HOSE #3 - OUT port of new valve to tank.
This one didn't exactly go as planned....
The OUT port of the new valve is SAE #8 (1/2"), actually all valve ports are, the only one that isn't, is the PB port as I mentioned, which is SAE #10.
The idea was to go from my OUT port of the new valve (the top, closest port in pic 1) and TEE into my return to tank line from the FEL, which is hard to see in pic 2, but it's the upper right port (I'm not 100% positive I remember this port correctly)
For this, I would obviously need a tee, which I ordered
SAE 37ー (JIC) Swivel Nut Run Tee (all 1/2")
The only problem was, the one I ordered, had a male/female in the wrong spot, whatever I ordered, I needed the opposite. So I compromised a bit. I had ordered some extra hoses, and I happened to have an extra LONG hose, which would just about reach to my FEL valve, coming up through the bottom of the tractor. So what I did was, disconnect the return line coming directly out of my FEL valve, and use my TEE connection there, since the male/female all lined up correctly, and I TEEd in right there. (Pic 3 and 4)
Now remember I said it would "just about reach" IT DIDN'T completely reach. Since I needed to use the box blade up on my land in NH the following day, I didn't have time to order a new one, and there aren't many stores near me that supply fittings like this. So instead, I routed it down the side of my seat and along the operator station and up to the FEL valve. This is temporary and I am finally getting around to ordering the right Tee now that I'm doing this little review (and remembering I need the new tee!)
Teeing in to where I did, would be fine if my hose was a bit longer and would route without issues. Since it isn't long enough, it is cheaper for me to buy the $3.68 Tee than it is to order a new hose, not to mention easier, so that is what I will do. If memory serves me correctly, the only adapter I needed for this hose, was the SAE to JIC coming out of the valve. The others were all JIC already.
That pretty much does it for Hose #3, and finishes up the install of the valve itself....FINALLY :laughing:
Tomorrow I will post how I installed the remotes themselves, and the hoses. From here on out though, it's just making up a bracket to mount the QD's to, and decoding all the different thread types, then connect the 8 short hoses.
I hope this all makes sense, I have a gift of making even the most simplistic jobs sound extremely confusing...