Top and Tilt l2501 DIY

[JeepHead]

My last thoughts on this, I rarely use my side link (using the manual one stinks but it would work for what I need). I built my road down to my creek without it!

Since you have forks, you will most likely not have to use a grapple.

A toplink and a single spool is all you need with your box blade.

TBN is great to talk you into a $1500, 4 spool valve with several buttons!!! You also need to upgrade to a L6060...

I agree, I never have had a need for hyd side link..

I had forks for well over a year before I purchased my grapple and my forks are now seldomly used. Trying to balance logs or brush on forks was a real PITA. The grapple was probably the best investment I ever made for my tractor with the exception of the hyd top link.

 

[TMGT]

My last thoughts on this, I rarely use my side link (using the manual one stinks but it would work for what I need). I built my road down to my creek without it!

Since you have forks, you will most likely not have to use a grapple.

A toplink and a single spool is all you need with your box blade.

TBN is great to talk you into a $1500, 4 spool valve with several buttons!!! You also need to upgrade to a L6060...

I had top and tilt on my old B2620, it was a nice feature as I had to maintain the road in front of my house.

I have thought about adding a side link for my L2340, but since I no longer have a road to grade I haven't gotten around to it.

My rear blade has hyd tilt anyways, so it's not as much of a necessity.

If you do a lot of road grading with a box blade the side link comes in handy, especially when you have to maintain a crown and you can only grade downhill due to traction! Constant changing of box angle.

 

[TMGT]

Oh, and the Grand L's are a sweet machine, just saying........

 

[650gSatoh]

My last thoughts on this, I rarely use my side link (using the manual one stinks but it would work for what I need). I built my road down to my creek without it!

Since you have forks, you will most likely not have to use a grapple.

A toplink and a single spool is all you need with your box blade.

TBN is great to talk you into a $1500, 4 spool valve with several buttons!!! You also need to upgrade to a L6060...

Ha ha...too true. My l2501 is overkill for 5 acres by some opinions but I wouldn't be without it. She actually strains a little picking up a IBC tote full of wet red oak.

I do want to get a 2 spool for the side link also. There are areas, especially the corners of my track where the dirt gets thrown to the outside edge and starts building a bank. The side link adjustment will be perfect for this.

 

[650gSatoh]

I agree, I never have had a need for hyd side link..

I had forks for well over a year before I purchased my grapple and my forks are now seldomly used. Trying to balance logs or brush on forks was a real PITA. The grapple was probably the best investment I ever made for my tractor with the exception of the hyd top link.

Grapples definitely make the task a little quicker and if I would really get the use out of one I would get it.

The forks work great for my usage. I don't have that much brush etc to worry about. I cut down pine trees and throw them in my pigs yard as they love stripping the bark and needles. Then I throw them back over the fence so they all lie together. Then it's easy to come and grab them with my forks. When I collect any other brush I just park up and get off and throw it all on the forks. Good exercise. And I also use it as a personal challenge to see how much I can pick up with 1 grab.

I also have a pretty good system for bucking trees and I throw the rounds into an ibc tote/cage and then once full take that to my splitter.

I would love to get a grapple to just ride around and pick crap up and move it and 1 day I might.

 

[650gSatoh]

Oh, and the Grand L's are a sweet machine, just saying........

Yes... I actually first had my heart set on a L4600. So big and mean looking, but that was definitely overkill for my usage.

 

[JeepHead]

Grapples definitely make the task a little quicker and if I would really get the use out of one I would get it.

The forks work great for my usage. I don't have that much brush etc to worry about. I cut down pine trees and throw them in my pigs yard as they love stripping the bark and needles. Then I throw them back over the fence so they all lie together. Then it's easy to come and grab them with my forks. When I collect any other brush I just park up and get off and throw it all on the forks. Good exercise. And I also use it as a personal challenge to see how much I can pick up with 1 grab.

I also have a pretty good system for bucking trees and I throw the rounds into an ibc tote/cage and then once full take that to my splitter.

I would love to get a grapple to just ride around and pick crap up and move it and 1 day I might.

Until you get a grapple, you will never understand how much and for what all it can be used for. It's like having a big hand on your tractor.

I cut an immense amount of wood as I use and sell it. I will grab logs with the grapple, or drag them out if they're too long, and take them to the splitter. I then buck them up while holding them with the grapple.. Makes so fast work of the entire process. Once the pile gets large enough, I have my 15 year old twin boys stack it all.

 

[650gSatoh]

Until you get a grapple, you will never understand how much and for what all it can be used for. It's like having a big hand on your tractor.

I cut an immense amount of wood as I use and sell it. I will grab logs with the grapple, or drag them out if they're too long, and take them to the splitter. I then buck them up while holding them with the grapple.. Makes so fast work of the entire process. Once the pile gets large enough, I have my 15 year old twin boys stack it all.

I understand the uses, and in my current situation there isn't a great enough need.

 

[dicktill]

You can do multiple float valves on a sv stack. I have 2 floats on my 3spool stack for the remotes on my L3240.

Yes, Prince

Here's the stack.View attachment 4098009

Okay, sorry, I stand corrected!

I was going by / confused by the fact that Prince representatives were adamant that I couldn't' have two floating valves on their monobloc units.