Cruise Control

[bmaverick]

There is another thread on TBN talking about how many people opted for cruise control on their new tractors.
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I sat back thinking, would I ever need this on my Yanmar? Then it dawned on me ... Duh, our YM machines have a mechanical lever to use as a cruise control.

The more info I find on the latest newer machines, the more I'm at home with the YM series.

What would be nice to have is a good power steering unit, a hydraulic top-link, and a nice sized mug holder off of the ROPS.

Anyone else have a wish list or dream list for their YM machine? Yes, some of you are making that dream a reality.

 

[bcp]

Doesn't tractor "cruise control" hold the hydrostatic pedal in a selected position, not the throttle?

Bruce

 

[bmaverick]

Doesn't tractor "cruise control" hold the hydrostatic pedal in a selected position, not the throttle?

Bruce

Our machines are PowerShift or the basic gear selector. Nothing hydrostatic about them.

 

[Menagerie-Manor]

There is another thread on TBN talking about how many people opted for cruise control on their new tractors.
For the newbies The best creature comfort add-ons to your tractor To consider when buying

I sat back thinking, would I ever need this on my Yanmar? Then it dawned on me ... Duh, our YM machines have a mechanical lever to use as a cruise control.

The more info I find on the latest newer machines, the more I'm at home with the YM series.

What would be nice to have is a good power steering unit, a hydraulic top-link, and a nice sized mug holder off of the ROPS.

Anyone else have a wish list or dream list for their YM machine? Yes, some of you are making that dream a reality.

Fulfilled one of my wishes just now, a new seat and my boney old butt is happier. I hear you on the simplicity of YM and power steering is a nice feature that was installed on mine. Definitely have to figure out a phone and cup holders.

 

[Williy]

You can make a bracket attached to the rops
with a cup holder should be a simple job!

willy

 

[bmaverick]

You can make a bracket attached to the rops
with a cup holder should be a simple job!

willy

That's the big question. What bracket would work? Found an almost match at Menards in the hardware section. Just the U bolts were stainless and not black. Can't drill holes in a ROPS as it's a Federal regulation for safety. So, brackets and U-bolts are the way to go.

 

[Smokeonthewater]

Meh... the feds don't give a rip what you do to your own rops for your own use...

That said, there are other options too such as glue, magnets, velcro, or even the ever magic ZIPTIE

 

[Smokeonthewater]

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[bmaverick]

Meh... the feds don't give a rip what you do to your own rops for your own use...

That said, there are other options too such as glue, magnets, velcro, or even the ever magic ZIPTIE

They don't care once we get the machine really. BUT - - - Should anything happen to a new owner of the machine after your mods to the ROPS, you are fully liable. That's how the FEDs treat it.

My plan is a bracket method of some sorts. Just need a LARGE mug cup holder and not what is typically found in the baby section of Wally world.

 

[Smokeonthewater]

Nah they still don't care...

The only realistic downside to modding your own is that the manufacturer would no longer be liable if it failed and osha would fine you if you were an employer...

Civil court is a whole other subject but the feds won't be there lol

All that aside, another idea for you and ur big mug would be some 1.5x 1/8 flat bar (or whatever size)... shape it to fit around ur rops and ur mug w a bolt between to connect the ends and to tighten it on the rops...

 

[California]

My solution is radiator hose clamps. They can't hurt anything.

I have this bag on one side with a jug of water in it.

On the other side, a similar bag with pruners, a short rope, and space to put my sweater as the day warms up.

An old photo.

More recently I used this method to attach a barn door handle up high, vertically, to make it safer as I climb into/from the backhoe's seat - where a fall might put me down where the hydraulic pump rides on the pto shaft.

A clearer picture illustrating the bags and handle secured with radiator hose clamps. A cupholder/phone pocket/small radio could also be attached this way. Or a light bar.

 

[Smokeonthewater]

California, sounds great for holding ur gear but please find a better solution for your grab handle.... radiator hose clamps aren't trustworthy enough to bet your life on.... I've see em spontaneously fall off of radiator hoses
Get some u bolts... they are available in all shapes and sizes at your local hardware store....

 

[stsid1]

I use the tool box in front of the shifter on our YM2000 for a cup holder, well, coke bottle holder. I keep a few rags in it for padding for my phone. I use bluetooth earbuds so I don't miss a call.

 

[careyo63]

Any bigger mug I'd have to put on the ROP's....... Rarely any Alcohol for me though.

 

[California]

California, sounds great for holding your gear but please find a better solution for your grab handle.... radiator hose clamps aren't trustworthy enough to bet your life on.... I've see em spontaneously fall off of radiator hoses
Get some u bolts... they are available in all shapes and sizes at your local hardware store....

Smokeonthe water, thinking about that, I went back and edited my post above. The pto pump is coupled directly onto the pto shaft so its not as dangerous as a driveline attached there. Falling down into the hoses would be awkward but not deadly like landing on a turning shaft.

This backhoe (was OEM for both Kubota and Yanmar) is definitely Old School (1979). It has nothing to avoid a fall forward across the control handles like the loop above the controls on modern equipment. I bolted on what was originally a stake pocket, beyond the controls to have a grip to help climb on. This grip is barely visible in the photo with the stump.

 

[bmaverick]

Any bigger mug I'd have to put on the ROP's....... Rarely any Alcohol for me though.

Knowing my luck, it would bounce right off and in my lap. When brush mowing, I have these 8 inch deep rut holes from stump ground trees every 4 feet. About 3,000 of these pockets after the logging. Got it down to around 80 now in the back corner. Just mowed that section last night. It's jaw popping, even in a low gear. Got use to hitting them a certain way to keep the steering happy.

This is somewhat what I'm thinking. Just the attachment is all wrong.

 

[lman]

Our machines are PowerShift or the basic gear selector. Nothing hydrostatic about them.

Then cruise control is not an option or necessary for you.

 

[bmaverick]

This one is great, it can hold a Gatorade!

 

[bmaverick]

OK, this guy has the same mindset I do. We want a 4-hour long mug holder while working out in the field. None of those tiny sippy bottles either.

I like what he did out of PVC. This is a mug holder for sure!

Another

 

[California]

This one is great, it can hold a Gatorade!

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My equivalent: a multi-pocket little kid's backpack, one on each side, as saddlebags. That's a water bottle in the flap pocket of the left one.