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also could have converted to JIC, then used a JIC-JIC 90 instead (or in one of the locations).
They have the spin "collar" on them for any orientation.
Diverter Sanity Check
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also could have converted to JIC, then used a JIC-JIC 90 instead (or in one of the locations).
They have the spin "collar" on them for any orientation.
kennyd
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Looks good AC :thumbsup:
Hey guys, need your help again.
I figured I should clean up the couplers on the machine so I ordered some bulkhead fittings and got a nice bracket. I installed the bracket and swapped in the NPT-JIC bulkhead fittings to replace the straight NPT-JIC fittings I had in the couplers before.
Guess what? It doesn't work any more!
The grapply tries to close, but will NOT open. It sounds like the hydraulics are dead-headed.
So I started some troubleshooting.
I pulled out an old hydraulic motor I've had lying around for years planning on making an auger. Same problem. Spins nice in one direction, dead-head in the other.
So I thought maybe my new fittings were the issue. So I pulled them out, and swapped out the couplers on the machine. Same problem: spins nice in one direction, dead head in the other!
So I connected the aux lines directly together. Curl function diverted one way: nice sound of hydraulic flow. Curl function diverted other way: DEAD HEAD.
What did I break?
ac
I figured I should clean up the couplers on the machine so I ordered some bulkhead fittings and got a nice bracket. I installed the bracket and swapped in the NPT-JIC bulkhead fittings to replace the straight NPT-JIC fittings I had in the couplers before.
Guess what? It doesn't work any more!
The grapply tries to close, but will NOT open. It sounds like the hydraulics are dead-headed.
So I started some troubleshooting.
I pulled out an old hydraulic motor I've had lying around for years planning on making an auger. Same problem. Spins nice in one direction, dead-head in the other.
So I thought maybe my new fittings were the issue. So I pulled them out, and swapped out the couplers on the machine. Same problem: spins nice in one direction, dead head in the other!
So I connected the aux lines directly together. Curl function diverted one way: nice sound of hydraulic flow. Curl function diverted other way: DEAD HEAD.
What did I break?
ac
kennyd
Advertiser
Sounds like regen is fighting you, try pushing the joystick further to the right to get past that potion in the valve.
I've never experienced this before. Should I push further to the right and THEN hit the diverter? Or hit the diverter THEN push further right?
Does it matter?
ac
EDIT: Doesn't seem to matter. No matter what I did, same result. Curl works perfect, but diverter dead-heads when the joystick is moved right.
ac
kennyd
Advertiser
That will be a good test AC.
Generally, you switch the diverter BEFORE moving the joystick so you are not shifting the spools under pressure.
Kenny,
You walked me to the problem. Regen.
I swapped the connectors on the grapple and VOILA! It works.
This is unfortunate though. I don't prefer the direction the grapple operates and I was hoping to switch it. Now I'm not sure that's possible?
I also guess you can't run a reversible hydraulic auger on a diverter with a regen loader :-(.
ac
You walked me to the problem. Regen.
I swapped the connectors on the grapple and VOILA! It works.
This is unfortunate though. I don't prefer the direction the grapple operates and I was hoping to switch it. Now I'm not sure that's possible?
I also guess you can't run a reversible hydraulic auger on a diverter with a regen loader :-(.
ac
