Quick Connect on tractor (mounting)

[Kfbeal]

You'll notice the other 2 ports in the valve are still plugged. Those will have 2 couplers mounted directly to the valve.

In all honesty the biggest reason was for safety. This tractor will be used for pulling a disc with hydraulics, hay cutter, and other implements that require hydraulics and a hitch. If the hitch somehow came unhooked the hydraulics would pop out without tearing up the hose, etc. I was also worried about the weight of the hoses on those fittings.

I've seen some pretty tore up hydraulic systems due to that.

I was once shredding some cotton and the hitch on a newer bush hog shredder broke lose and luckily the hose popped out without tearing anything up.

The other reason was the simplicity of hooking up hoses. If hoses are under pressure sometimes it takes 2 hands to push it in. With this method you can do that by using both hands on the hose and pushing it into the coupler. The internals slide back to release the balls and allows it to seat in the coupler.

 

[bucmeister]

In all honesty the biggest reason was for safety.

The other reason was the simplicity of hooking up hoses. If hoses are under pressure sometimes it takes 2 hands to push it in. With this method you can do that by using both hands on the hose and pushing it into the coupler. The internals slide back to release the balls and allows it to seat in the coupler.

I need a bit of help and may have missed it earlier in the thread, but where did you come by the clamps that are holding the break-away fittings on the back end of your tractor? I have been looking for such and have yet to find any. Also looking for some of the plastic 2 piece hose routing clamps and can't find them either. Thanks in advance.

OOPS, never mind, figured it out when reviewing back over the thread. You had used the Pioneer product without the piece of strap steel.

 

[8934]

Great job, thanks for the pictures.

I am getting ready to do something simular to a 4120.

So, how did you mount angle iron to ROPS?

Would you please post a picture of that?

 

[Gary Fowler]

The hoses look a little tight on the breakaway bracket. Does it work properly as it looks like in the photo that the hoses are almost touching the support steel. I suppose if you can hook them up they will for sure break away.

 

[bucmeister]

Great job, thanks for the pictures.

I am getting ready to do something simular to a 4120.

So, how did you mount angle iron to ROPS?

Would you please post a picture of that?

You could do it in about three ways and not alter the integrity of the ROPS.
1. Angle on one side flat stock on the other with two or four bolts so it is basically clamped.
2. Could have angle on one side then bend flat stock into a modified "U" shape with a flat ear turning out at the bottom of each leg then run a bolt or two through each side just have to make the legs a smidgen short so the clamping force with lock it in place.
3. Find a couple of square cornered U-bolts that fit the ROPS just right.

 

[BlacknTan]

Nice, clean install!

I like the platform style bracket.