[Farmall] Riggin up an auxiliary hydraulic port

[Paul Sigmund]

Say Birddog,

I've been reading this thread with interest also.  I have a 340U with the
external hydraulic pump, which according to the manual is rated 9 GPM at
1500 psig.  Have you found your 340U has adequate flow and pressure to
operate your log splitter?  I've been considering the 3 point splitter in
the Northern Hydraulics catalog, which has a 4 inch x 24 inch piston and I
wasn't sure if I had enough pressure.  I'd be very interested in your
experience with yours.

Thanks

Paul in NJ
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "birddog" <cvill at frontiernet.net>
To: "Farmall/IHC mailing list" <farmall at lists.antique-tractor.com>
Sent: Wednesday, February 07, 2007 12:42 PM
Subject: Re: [Farmall] Riggin up an auxiliary hydraulic port


> Hello, Mr. Mike and list,
>
> My 340U has the lines with couplers at the rear as well as a mid tractor
> set.  I have never had reason to use the mid set.  I only have a single
> control lever.  Do not know if the mid couplers  are pressured all the
> time, or just an extension from the rear controlled set.  A school which
> was the PO used a sidewalk plow on the front and a salter on the back,
> so they may have had another valve body for the plow.
>
> The rear set normally operate the 3 pt. hitch cylinder.  When I have
> used my log splitter, I mounted it into the hitch, positioned it where
> needed and set the outer end on a large chunk of wood.  Then I can
> easily unhook the hitch hoses and couple the splitter hoses.  (My
> splitter is a horizontal wedge type).  To get past your bailing wire
> stigma, use my method.  "Regular black rubber bungy strap."  If I
> remember, I hook it form the control lever one of the brake pedals.
> This has worked just fine for me whenever needed.  The by pass on the
> tractor seems to deal with it just fine and I have total splitter
> control from the valve on the splitter.
>
> One of the bad things about bad weather is that it gives a man too much
> time to think.  (Grin)
>
> Charlie V in sunny but cold WNY
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> Mike Sloane wrote:
> > I have a Farmall 340, and I am thinking about installing a three point
> > log splitter that takes the pressure from the tractor's hydraulic
> > system. I know that the two sets of ports on the 340 only have
> > pressure/suction when the valve are actuated, so that doesn't appear
> > to be the correct way to do things. I suppose I could tie down one of
> > the handles with string, but I don't like doing things with baling
> > wire, string, chewing gum, or bungee cords. Does anyone know of the
> > "correct" way of tapping into the system to bring hydraulics out to
> > the back of the tractor? I am guessing that might include some kind of
> > diverter valve ahead of the tractor's valve bank.
> >
> > I do have a Farmall 560 with a pair of lines extended out to the back,
> > but I have not traced them forward to see how they are plumbed or even
> > checked to see if they have full time pressure. (And it is just too
> > damn cold to do something like that right now!)
> >
> > Thanks,
> >
> > Mike
> >
>
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