M59 Discussion Thread
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TBarD
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The truck in my sig - Ram 2500 with the 5.9L diesel engine (but with a few enhancements). By chance I just finished hauling the rig up to Colorado today, over Slumgullion pass at 11500 feet or so, with a 1500 lb box blade on the trailer along with the M59. Probably 14K total. I used the flat bed trailer for this trip, as I have a load of equipment loaded in the dump trailer which I will haul next. Anyway, having done this trip a number of times now, there is no problem hauling the M59 with a full size diesel truck, even over the mountains. An exhaust brake and at least an EGT gauge is essential though.
Tipnback
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Just bought a valby chipper for m59, 140 with the 160 feed option, I am nort sure the correct way to hook it up? Yes I know pto shaft slides in but my big ? Is when hooking it up to rear hydraulics, where back hoe hooks up, does the levers need to be switched and the seat turned around. Owners manual has a small portion about stationary use but does not have any info on how to use the hydraulics properly. Any info would be great
TBarD
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Normally one would use the rear auxiliary hydraulics for something like your 160 hydraulic feed, then it would be a simple hookup. From the Valby specs however it appears that the hydraulic flow range for the 160 is 3-10 gpm, which is probably ok for the rear hydraulics at low rpm (could be up to 15 gpm or so at max rpm which may be required to run the splitter at max!). If you don't have rear aux hydraulics it may be possible to use the backhoe swing circuit instead. I am on travel now though and don't have access to the manuals to check the details, but this may be possible. This would require switching the appropriate lever, and you would need to ensure that the Valby can sustain full flow at all times for the feed unit (probably, but I would check). Hopefully someone who has already setup a splitter with feed will post.
natem
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If it is the same as the L-45 which has three ports for the back hoe, plug it into the two bigger ones. Make sure when you activate it you only push the right side lever in, NOT both because it will dead head. This is all if it is has the same hook ups as the l45, that's how I have my wallenstien with the hydro feed. Works prefect!
Tipnback
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I was told to use left 2 ports, red feed and white return with left lever out and right one in, put it together today, just hoses because have to cut shaft, feed turned fine. I was told if I use blue port(main) fluid would not return to tank and will heat up! My Kubota dealership has no clue.
Tipnback
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Thanx for the reply, when you hook up yours as you described does the 3 pt go up and down without resetting levers? By me using the red(swing) to power and the white (return) and leaving left lever in and right lever out I am able to use the chipper hydraulic feed and use the 3 pt lever up and down. Somewhere in post I heard to use swing and not the blue inlet and local shop also said same thing. Also I forgot about turning seat, don't why I forget have 2000 hours on machine. I did use a American log splitter set up using blue and white post in backhoe mode but that worked but got hot, deadhead as you mentioned. Thanx again
Stonehaller
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Using the swing pump port for your chipper is the best way as that is completely independent of the main pump and will not affect the 3 point lift or loader operation. I use the swing pump port on my L39 to power rear remote valves for TNT when the backhoe is off. For something like a log splitter that can use higher flow you can use the main port but that affects the 3 point lift. Even if you pull the lever out to the backhoe off position, the three point will not get pressure as the plumping relies on the check in the quick disconnect to block flow out the rear main quick disconnect. You either have to disconnect the hose from the main port quick disconnect or what I do with my 3 point splitter is first extend the ram, then pull the lever to the backhoe off position. Then I bungee the lever on the splitter to the extend position. This blocks flow out the quick disconnect and allows pressure for the 3 point. Note that the flow is not deadheaded as long as the lever is in the backhoe off position it is flowing through the 3 point valve.
natem
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I may have been miss informed but I remember asking the dealer what the swing port put out and the main port put out and was told the same gpm number for both. But if swing valve is putting out less, I am going to switch mine because it doesn't take that much to make the rollers go and I no longer need the high flow to run the log splitter. As far as running the 3pt hitch while connected I ended up putting a ball valve after the quick connect fitting, works great. I did the unplugging and reconnecting hydro lines for a while and thought that there had to be a better way, and that's what I came up with.
