Buying and assembling rear remote valve

[StrangeRanger]

I wish my ROPS were angled like yours, keeps things out of the line of sight. I like your bracket, I was planning on using U-bolts to hold the mounting plate to the ROPS, but your way avoids having to worry about the layout of the holes colliding with the valve. I'm most comfortable looking over my right shoulder so I might try mounting on left side, but rswyan was thinking of moving his from left to right. So who knows. I better decide soon, the wife is on me to get the fence posts in so I can't dilly around forever.

I tried the left and right and found that since I'm mostly right handed I could feather the controls better w/ my right hand, so it went on the right side.

 

[jonsstihl]

here are some pics of the way I mounted my valve.

the valve has 3/8 qd's but I have a set of 1/2 qd's on the power beyond to be able to plug in my father in laws splitter. and I don't need a valve with detent since the power beyond has pressure all the time

 

[DiezNutz]

here are some pics of the way I mounted my valve.

What sort of gear are you hooking up to your valves?
I was wondering if you found that location to be very convenient/accessible, but I guess it depends on what you're using them for and how often from the driver's seat.

I'm still undecided about how to mount mine... the layout of the valve bodies vs. goofy lever throws doesn't do much to help.

 

[dcyrilc]

What sort of gear are you hooking up to your valves?
I was wondering if you found that location to be very convenient/accessible, but I guess it depends on what you're using them for and how often from the driver's seat.

I'm still undecided about how to mount mine... the layout of the valve bodies vs. goofy lever throws doesn't do much to help.

I have to agree with you on that. I've been looking at various valve asemblies, and none of them are really convenient for where I want to put my valves.

 

[jonsstihl]

so far I have hooked up a top link and a snowblower deflector and rotation and also a splitter on the 1/2 qd.

the qd's are very close together but it hasn't been a problem yet, they are two way qd's so I can pull or push the outer sleeve to hook them up.

I turn to the right when I blow snow so that just seemed to be the logical place to put it and I wanted it on the inside for protection. the angle on the back plate gives my shoulder more room but three valves is the max with that angle because it does come close to the seat.

 

[rswyan]

here are some pics of the way I mounted my valve.

I like it .... think that may be about where I'm gonna relocate mine to ...... :thumbsup:

 

[DiezNutz]

so far I have hooked up a top link and a snowblower deflector and rotation and also a splitter on the 1/2 qd.

the qd's are very close together but it hasn't been a problem yet, they are two way qd's so I can pull or push the outer sleeve to hook them up.

I turn to the right when I blow snow so that just seemed to be the logical place to put it and I wanted it on the inside for protection. the angle on the back plate gives my shoulder more room but three valves is the max with that angle because it does come close to the seat.

OK, thanks for supplying the additional details.

 

[jeffmcclain]

here are some pics of the way I mounted my valve.

the valve has 3/8 qd's but I have a set of 1/2 qd's on the power beyond to be able to plug in my father in laws splitter. and I don't need a valve with detent since the power beyond has pressure all the time

Nice pictures. I want to do this exact same setup (only with just 2 valves). I assume the valves don't have room to fit 1/2" QD's right on the back? Also, aren't the threads 1/2" NPT on those valves? But you dropped it down to 3/8" for the QD's? Did you just get a 1/2" male to 3/8" male for that?

Also, for the power beyond, do you have to plug a hose patch from the power beyond port to the return when not using the spliter? I want to do the exact same thing, but I'm a bit confused on how to plumb the power beyond into the system. I think Kubota needs normally open center ports to provide return to the tank from the inlet (at least my B7800 with FEL will), and I'm still trying to figure out how to wire (sorry, I'm an electrical type) it all in and not obstruct return, but be able to have "power" like on some sort of release pressure valve or something. This sure saves $$$ on hoses from the valves to the QD's down on the back!