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That's an awesome build. The kind of thing I wish I had the skills to do

I though about doing it this way. But where I'm at, the motor is cheaper than a cylinder. It also requires lot less welding and brackets. But the cylinder is plan B.

That's an acceptable risk. Of all the ways I can injure myself with the tractor, this comes low in the list. At least I won't break the chute. I just got off the phone with the dealer. If I buy the kit it's 963$. That's too much. If my plan works, I'll build it for about 300. I wanted to see...

That's a great idea. I was trying to figure out a way to do it with a slip clutch but your idea is easier. But I found a local shop that will add teeth all around for 40$. That might be the safest solution. Specially considering that the smallest motor I can find around here is 2.2cu. I think...

Well the funny thing is that when I look at the hydro kit for the chute rotation for another kubota snowblower, it doesnt seem to include any stoppers or anything like that. So I'm guessing they rely on motor stalling. I read on another thread that adding a pressure relief valve wont solve...

That's interesting. That certainly simplifies things then. I'm planning on adding a sproket to drive it directly, as opposed to drive the manual auger because it sounds like the most robust approach. From what I read, it sounds like I need a motor rated for a much higher GPM that what my...

I've seen a few threads around here about people adding hydro chute rotation on their snowblower. Last year I did it with a car seat motor. But as many have mentioned, it's not a reliable solution. So I'm back to the drawing board this year. I decided to get a hydraulic motor at princess auto...

Good news. The sleeve in the pdf you posted earlier https://mastersourcinginc.com/pdf/catalogueML.pdf does work. It is 1/2" bspp. I paid 15$ +25$ shipping.

Yeah that looks more like mine. I've ordered a sleeve from a local shop. 15$ so that's not bad at all. I cancelled my order of the other valve because they quoted me too high. I can't get anything under 800$ around here. Except at PrincessAuto. So if the sleeve doesn't work, I'll buy from...

I measured that wrong. The depth of the hole is very close to 1" That's bspp 1/2 right? I'm not sure it's sae. I tried to screw in a 1/2 bolt in there and the thread doesn't match

yeah absolutely. I'm trying to call a few distributors in Montreal to see if they would have anything. I know there are other ways around it, and I've already ordered another valve. But I'm just being stuborn right now. I can't stand seeing that valve sitting useless in my garage. The T port is...

There is absolutely no markings on the valve, other than the vevor tag. Looking at similar valves online, they all look the same but they have a different tag. I'm pretty sure they all come from the same factory. The last measurement I did, with the digital caliper, was on the thread itself...

Yeah, maybe machining one is not worth it. The seller has refunded me and told me to keep the valve. So it's a useless valve sitting in my garage now. I have nothing to lose in trying to find an adapter. I'll read up about connecting the tank instead. I'll need to find some videos to understand...

I ordered another valve with the matching sleeve. But I still would like to find a sleeve for that cheap valve. I measured the plug with a digital caliper and it is indeed 3/8. The depth of the hole is about 1". I'm thinking that a cheap valve like this has to be a clone of something else...

Yep. And thank you for that. I did look into it. I might be able to get that shipped to the border and drive there. I was still hoping I could make it work for 100$ :)

I don't have a better caliper, but I just went to a local hardware store and tried to fit this in a 1/2 NPTF pipe. It seems to be the correct size but the thread doesn't work. So it might actually be 3/8 like you say. I just read about the difference between BSPP/NPT and you're right, that's...

I sure am. I'll go to a local hydro shop today to sort this out

I just found this thread: https://www.orangetractortalks.com/forums/threads/understanding-hydraulic-circuits.55636/post-520733 It suggests that the P40 sleeve would work in a vevor valve. Except that user has 1/2" whereas I have 3/4 calling @Happy13 to chime in.

yeah, I like PrincessAuto for sure. But this valve would need to get a 88% rebate to match that price I found on Amazon. That's why I'm trying to make it work. It might be too good to be true, but I have to try. I'd be ok with 2 spools, but they are 350$ at princess. Maybe it's time to check on...

The caliper shows 3/4 right? So I think this might be npt 3/4. I'll get something npt3/4 today and test it out. Yeah, all ports are the same. The plug fits everywhere. I sent an email to vevor to see if they sell the sleeve. If not, then I'll just return the valve on the basis that this is...