Auxiliary Hydraulics - rear and/or front for FEL use?

[Kingston61]

Hey folks - would like your opinions and or corrections if my assumption is wrong:
Kioti DK45SE with rear auxiliary hydra and has a detent lever (has a "lock" position A and B)
Do I need to invest in front hydra or am I fine having hoses made to run from the back to the FEL to use for my front hydra?
If I just need to run hoses to the front is that something I can measure and order on line and install myself?
Do I want to install/attach as a "permanent" fixture or keep them temporary so only attach when needed?
For now my use will be for grapple. I know there are several implements to run on the FEL but right now can't see me getting anything else but want to have the option for other implements in the future.

What do you all think - since I have the detent lever, use the rear or invest in dedicated front?

Thanks,
Steve

 

[LouNY]

If you are desiring to operate a grapple with your rear remote valve by running hoses up to the front of the loader yes,
it certainly can be done. A detent valve would not be my first choice for that application. you can feather that detent to open and close the grapple.
A diverter mounted up on the cross tube with short hoses from the curl cylinder lines wouldn't cost much more then the long hoses.
That said I have the long hoses from my rear remotes to the front of the loader.

 

[dlctcg]

I agree with LouNY, that using a rear remote with a detent valve for aux fronts wouldn't be my preference, but as he said you could definitely do it.

Running hoses would probably be the cheapest route to go & if I were to do it I would find a permanent path to route the hose from the rear to the front, mounting them up & leaving them installed even when not in use. I would not want to have to take them on & off every time I needed them & find a way to keep them from getting in the way or caught on something. After you plan the route for the hoses just use a piece of wire or rope to get the length for your hoses, then you can get them from anywhere you want.

On our machine I finally switch to a diverter valve for the front & personally like it much better then when we used one of our rear remotes but I'm sure this is just an individual preference. I like it better because the way I set it up all of the FEL controls are done with out taking my hand off the loader control... I made my own mounts for the diverter & then mounted a switch to control diverter on the loader handle. It was more money but we really prefer this setup now that we have it...