4N1 Bucket, Top-N-Tilt, Remote Joy Stick

[IslandTractor]

Unfortunately the fittings and adapters dot com website has a $15 minimum order which means I'd need to buy 135 of these caps to get them via the website. I could probably use about $5 worth so I'll look around locally.

 

[dfkrug]

I have the HJ2-60 from WR Long.

Well, ISLAND, I got one of those Long HJ2-60 4 in 1s. I won an auction on
Ebay, and it will be shipped from PA. It has the aux valve and is set up
for a JD loader, so I will have some cutting/welding to do. Total damage:
$511 for the bkt, and $400 to ship.

 

[IslandTractor]

Well, ISLAND, I got one of those Long HJ2-60 4 in 1s. I won an auction on
Ebay, and it will be shipped from PA. It has the aux valve and is set up
for a JD loader, so I will have some cutting/welding to do. Total damage:
$511 for the bkt, and $400 to ship.

Other than shipping costs it sounds like we got twin eBay deals. I ended up having a local welding shop do the modifications for me while I watched and it didn't take much more than half an hour to cut off the JD hitch and weld on a universal QA bracket. I ended up using two end pieces and a connecting bar rather than the full QA plate and saved about 50 lbs in weight.

Good luck with your conversion.

 

[dfkrug]

If mine is in as good shape as yours, ISLAND, I will be a happy camper.
I got mine from McGrew Equipment, who has a good rep and has been doing
these Ebay auctions for a long time. I have sold much bigger things on
Ebay, but I have never bought something this big there. I will post
when it arrives in a few weeks.

 

[dfkrug]

....it sounds like we got twin eBay deals...

My HJ2-60 (made for a JD 440 FEL) is less heavy duty than yours, ISLAND.
It has none of those side reinforcements, and no cylinder protection. The
curved part of the carcass is only 1/8", and I dented it just by handling it.
It weighed 326#, less the valve and main (long) hoses. I will find my ser#
to compare to yours if you have it. I am guessing mine is 5-10 y old.

 

[IslandTractor]

My HJ2-60 (made for a JD 440 FEL) is less heavy duty than yours, ISLAND.
It has none of those side reinforcements, and no cylinder protection. The
curved part of the carcass is only 1/8", and I dented it just by handling it.
It weighed 326#, less the valve and main (long) hoses. I will find my ser#
to compare to yours if you have it. I am guessing mine is 5-10 y old.

Maybe I have the HJ-60 which is heavier duty. I did not realize the HJ2-60 weighed in at only 326lbs. As I recall I needed a comealong to pull the thing up a ramp to my trailer. I don't think I'd have needed that with 326lbs. I looked at the WRLong website and see that the HJ series does have the extra bracing metal too.

 

[dfkrug]

My HJ2-60 is all apart now, and it does not even HAVE a zerk for the lower
clevis of the cylinders. I will be beefing this unit up before completing my
install on my Kioti. I will start a new thread before I am flamed for hijacking
this one.