Rear Hydraulics

[McMXi]

So presumably the joystick buttons are maimtained. Whats the advantage of having the switches on the joystick over the switch box?

Dan

The buttons are momentary i.e. hold a button down and move the lever to move the piston. I opted for four momentary switches in the diamond pattern since this makes the most sense to me and my intended use. I chose not to have the optional trigger on the front of the grip. Here's a photo of the control grip that I bought.

 

[TheOldHokie]

The buttons are momentary i.e. hold a button down and move the lever to move the piston.

Thats a two hand operation? Right on the joystick button and left operating the remote.?

Dan

 

[McMXi]

Thats a two hand operation? Right on the joystick button and left operating the remote.?

Dan

One hand (see photo above). Hold a button down as you move the remote lever forward or backwards.

 

[TheOldHokie]

One hand (see photo above). Hold a button down as you move the remote lever forward or backwards.

I guess I misunderstood. I thought the handle was going on the loader joystick. You are putting the handle on the remote valve lever?

Dan

 

[McMXi]

I guess I misunderstood. I thought the handlecwas hoing on the loader joystick. You are putting the handle on the remote valve lever?

Dan

Yes. On the remote lever.

My specific application is for a Buhler/Farm King rear hydraulic blade. It currently has three cylinders for boom, angle and tilt. I want to add a fourth cylinder for gauge wheels (that I'll fabricate). The idea of the four button control grip is that I can control all four cylinders from the one lever by pushing one of the four buttons and moving the lever. I hope that makes sense. All four cylinders would be connected to the multiplier. The other two remotes could be connected to the top-n-tilt cylinders.

 

[TheOldHokie]

Yes. On the remote lever.

My specific application is for a Buhler/Farm King rear hydraulic blade. It currently has three cylinders for boom, angle and tilt. I want to add a fourth cylinder for gauge wheels (that I'll fabricate). The idea of the four button control grip is that I can control all four cylinders from the one lever by pushing one of the four buttons and moving the lever. I hope that makes sense. All four cylinders would be connected to the multiplier. The other two remotes could be connected to the top-n-tilt cylinders.

I see.

Dan

 

[JasonW]

Added a support brace to the underside of the manifold. Very little flex pulling or pushing on the hoses.

Minor grip with this setup is locking collars on the couplers are hard to push/pull to connect/disconnect. They are spaced close together to keep the block compact but I would see this being an issue with someone older that’s lost dexterity in their hands or such.