DIY - 3rd function joy stick - kind of

[Couple of Achers]

Uh huh! Now that makes sense, Does the snowblower run off of a mid PTO or is it all hydraulic?

-Mike

Mid PTO.

 

[Couple of Achers]

please keep everyone informed on your projects.

This is one of the reasons why I was looking to add the 3rd function to my tractor. Just got done plumbing it all in and everything works according to plan. Tonight I will park in on the cement floor and tomorrow I will check for any drips that may show up. But I see no obviously leaks as of yet. Next up the hyd. chute deflector on the front mount snow blower.

 

[mcd176]

Couple of Achers,

You now have inspired me to begin another project over the winter months, I have beenn looking into building a grapple but didn't want to go thru the hassle of trying to hook up a solenoid for the grapple or other front mount implements, I thought of what you did in the past but wasnt sure if it would work or not, but now I know it will.............

My wife is so happy I want to start another project, she is still wore out from the cab build.

 

[JoeL4330]

SWEET.

What kind of blade do you have on your L4330? I am in the market for a hyd. offset blade but the only one I can seem to find is a great big 8' blade made for cat1/cat2 three point hitch. I've tested one out but since it is made for a taller tractor, with my 3pt. all the way up it was only 6-8 inches of the ground. I could raise it further with the hyd. top link, but it didn't work well when it was off set. I can find manual offsets ones that will work but I would like find a 7' hyd. offset for a cat 1 hitch. Not one for a cat 1 or cat 2 hitch.

My RB is a Land Pride RBT-35, 8' and I can raise it high, as you say, with the hydraulic top link ...as for the cat-1/cat-2 issue, I don't see the problem ...works fine on my cat-1 machine.

I have a Leinbach 7' manual (which I'd be happy to sell) and although I haven't looked closely at it lately, I don't see why you couldn't put a hydraulic cylinder on the offset ...

The reason I went with 8' and the Land Pride, which advertises 30" of offset, was to get well outside my big rear Turfs so I can ditch without driving in the ditch. It is heavy, though. Incidentally, I have a "cushion valve" on the angle circuits to avoid serious strain if I catch something immoveable. Another feature I find very useful is the hydraulic tail wheel ...comes in handy if I use it to clear snow and don't want to lose my gravel. This caused another complication: when the tail wheel wants to kick the blade up it fights the top link ...so, I use a "swinging top link" (actually the HF top link, which is much discussed here) ...see the pix

 

[mjncad]

Nice job...simple, functional and it looks factory to boot.

 

[J_J]

Couple of Achers,

Some hydraulic motors are built with a case drain, and sometimes they call that bypass fluid. It also helps to cool the motor, and the output goes back to reservoir.

 

[soulasphil]

I have the same system for the hydraulic motor on my hedge trimmer, had to add a small direct return to sump (red arrow).