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Get to the parts break down of the hydraulics for the kubota backhoe. Best solution as going through more valves just keeps cutting away from what you might be able to do!
I think we all need to sit back and get back down to basics. Poor Cat is probably so overwhelmed with information on a subject he does not understand to begin with, that he cannot think straight. I am probably as guilty as anybody with providing information that does not bear on his basic problem. With long discourses he probably gets lost in the first couple sentences.
As I have asked twice now and he as never provided an answer to the basic question: What BH are you trying to connect; Kubota companion to his L, some brand after market frame mount, or 3 point hitch unit. That probably creates 3 different solutions. One of his posts has a BH piping diagram that could allude to an after market BH.
From what I know about Kubota all their BHs have a return to tank (T) line from its valve stack.
Once he answers that question, we can probably provide a direct to that unit definitive answer. Pictures and diagrams always help more than words as long as they deal with his specific brands and models.
Ron
Doesn't Kubota make a kit for this? Perhaps the dealer's not understanding what it is that you want.
When I go on Kubota's build tool and add a backhoe to a 4060 it adds two packages, one of which sounds line a mount. The other ($300 something) might be the hydraulic connection.
Half the problem is not knowing what you dont know. Figuring out what you are ignorant about & some key terms is the first step to learning. It's really hard to research & learn when you dont know where to start or what key terms to Google or otherwise dig into.
I'm betting he'll be back after some digging & learning.
I agree. He is likely overwhelmed.
I'm pretty certain it is a 3 pt hitch mounted aftermarket BH. If he had the skills to attach a sub-frame, I'd bet he has the skills to do the hydraulics.
And you would be incorrect. Just look up any video on how to remove a Kubota BH. You will see two lines only. I got one in my shop. That is just the way it is. My initial understanding of open center hydraulics is that any valve stack should have return to tank. But, it doesn't seem to hold true. Look at any 3rd function kit. No tank line. Not, at least, on tractors the size of what most of us seem to have.
Also agree. We need more info from the OP.
I just went back and looked at my build sheet. I have no separate kit for hydraulics. Just the Hoe and the frame kit. You are probably right though on the 4060. That said, the necessary hydraulics support is two hoses, two disconnects and a mounting bracket (which the dealer installed wrong) You can buy the hoses and QDs for maybe $75 - $100. A bracket to keep the mess out of the 3 pt parts would be a simple thing to cobble together.
Again, the OP needs to come back and help us help him.
Are those pictures of the hydraulic lines going to/from your loader? If so, can you post a picture of where the lines go into the valve?Yes for all those that observed me being overwhelmed - spot on.
Combimed with the fact that even the local professionals I talked to are unhelpful of they themseved don't understand.
At the moment it's hard to determine which port or hose to tap into, so I do nothing.
I don't think throwing $1,400.00 at it will solve the problem either.
Any Kubota guys know where these hoses come from. I was thinking of using a T fitting here wit quick disconnects to the back of the tractor.
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