Loader Snowplow

[kennyd]

I wish it was as simple as connecting in to my curl function and adding another remote. I dont have a 3rd function nor do i want to have to reconnecting and disconnecting lines in the middle of winter. This has to be easy on easy off as its going on the tractor i use to feed cattle.

The curl function is a good idea if i were to put high pressure three way ball valves in line shut the lines off going the curls and then plumb into my turn cylinders. I will have to look and see how my single action rams are made up, i dont know as if that is going to work with out a valve body to allow the other cylinder to spool back.

How will you avoid connecting/disconnecting hoses with your proposed setup:confused2:

Any normal/regular valve will see the two SA (single acting) cylinders on the plow as one DA (dual acting) cylinder. The only trouble that you could encounter is if the valve has the regen (regenerative) feature on all the time, but most don't.

Do you have a rear remote on your machine?

 

[nwngunner]

no i do not have a rear remote that is the problem, i have the valve body that does just as you say. I have no way to put my remotes into float to power the valve body if i would disconnect my curls. The lines on the plow it self have quick attach and i was going to put new ones with the built in pressure releases so they are easy to disconnect.

 

[zmansmac]

I've had a loader mounted plow blade for years. And I needed the lift and curl functions intact since I have a cement and mostly gravel drive where I needed to angle the plow back on the gauge wheels for the gravel part. It only took one winter of manually changing the blade angle to go with a power setup. So I bought an inexpensive valve and some hoses and quick connects from Surplus Center. MadReferee (may he rest in peace) led me through the hookup which was essentially putting the new valve in series with my loader valve. Here is a picture of my setup. This would give you a quick disconnect for your power angle and not interfere with the loader function. And it uses the tractor's hydraulics.

JohnZ
B7500

 

[kennyd]

no i do not have a rear remote that is the problem, i have the valve body that does just as you say. I have no way to put my remotes into float to power the valve body if i would disconnect my curls. The lines on the plow it self have quick attach and i was going to put new ones with the built in pressure releases so they are easy to disconnect.

What tractor do you have?

Adding a new valve is the most cost effective/useful way to hook up your plow.

 

[nwngunner]

I am old school compared to you guys, my main winter tractor is a 1650 Oliver, my other is an internaional/farmall 806. I used a rear blade last winter and i hated it, to much backing up for me. I got some feelers out trying to find a pump.

 

[dstig1]

Well if you are dead set on adding a pump, then go crazy but everyone has given you the easier solution - add a third function valve. It takes a little bit of time to get it installed, but that depends on how fast you are and/or how picky you are about the install. Otherwise it's mostly connecting some new hoses and such. Then if you want to get a grapple, you are ready to go!

 

[nwngunner]

i dont see how that is going to work for me, i can not set my remotes to always power another valve. I dont want to have to open one valve to provide power to another to turn the blade.

 

[nwngunner]

I should say this another way, i dont have live remotes.

 

[dstig1]

You don't need remotes. The 3rd function was designed to get around that. I think the most common type is what I have - electric over hydraulic diverter. You add an electrically operated hydraulic switch. When you press and hold a switch on the joystick that you add as part of this, the diverter switches from one circuit to another and typically sends the fluid that was driving the dump/curl function to a new circuit. In my case I use it for Grapple open/close. Yours would be for angle left/right. You wouldn't want to use this for anything that requires constant flow but for grapples and plow angling, it's perfect.

 

[nwngunner]

ok i dont mean to sound dense but how do i add that to my tractor? i only have 4 lines on my tractor loader up and down and curl. Mabey i am just confused to where the 3rd function would connect. I am starting to get what your saying, it goes inline and on my curl remote i put a momentary on switch to power say a selonid valve?