Need help adding a hydraulic adjusted plow

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mpilihp

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Hi I have a Pasquali tractor with a loader that I want to add a plow to for the winter. I plan on welding mounts inside the bucket to attach the plow to but I don't know how to hook into the hydraulic system to control the plow rams to move the plow angle.

Attached is a picture of the current control valve, on one side it does have a quick disconnect so it almost looks like I could add a single lever control in line with quick disconnects and have hoses with quick disconnects to run up the loader to connect the plow rams to.

My issues are:

Can I simply hook in as I said to this quick disconnect?

WHat to buy for a control valve? Where and model if someone can help with that

Quick disconnects - Ive read a few threads on this and I think the one on here is the AG standard one, but can someone help identify it for me.

Hoses - Is there a place I can order custom made specific length hoses?

Thanks

~ Phil
 

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I'm quite sure you would have to do as I have done and add another spool valve near your tractors original onboard FEL valve/valves....

buy a cylinder/ram....around an 8-12 stroke double actiing cylinder for your angle...most people normaly use two single acting cylinders/rams.... I perfer usin' just one....

it will cost you some bucks as the cylinder spool valve plus fittings etc. don't come cheap..... but well worth the exspense and effort... a blade with a couple of heavy duty trip springs is highly recommended..... good luck......Ampa <>
 
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I'm quite sure you would have to do as I have done and add another spool valve near your tractors original onboard front end loader valve/valves....

buy a cylinder/ram....around an 8-12 stroke double actiing cylinder for your angle...most people normaly use two single acting cylinders/rams.... I perfer usin' just one....

it will cost you some bucks as the cylinder spool valve plus fittings etc. don't come cheap..... but well worth the exspense and effort... a blade with a couple of heavy duty trip springs is highly recommended..... good luck......Ampa <>

Hi Ampa thanks, I already have a plow with a frame and two single action rams. The control valve is called a spool valve?? So id need a double action spool valve is that correct??

Can you suggest a make/model spool valve that I can order from somewhere?

Also need help identifying the quick connect type used on my current valve.

Thanks ~ Phil
 
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Phil
I'd suggest considering putting fixed links (or lock/tie down the cyl's) in place of the bucket curl cylinders on your FEL, and then use those hyd lines and control to angle your plow. Put in QC's to make switching back and forth easy to do.
For the single acting angle cyl's, just one line from each cyl. will do. IMO.
 
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Would it be possible to supply a diagram or sketch of what your tryin' to explain here....it sure sounds like a much better plan than I had in mind....plus maybe less costly as well ....

I was only tryin' to give out my 2 cents worth....cause I know very little or nothin' about FEL's :D...... as my tractor never came with one or any attachments.....Ampa <> :)
 
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What I'd consider doing if mounting plow to FEL frame.
Find a good position (curl) that will work good with the front plow.
Then, pin steel links (yellow lines in attached pic) to hold that curl position. (won't involve removing the two DA cylinders).
Then, put in quick connects at the far end of one cyl to attach one SA angle cyl, and at the other end of the other cyl to attach the other SA cyl. (shown by white dots with black center in attached photo).

Other quicker ideas for conversion might come up, but this should work. Some simpler design to fix the bucket position to make conversion between bucket and snow plow would be my goal.
 

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Hi thanks for the suggestion Ive heard some compact tractors (John Deere) have a plow with quick connect mount so you can disconnect the bucket completely put the plow on, then ANGLE the plow how you want and remove the hoses from teh bucket angle rams via quick connects and put on the plow angle rams. Soposedly the bucket angle rams will stay put but i dont knoow.

I was thinking of future uses of a third control such as the 3pt hitch top link for adjusting a box blade, or a hydraulic dump trailer.... So Id just soon get the 3rd valve set up.

~ Phil
 
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When I first decieded to mount a new snowblade on my compact tractor....(I have a thread with photo's of my project)...I thought of only havin' the one valve for liftin' and raisin' the blade...

but then I thought since I was goin' to tap into my tractors hydraulic system I might as well cover the angle as well....although I had already bought the single spool

the young fellow in the hydraulics section of the store I was in suggested I trade in the single spool for a double.....and this is the route I took...

I believe your talkin' about removin' your tractors 2 spool valve for a 3 spool....yes I would go that route.....easier to connect up....it may even bolt right up in the same spot as your old 2 spool valve....if not a made up bracket would solve any forseen issues....take care Ampa <>
 
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Phil, can you please post picture of your valve, and count the number of hoses connected to it? What are the GPM and PSI specs for your tractor? All this is needed before a particular valve can be recommended.
 

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