BullDog Loader detail info needed

[bmaverick]

Anyone have a source for these manuals?
BullDog only made a few models for Compact Tractors globally beginning in 2010.
LOADERS
282
285
287
289

Trying to locate documents from the last decade. Its not like finding docs from the 80s when the internet was very crude.

Lucky Co - Tractor's Implements

In another posted thread, Eric said, Bulldog 285, uses a valve made by AKON. Who are they?

 

[California]

Bulldog's address in 2013 was a few miles out of Saigon. I don't see it in the Wayback Machine subsequently.

I though their loaders came pre-installed on VN recons, so there may have never been any documentation.

 

[bmaverick]

Bulldog's address in 2013 was a few miles out of Saigon. I don't see it in the Wayback Machine subsequently.

I though their loaders came pre-installed on VN recons, so there may have never been any documentation.

Eric and I figured out a bit more info and posted it all here. So he's try once again to reach out.

Does anybody know if some spool valves are generic?

The FEL on my tractor, a Bulldog 285, uses a valve made by AKON. I have not been able to find a source for parts for this valve in the USA. The valve does not have a float position and I would like to add it. Or maybe somebody here knows about these valves and can tell me if adding float is even...

www.tractorbynet.com

 

[California]

Eric and I figured out a bit more info and posted it all here. So he's try once again to reach out.

Does anybody know if some spool valves are generic?

The FEL on my tractor, a Bulldog 285, uses a valve made by AKON. I have not been able to find a source for parts for this valve in the USA. The valve does not have a float position and I would like to add it. Or maybe somebody here knows about these valves and can tell me if adding float is even...

www.tractorbynet.com

Oh. You're already miles ahead of what I found. I hadn't see that thread over in Hydraulics.

FWIW I installed a Prince valve to replace the dribbly one that was original on my Great Bend loader. (Float on both). Amazon had the Prince in stock. And this one had the advantage of hoses pointed down, important in my orchard where I'm continually ducking under branches.



Here's the thread where I asked all the dumb questions about Power Beyond etc before installing it. I got replies that the Yanmar manual is wrong, you can't have the valve in series ahead of the 3-point lift.

But I finally decided to set it up in series same as what I replaced. 10 years now and it still works perfectly.

Power Beyond vs Series for loader valve?

No, no inspection plate, or extra space on the shifter. I think creating a return port would mean drilling the transmission casting. Doing that competently is beyond what I can do. I don't see an alternative to returning at the dipstick hole, and I have no idea how to provide a dipstick after...

www.tractorbynet.com

Good luck with this.

 

[etpm]

Oh. You're already miles ahead of what I found. I hadn't see that thread over in Hydraulics.

FWIW I installed a Prince valve to replace the dribbly one that was original on my Great Bend loader. (Float on both). Amazon had the Prince in stock. And this one had the advantage of hoses pointed down, important in my orchard where I'm continually ducking under branches.



Here's the thread where I asked all the dumb questions about Power Beyond etc before installing it. I got replies that the Yanmar manual is wrong, you can't have the valve in series ahead of the 3-point lift.

But I finally decided to set it up in series same as what I replaced. 10 years now and it still works perfectly.

Power Beyond vs Series for loader valve?

No, no inspection plate, or extra space on the shifter. I think creating a return port would mean drilling the transmission casting. Doing that competently is beyond what I can do. I don't see an alternative to returning at the dipstick hole, and I have no idea how to provide a dipstick after...

www.tractorbynet.com

Good luck with this.

So, which Prince valve did you use? I guess what I really want to know is the flow through the valve. If I need to replace the complete valve to get the float function then so be it. I still need to know the proper flow rate so that a replacement valve will act the same. Do you still have this information?
Thanks,
Eric

 

[California]

So, which Prince valve did you use? I guess what I really want to know is the flow through the valve. If I need to replace the complete valve to get the float function then so be it. I still need to know the proper flow rate so that a replacement valve will act the same. Do you still have this information?
Thanks,
Eric

Here's what I have at hand. It has a link to Prince's documentation. And see the product reviews, the first one is comprehensive, well written.

Note this valve mounts below the mounting plate and the controls would be backward if it were on top. I recall digging around in Prince's product listings to find what I wanted.

Prince LVT1GB5AB1 Loader Valve

 

[careyo63]

That valve looks like the Wagner I have on the ford. Same setup and not much to it. You can still download the manuals. May get some good info.? Everything Mine works really good now. Really pleased with it. The loader is self-contained. A few bolts and a pump shaft and it removes all intact.

 

[careyo63]

I zoomed in and all your the hoses do come out the bottom and mine are all out the top. I never cared for mine and the one in between the control levers. No problems so I good with it. If I ever have to change it I think I'll change it to coming out underneath. I'll have to research that and see if the returm is the reason on mines opposite?

 

[lens12]

Control valves are usually not rebuildable. There aren't orings , just close tolerances.Any open center valve with the correct flow rate will work. Might take some hose adapters.

 

[bmaverick]

Ah, the LCI website is back up now. The loaders are shown,

Implements - BULLDOG Front End Loader

Implements - BULLDOG Front End Loader, Lucky co chuyên tân trang, sửa chữa, cung cấp các loại xe máy cày, thương hiệu nổi tiếng Nhật Bản.

lciproduct.com

And loader controls,

Implement Parts - BULLDOG Front End Loader

Implement Parts - BULLDOG Front End Loader, Lucky co chuyên tân trang, sửa chữa, cung cấp các loại xe máy cày, thương hiệu nổi tiếng Nhật Bản.

lciproduct.com