Adding rear remotes on a small tractor

   / Adding rear remotes on a small tractor #11  
Always nice to hear alternate ways to do hydraulics.
On my MF, the hydraulics were plumbed from the pump to the FEL valve, and then to the 3ph via power beyond on the FEL valve. I interrupted between the FEL valve and 3PH for the backhoe pressure line, and I return the BH right to the tank instead of running it through the 3PH. This keeps me from accidentally using the 3PH with the BH on, since I don't have to completely remove the 3pt arms to mount the BH. If I do need to raise the arms slightly, I simply plug the BH return into the other side connector, which feeds the 3ph, but I don't leave it there.

As for TnT, I had planned to use two diverters off the FEL valve, and have both engaged at the same time via a toggle switch. This way the FEL valve would either control the FEL, or the TnT. I figured the movement of the FEL joystick was more "intuitive" to tilt forward/back, or left/right than having two remote levers that both move forward/backward...

Having an actual remote valve is another option though.

If you have BH plumbing, you already know where to get the pressure feed for the remote valves. If your BH connects to the same two fittings that you must then connect when you remove the BH, then it's returning through the 3ph, and you can interrupt either of those hoses to run the aux hydraulics, and they'll work with the BH connected, or not. If your BH dumps straight to tank like mine, where one of the BH hoses plugs into a fitting on the tractor that is not otherwise used, then you need to interrupt the pressure line before the backhoe to have the remotes work with or without the BH. (This is the line from the tractor that you unplug from a fitting on the tractor and plug into the backhoe...)

Good luck!!
 
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#12  
Sounds good guys, I'm away from home for a couple days but will check manual for a hydraulic schematic when I'm back, do you guys recommernd a good 2 spool valve that is compact um thinking I'll try build some sort of mount to my ROPs, or next to my seat
 
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#13  
Sounds good guys, I'm away from home for a couple days but will check manual for a hydraulic schematic when I'm back, do you guys recommernd a good 2 spool valve that is compact um thinking I'll try build some sort of mount to my ROPs, or next to my seat
Second question I'm mainly concerned with a hydraulic top link right now, going to be doing alot of box blade work, how do you measure for cylinder length, just by taking standard top link and measure it all the way out and then all the way in and that should help determine stroke length based upon length of hydraulic cylinder
 
   / Adding rear remotes on a small tractor #14  
Second question I'm mainly concerned with a hydraulic top link right now, going to be doing alot of box blade work, how do you measure for cylinder length, just by taking standard top link and measure it all the way out and then all the way in and that should help determine stroke length based upon length of hydraulic cylinder

After doing this try to get a unit that is either centered on the stroke or has about 1/2" more retraction then extension.
 
   / Adding rear remotes on a small tractor #15  
If only two remotes, a consideration would be a joystick valve like for a loader.

Will just have to use a bunjee cord to hold position when using backhoe.

Other options would be to try to find a monobock with spool features you want. Or a stack valve and just get the work sections you want.

Try to get a valve that closely matches your tractors flow without going smaller. That will get you the most compact and will give you the best control over feathering.
 
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#16  
Where's a good place to buy valves,
 
   / Adding rear remotes on a small tractor #17  
Depends on what you are looking for? Cheap no-name? Or high end?
 
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#18  
Well id like to keep it around $250 if possible, and as compact as I can for a 2 spool valve, I was hoping to find a website where I could look through all the different options, I just wondered if there was a go to site, I'll have to do some research I suppose,,
 
   / Adding rear remotes on a small tractor #19  
Northerntool.com
Baileynet.com
Hydraulicstore.com
Surpluscenter.com

That should get you started
 
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#20  
Sounds good thanks
 

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