Hydraulics to the back of the 5610

Rolando · Aug 31, 2009

I have a soil conditioner that I want to use to do some leveling and it seems to me that it would work best when being pulled so that the tires are riding over the soil that's already been leveled.

Normally that would require running the Toolcat in reverse with the conditioner mounted on the front, but it occurred to me that with the 3-pt hitch on the 5610 that I could use my skidsteer to 3-pt hitch adapter plate to mount the soil conditioner on the back and I would be able to pull the conditioner while moving forward rather than in reverse.

I don't think that the hydraulics the 5610 has to the back would have enough flow to run the conditioner so this setup would require piping the hydraulics from the front to the back.

Would this work? What do you think?

J_J · Aug 31, 2009

Don't see why not, just run your hoses to the back and have at it.

radman1 · Aug 31, 2009

Yes, just run hoses from the front to the back. Make sure the diameter of the hoses are enough for the flow. You may want to make a bracket to hold the flat faced couplers. It will make it easier to connect.

Rolando · Sep 1, 2009

Has anybody done this? How much do you think it would cost? I don't have much in the way of mechanical skills, so I would need to have the dealer run the hoses for me.

radman1 · Sep 1, 2009

I would try to run the hoses down the middle in the spine of the TC, but there is not much room. Otherwise you will have to run them back the best you can. 1/2" hose is rated for about 12 gpm. 3/4" hose about 27gpm. You may be stuck with 3/4" hose which is hard to work with and will require fittings to make any significant turn. I don't think it is possible to run 2, 3/4" hoses down the spine. It may get $$ if they have to make different lengths of hoses, multiple fittings, fabricate hard lines, make a bracket to hold the couplers in the back etc. It is certainly doable, just a matter of time and $$.

Unless you do a lot of work with you rake, it may be best to use in on the front.

One of my projects is to run hoses from the back to the front. 3\8" hose will be enough for the flow from the back which is much lower(I think 5 gpm). I think I can run them through the spine. I already have left over hoses from other cylinders and lots of fittings.

HL649 · Sep 2, 2009

I am looking into a similar project for my 5600. I want to run a square baler behind my toolcat and plan on running hoses to the back to run a hydraulic pump to power the PTO on the baler. I will need all the power I can get so I plan to run 3/4" hose. I haven't looked into the exact location of where the hoses will go. The hydraulic motor will be mounted on a custom hitch insert.

If you go ahead with this I would love to hear more on the subject.

radman1 · Sep 2, 2009

HL649 said:
I am looking into a similar project for my 5600. I want to run a square baler behind my toolcat and plan on running hoses to the back to run a hydraulic pump to power the PTO on the baler. I will need all the power I can get so I plan to run 3/4" hose. I haven't looked into the exact location of where the hoses will go. The hydraulic motor will be mounted on a custom hitch insert.

If you go ahead with this I would love to hear more on the subject.

I think your only going to get about 25 hp out of a hydraulic driven pto motor from a TC and that is with high flow hydraulics. Do you have hi flow and is that enough hp?

HL649 · Sep 2, 2009

I do have high flow. I will be borderline on power but I think it should be enough.

J_J · Sep 2, 2009

HL649 said:
I do have high flow. I will be borderline on power but I think it should be enough.

If your high flow is 27.9 GPM, at 3000 psi, then the Hp to drive that pump is about 57 HP, and the hyd motor using that fluid will develop about 48 HP, if my figures are correct. Since it only has 59 HP, it is using most all of that for the high flow alone. Standard aux flow is 18.9, and that takes about 39 HP, and the motor used with Standard flow can develop about 33 HP.

I believe both the 5600, and the 5610 have the same hyd system.

What ever attachments you have for the high flow, use the same size hose that is used on them.