[Farmall] Riggin up an auxiliary hydraulic port

[birddog]

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








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
>