3510i Hydraulic Questions.........

[Canuck_49]

Hi - I originally posted this on the Zetor/Century/Branson forum and a very helpful member suggested I ask this forum as well. I don't know a lot about tractor hydraulics so please excuse a few dumb questions......

Can rear hydraulics be added to a 3510i? Mine has a FEL and of course a 3pt hitch but I've started to think about uses for rear hydraulics. Is this an expensive add-on? Apparently it's not as expensive as I thought, but I'd like to hear other member's experiences.

Are extra hydraulics needed to use a grapple on the FEL instead of the bucket? Is this an expensive add-on as well? Apparently there are 2 options, but again, I'd like to hear what other members have done or suggest.

The 3pt hitch arms raise and lower fully with only a short movement of the control lever. Is there a way to adjust this so the full range of the control lever is used, not just the top 3 or 4 inches? Wouldn't that give me better depth control on my scraper blade for example? Still looking for input on this one......

 

[J_J]

To use a grapple, you could add a solenoid diverter valve and use the curl circuit.

This valve would use the hyd for the curl in the normal or non powered mode. When the solenoid is activated, the circuit flow is to the grapple, and your joystick lever will then control the grapple.

The switch for control could be a thumb switch on the lever handle.