pic is somewhat outdated because I moved the three on the left to below the crossbar, same as the three on the right ...and, changed the couplings to double-acting (push in, pull out ...no messing with the collars, which was very difficult because of the tight space behind.)

[Couple of Achers]

Originally Posted by JoeL4330

Couple of Achers wrote: "Why 3 sets of remotes? Because 4 sets is not available!"

I have six (6) on my Kubota L4330 ...just about enough when I have the rear blade on (angle, tilt, offset, and gauge wheel along with top and tilt.

The pic is somewhat outdated because I moved the three on the left to below the crossbar, same as the three on the right ...and, changed the couplings to double-acting (push in, pull out ...no messing with the collars, which was very difficult because of the tight space behind.)

SWEET.

What kind of blade do you have on your L4330? I am in the market for a hyd. offset blade but the only one I can seem to find is a great big 8' blade made for cat1/cat2 three point hitch. I've tested one out but since it is made for a taller tractor, with my 3pt. all the way up it was only 6-8 inches of the ground. I could raise it further with the hyd. top link, but it didn't work well when it was off set. I can find manual offsets ones that will work but I would like find a 7' hyd. offset for a cat 1 hitch. Not one for a cat 1 or cat 2 hitch.

[mcd176]

Couple of Achers,

Very nice job! and a very nice machine. One question: What is the Hydraulic connection for on the bottom right with the blue cap on it?

-Mike

[Couple of Achers]

Originally Posted by mcd176

Couple of Achers,

Very nice job! and a very nice machine. One question: What is the Hydraulic connection for on the bottom right with the blue cap on it?

-Mike

Good catch! I asked the dealer the same question. I ordered the L2195 front mount snowblower with the tractor. It has a hyd. motor to turn the chute. The way the dealer explained it to me was this. On the larger L series tractors, such as the L4740, you only need a fraction of the hyd. fluid/pressure to turn the chute. So on the hyd. motor there is a supply hose, a return hose, and a "bypass" line. I don't think he used the word bypass, but that is how I have it pictured in my mind. Maybe someone from the Hydraulic Section can weigh in here. In other words, only some of the fluid is actually used to turn the chute, the rest of it bypasses the motor and returns directly to the sump on the tractor. The additional coupler you mention is where the 3rd hose from the blower hyd motor attaches to return the fluid.

[mcd176]

Uh huh! Now that makes sense, Does the snowblower run off of a mid PTO or is it all hydraulic?

-Mike