1/4 hose for toplink

Threepoint · Oct 6, 2014

Xfaxman said:
The restrictors for my 3 point backhoe were a small hole washer dropped in before the hose was screwed on.

Very clever, Xfaxman. :thumbsup:

Any drawback to doing this, that anyone can think of? Might the washer affect the ability of the male fitting to seat fully? Any risk of deformation under the hydraulic pressure? Nickle plated washers or stainless steel? If I ever need flow restrictors, this solution seems like it would come in handy. But it's so simple it worries me!

MtnViewRanch · Oct 7, 2014

The problem when using any type of flow restrictors on a high usage hydraulic cylinder is over heating the oil. So you need to be sure that when using restrictors, you have a large oil capacity or an oil cooler.

TomSeller · Oct 7, 2014

The main advantage of larger hoses on your front or rear remotes is when you are going to run hydraulic motors with the hoses. If you are just opening and closing hydraulic cylinders on a CUT or SCUT, you will be fine with 1/4"

puckgrinder85 · Oct 7, 2014

Threepoint said:
Very clever, Xfaxman. :thumbsup:

Any drawback to doing this, that anyone can think of? Might the washer affect the ability of the male fitting to seat fully? Any risk of deformation under the hydraulic pressure? Nickle plated washers or stainless steel? If I ever need flow restrictors, this solution seems like it would come in handy. But it's so simple it worries me!

Instead of washers you can just plumb in a flow control valve. They aren't that expensive and you can dial it in exactly what you want. Running one little cylinder a few times isn't going to heat up the oil to worry about it. If you were running a motor constantly, yea, time to worry.

MtnViewRanch · Oct 7, 2014

puckgrinder85 said:
Instead of washers you can just plumb in a flow control valve. They aren't that expensive and you can dial it in exactly what you want. Running one little cylinder a few times isn't going to heat up the oil to worry about it. If you were running a motor constantly, yea, time to worry.

I would not call any back hoe cylinder other than the out riggers, only being used a few times. Yes typically T&T cylinders and implement cylinders are not a problem, but any unit that is getting a constant use for a period of time can become a problem if things are not properly allowed for.