Got the 500kg counterweight hooked up today. The 3ph arms have claws for 44mm (1.75") balls for quick-release. I'm experimenting with a hydraulic cylinder I had lying around to use as a top link. Seems to fit pretty well, just need to make 2 bushings for 30->19mm Cat1 top link pins, and tidy up the hoses a bit.
At first I connected it to RR#2 port (the lower), but couldn't get it moving at all. I could hear the valve opening, and the pressure limiter activate, but no movement. Not even a twitch in the hoses. A closer examination with a flashlight revealed that the ports on RR#2 valve were plugged, and the hoses for the QD were re-routed down under the tractor. In fact, they were connected to the motor implement circuit instead. So the previous owner probably operated a sand spreader from the lower QDs. I also have QDs for that circuit on the front, which I plan to use for a hydraulic winch. But maybe it will be useful in the back for something in the future....
So now I'm one QD block short, because I want to re-instate RR#2. I wonder what that would cost as a spare part.... Anyone source this part from a dealer?
/Marcus
At first I connected it to RR#2 port (the lower), but couldn't get it moving at all. I could hear the valve opening, and the pressure limiter activate, but no movement. Not even a twitch in the hoses. A closer examination with a flashlight revealed that the ports on RR#2 valve were plugged, and the hoses for the QD were re-routed down under the tractor. In fact, they were connected to the motor implement circuit instead. So the previous owner probably operated a sand spreader from the lower QDs. I also have QDs for that circuit on the front, which I plan to use for a hydraulic winch. But maybe it will be useful in the back for something in the future....
So now I'm one QD block short, because I want to re-instate RR#2. I wonder what that would cost as a spare part.... Anyone source this part from a dealer?
/Marcus
