Building a Loader for a MF1215

[Renze]

After the diesel, do I need to get hyd. fluid into in pretty soon, or will the diesel lube and protect enough until I get the whole system put together?

Thats why i allways use diesel: it doesnt bite anything else, and doesnt rust quite easily. And its easier to flush than thick oil.

When storing it for longer than a week, a squirt of oil after flushing them out, might be better than just diesel though...

 

[Iplayfarmer]

Just an update. As a semi-temporary fix, I'm pulling the loader from my old tractor to put on this new one. I'll still have to build a new sub-frame, but that will be a lot quicker than building a whole new loader.

Then, when I go to build the bigger better loader for it, I'll already have the subframe done.

 

[Iplayfarmer]

I'm back to active again on this thread. I'm hoping to take the few days I have off around New Year's to get a good head start on moving the loader over from my old tractor.

I had my first lucky break today when I got the hose I need to close the hydraulic system on my old tractor after I remove the loader. A brand new 12" hose with 3/8" NPT male ends cost me $1.49 plus tax at the local army surplus store.

Now I just have to figure out the best way to attach the hydraulics to the new tractor. On the old one the supply line is cut and the loader valve is plumbed in series...No power beyond or anything. Upstream goes into the valve block, downstream comes out of the valve block. I stopped by the massey dealer to see how they plumb the loaders for this tractor. They had some kind of a manifold block, but they didn't have any indication as to how the manifold block ties into the existing hydraulics.

Anyone have any input about these manifold blocks?

 

[Iplayfarmer]

Here are some pictures to help illustrate what I am talking about. The first two pictures are of the old tractor. On the new tractor, you can see that there is a fitting in the middle of the line. I would hope that there is some way to tie into this fitting without having to cut the lines.

 

[Renze]

Here are some pictures to help illustrate what I am talking about. The first two pictures are of the old tractor. On the new tractor, you can see that there is a fitting in the middle of the line. I would hope that there is some way to tie into this fitting without having to cut the lines.

You could just undo one end of the line, take this coupler loose, bend it a half inch out of line, attach two knees and then re-attach the other end of the line.
They can take that half inch bending, we did that too on our previous loader tractor, a 1964 Deutz D50...

 

[Iplayfarmer]

You could just undo one end of the line, take this coupler loose, bend it a half inch out of line, attach two knees and then re-attach the other end of the line.
They can take that half inch bending, we did that too on our previous loader tractor, a 1964 Deutz D50...

Are you saying to just move the two ends of the tractor's hydraulic line 1/2" to the side of each other? Or are you saying to actually put a bend in the line?

The idea to move the lines each 1/2" to opposite sides of each other makes a lot of sense. Then I could easily re-attach the hydraulic lines if I take the loader off ever.

 

[Renze]

The idea to move the lines each 1/2" to opposite sides of each other makes a lot of sense. Then I could easily re-attach the hydraulic lines if I take the loader off ever.

I think we're talking about the same thing here. We needed to undo one end of the line to move it back a little, because the bolted line couplers dont meet flush ends, but stick into each other. We took the one end off and reinstalled in a half inch offset (with a little tension, but thats ok) so that they will just pass along each other. Whenever the loader goes, we can easily reinstall as original.

 

[Iplayfarmer]

I think we're talking about the same thing here. We needed to undo one end of the line to move it back a little, because the bolted line couplers dont meet flush ends, but stick into each other. We took the one end off and reinstalled in a half inch offset (with a little tension, but thats ok) so that they will just pass along each other. Whenever the loader goes, we can easily reinstall as original.

So what kind of couplers are these, anyway? Where would I buy an adapter that goes from this kind of fitting to NPT?

 

[Renze]

So what kind of couplers are these, anyway? Where would I buy an adapter that goes from this kind of fitting to NPT?

I have no idea. Hydraulics is about the only branch of industry where metric, NPT and gas thread ?? are used kriss-cross without any logic... at least in Europe. Maybe in the USA the metric fittings arent used, which would reduce the possible options to two...

I allways take things apart, use some sort of fitting from my parts bin to see if this one is the same, so i can use it as an example. Then go to the dealership and order a hose to be crimped with "these fittings"

 

[Iplayfarmer]

Now all I need is a parts bin.