Now my B6100 has power steering :)

[KubotainNH]

Don't go by the website for stock info. Call or e-mail the guy, it's a small outfit that sells them so he may not keep the site updated too well. I don't think it's his full time job. There's not too much special to it except that everything is in one unit. People have installed used valves/cylinders for cheaper but I think one would be hard pressed to install new ones at the same price.

 

[Lefty_Kubota]

nice write up. and great photos , thanks for sharing

 

[KubotainNH]

Thanks. I really like your avatar. The sun light shaped like a cross through the flag is cool.

 

[npalen]

Got a question for you guys with this type of power steering:
Is the tractor steerable manually if fluid pressure is lost?
Thanks
Nelson

 

[KubotainNH]

Got a question for you guys with this type of power steering:
Is the tractor steerable manually if fluid pressure is lost?
Thanks
Nelson

Yes, this is why I went this route. If my tractor is disabled I can still steer it unlike the full hydraulic setups. You cannot put a bunch of pressure on the small control valve pin but enough to get the tractor to a better location. The other pluses for p/s is no violent steering wheel spin and hopefully prolonging the life of the delicate steering box.

 

[npalen]

Can't beat power steering no way no how!
I just need to figure out how to get it on my Allis 720 due to limited space next to the loader subframe. I do like the cylinder with integral valve as it will be much easier to install again due to limited space under the steering column.
I do understand that some if not all the torque assist type setups (orbitrol etc) will still steer with power loss but does take much more effort.
In the way of related trivia, we had a 1960's vintage McCormack WD9 back on the farm when I was a kid. It steered extremely hard and would try to break your arm if you hit a plow furrow at an angle. Dad had a power assit steering unit installed exactly like what you guys are using. It was not fast steering by any means but it was a pleasure to turn compared to without PS.
Nelson

 

[jimmer2880]

Don't go by the website for stock info. Call or e-mail the guy, it's a small outfit that sells them so he may not keep the site updated too well. I don't think it's his full time job. There's not too much special to it except that everything is in one unit. People have installed used valves/cylinders for cheaper but I think one would be hard pressed to install new ones at the same price.

I agree. I had a custom cylinder made for my old yanmar by this guy. He made the cylinder & had it at my door within a couple weeks. Absoltely wonderful person to deal with. Very knowledgable and doesn't mind helping you out by answering lots of dumb questions.

 

[onowino]

Hi Mike. You said of your power steering that you were "Running it off the PB of the FEL." That gives me the perfect opportunity to display my lack of knowledge in the exciting world of tractors. I've studied on it a while but, for all my skills and capabilities in other fields, the "PB" confounds me. If it were spelled out for me, in its entirety, it may still elude me, but at least I could do a more fruitful search. I know I'll kick myself in the butt when I see the answer and a lot of other tractor owners will dust off a space on a lower shelf for my future posts, but I have to risk all that to find out.
Thanks Mike.
Fred

 

[638]

PB = Power Beyond

 

[KubotainNH]

LOL...gotta love acronyms. 638 is correct.

Not all hydraulic controllers have power beyond but this Kubota one does. It fed the 3 point hitch. Now it feeds the power steering before it heads off to the 3ph. Basically power beyond allows all the hydraulic pressure out the p/b outlet unless using the loader.