3016 HST. Enough HP?
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. My wife was thinking of getting a sickle mower down the road. Some are manual, but lots are hydraulic. Should I get the rear remote, or just get a manual mower?
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I'd want at least one set of hydraulic remotes on the rear unless it was an addition to the 2 or 3 other tractors I already had and was going to have a mower or similar hanging on the back full time.
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Go with the forks you will be surprised at how handy they are. I use mine all the time. Definitely get rear remotes at least one set, more if you can. I use 1 set for a hydraulic top link in conjunction with a 3 point quick hitch and I can change attachments in seconds with out leaving tractor seat.
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I have three sets of rear remotes and I use them all when I have my commercial box scraper mounted.
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Depends on how that average mechanic feels about taking apart a brand new tractor.
To go from no rear remotes to a single set of factory rear remotes, that is not uncommon pricing either way.
To go from no rear remotes to a single set of factory rear remotes, that is not uncommon pricing either way.
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I think they were mainly only included on models that shipped with backhoes on the 3016.
They're bolt-on, but much needs removed to access and plumb everything. On most units, the seat, operator platform, and floorboard comes out; and on some the fender comes off too.
To plumb them you disconnect the 3 point hydraulic feed from either the pump, or if equipped, the front loader valve. The line that went to the 3 point you'll connect to the new spool (which is the control valve for the rear remotes), and from the new spool you reconnect the 3 point with another line they provide.
You'll mount the new spool under the right side of the seat and the control handle will stick up through the operator platform beside the seat, and there will be lines that go to the rear of the tractor where the remote ports mount.
They're bolt-on, but much needs removed to access and plumb everything. On most units, the seat, operator platform, and floorboard comes out; and on some the fender comes off too.
To plumb them you disconnect the 3 point hydraulic feed from either the pump, or if equipped, the front loader valve. The line that went to the 3 point you'll connect to the new spool (which is the control valve for the rear remotes), and from the new spool you reconnect the 3 point with another line they provide.
You'll mount the new spool under the right side of the seat and the control handle will stick up through the operator platform beside the seat, and there will be lines that go to the rear of the tractor where the remote ports mount.