So how do they do that??

MossRoad · May 4, 2020

Everhard said:
Thanks MossRoad, I didn't think to see if they had a manual out! lol I'll check that out. Always good to learn something new...

E.

It took me a while to find it, as it's not real obvious on the page.

Your original question peaked my interest because I have an all hydraulic machine. I've had a traditional tractor in the past, and it didn't have the flow or pressure capacity required to run something like a hydraulic snowblower without adding a 3pt pump. And, like you already know, most of those setups have their own hydraulic tank and are a close loop.

This one you linked to only uses the tractor hydraulics as a charge pump to a closed loop system, so it's not sending tons of hot oil back to the tractor. However, as you know, I know, the whole world knows, there's always concern about overheating. But we wanted to find out the plumbing of this system, and I think we've got it. :thumbsup:

MossRoad · May 4, 2020

ptsg said:
Interesting setup but has crazy expensive written all over it. What would something like that cost? 4 to 5k dollars?

Wouldn't surprise me if it were more.

What's nice about a hydraulic blower on you FEL arms is the ability to raise and lower it in deep, deep snow and drifts. We don't get that kind of stuff but once every few decades here. I've seen it twice in 59 years. But I have seen deep drifts out in the county where the wind runs wild. 8-10 foot drifts every couple years. Would be handy around farm buildings and such.

ptsg · May 4, 2020

MossRoad said:
Wouldn't surprise me if it were more.

What's nice about a hydraulic blower on you FEL arms is the ability to raise and lower it in deep, deep snow and drifts. We don't get that kind of stuff but once every few decades here. I've seen it twice in 59 years. But I have seen deep drifts out in the county where the wind runs wild. 8-10 foot drifts every couple years. Would be handy around farm buildings and such.

That's sure is nice to be able to do.

But I still think that the Front 3 PT linkage with PTO is a more efficient, less complicated and less expensive solution. It's more versatile as it allows you to run more attachments like blade, flail mowers, etc and you can still get a decent lift height which is plenty good for snowstorms.

Front linkage with PTO for a compact tractor is around $2500 to $2800. This would also be a nice solution versus all those proprietary systems that Kubota and JD uses to milk all the money from the buyers.

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On the other hand, a hydraulic setup like that could also be used for Post hole diggers that requires high flow.

MossRoad · May 4, 2020

ptsg said:
That's sure is nice to be able to do.

But I still think that the Front 3 PT linkage with PTO is a more efficient, less complicated and less expensive solution. It's more versatile as it allows you to run more attachments like blade, flail mowers, etc and you can still get a decent lift height which is plenty good for snowstorms.

Front linkage with PTO for a compact tractor is around $2500 to $2800. This would also be a nice solution versus all those proprietary systems that Kubota and JD uses to milk all the money from the buyers.

Zuidberg | 324 - 354 - 394 - 424 - 474

On the other hand, a hydraulic setup like that could also be used for Post hole diggers that requires high flow.

With a 3pt implements on the front, you're limited in lift height due to the driveshaft. With hydraulic implements on the front, you're only limited by the lifts height of the FEL arms.

A hydraulic post hole digger on the FEL arms also has an advantage of power-down, as you can push on it with the FEL arms.