Another Diverter

MadReferee · Sep 27, 2006

IslandTractor said:
I think we are talking about different things. I can find the NPT fittings, I cannot find the braces or a way to securely mount my existing QC fittings to the FEL torque tube. I need something that functions like the piece of metal in the photograph below which is the stock factory brace for the QC fittings on the FEL post. I need something functionally similar that could be attached by welding or bolting to the torque tube.

Well, I made my own from a scrap piece of 2.5" steel angle and welded it to the bucket support tube. You are probably going to have to go to the local hardware store and buy some metal and cut, bend and drill your own. Or you could find an old electronic case or stop by Radio Shack for a new one that has right angle bends and cut and drill it to fit what you want. For something like this you have to be resourcefull. I have never seen a generic one for sale.

Steve_Miller · Sep 27, 2006

I didn't do it properly with bulkhead fittings as they were hard to find locally as well in the 1/4" NPT size so I just used a 1/4" nipple thru a piece of 1/8" flat bar. I put the nipple in the Quick connect as far as it would go, measured the gap, then substituted a washer on either side to make up the gap that was left. It works fine and doesn't leak. I drill a hole thru the crosstube and bolted on the flat bar. Did the same for the rear and side remotes as well. So far so good. Here's a couple of shots of the front remotes.

Steve

IslandTractor · Sep 27, 2006

Thanks guys. That makes more sense. I thought there was a supplier out there somewhere with a variety of brackets. I'll work on a fabricated solution. I was a bit leary of welding on my FEL torque tube given the pending warranty fix with Kioti but I think I'll go ahead now.

herringchoker · Sep 27, 2006

When I installed my rear remotes I made the bulkhead fittings myself the same as Steve did, using NPT ells threaded into the Quick Connects and then washers to take up the slack and tighten on the bulkhead. It has worked well for me too.

IslandTractor · Sep 27, 2006

Nice job Herringchoker. Also, I like your homemade cab. I think you may be the only guy on TBN with wall to wall carpeting in his tractor.

jimmysisson · Sep 29, 2006

IslandTractor said:
Nice job Herringchoker. Also, I like your homemade cab. I think you may be the only guy on TBN with wall to wall carpeting in his tractor.

Yeah, but what's the fuzzy thing in the lower right of the first photo?
Jim