[AT] 70 John Deere

[szabelski at wildblue.net]

You should be able to plumb the pump to any number of ganged control valves. Then you plumb each control valve to a specific cylinder(s). Sounds like you would need three, one for raise, one for bucket, and one for 3 point. The one for raise would tee to two separate cylinders. If the current valves that you have aren’t too old you may be able to get a third valve of the same brand added to the existing valves.  Then you would only have to run lines to the 3 point and not touch the existing system. Otherwise you would have to buy a new set of valves and reconnect all the existing lines and add lines for the 3 point.

Other than that, you could add tee and a set of shut off valves to the bucket line. When you want to use the 3 point, close the shut off valve to the bucket cylinder and open the shut off valve to the 3 point cylinder. When you want to use bucket, close the shut off valve to the 3 point cylinder and open the shut off valve to the bucket cylinder. Kind of Rube Goldberg, but it would work and wouldn’t be too combersome as long as you don’t have to switch between the two every hour.

 Carl


----- Original Message -----
From: Paul Trowbridge <johndeere4010 at frontiernet.net>
To: at at lists.antique-tractor.com
Sent: Sat, 25 Jul 2020 20:02:36 -0400 (EDT)
Subject: [AT] 70 John Deere

Our 70 John Deere has a loader but has a separate valve for raise and bucket we are trying to put 3 pt. hitch on it can we plumb the lines differently so we could use both loader and 3 pt.any suggestions would be great.                                         Thank you Paul