Dual remote hydraulic L3560 question

[eiresurg]

I recently got a front snowblower for my L3560. I fired it up to try out the new attachment and the dual remote controls were weird. When pushing the handle forward the chute went left, backwards turned the chute right, handle left (curl) the blower lifted up and handle right (dump) the blower went back down. The sales guy at the dealership also commented the controls were "a little weird".

I looked in the manual that came with the new attachment and that's not how it's supposed to be. The manual says forward=down, backwards=up, left=chute left, right=chute right. No big deal. I simply swapped the hoses around. But, ..... Now the chute will only turn right if I move the handle into the far-right position (R2 or Dump 2). When I move the handle right I can hear the hydraulics, but nothing happens until I move it to far-right. This doesn't seem correct to me. Or, is it? Any thoughts?

 

[eserv]

I recently got a front snowblower for my L3560. I fired it up to try out the new attachment and the dual remote controls were weird. When pushing the handle forward the chute went left, backwards turned the chute right, handle left (curl) the blower lifted up and handle right (dump) the blower went back down. The sales guy at the dealership also commented the controls were "a little weird".

I looked in the manual that came with the new attachment and that's not how it's supposed to be. The manual says forward=down, backwards=up, left=chute left, right=chute right. No big deal. I simply swapped the hoses around. But, ..... Now the chute will only turn right if I move the handle into the far-right position (R2 or Dump 2). When I move the handle right I can hear the hydraulics, but nothing happens until I move it to far-right. This doesn't seem correct to me. Or, is it? Any thoughts?

Yes, that is the right way for it to work. In the first right position oil is sent to both lines, which will make a hydraulic cylinder extend but won't make a hydraulic motor turn. Kubota do this to get a "quick dump" on the bucket of their loaders.

 

[eiresurg]

Yes, that is the right way for it to work. In the first right position oil is sent to both lines, which will make a hydraulic cylinder extend but won't make a hydraulic motor turn. Kubota do this to get a "quick dump" on the bucket of their loaders.

Thank you! I've been outside looking it all over and reading the manuals, trying to find the answer. Dealer wasn't sure. They hooked the hoses up wrong in the first place, so I lost all confidence regardless of their answer.

The operator manual for the tractor says the R1 (Dump 1) position is "high-flow" and the R2 (Dump 2) position is "low-flow". That seems counterintuitive, but I don't have any knowledge of how the hydraulic motor works. "high-flow" = low pressure (aka not enough pressure to move the motor)? I digress . . . Thank you for sharing your knowledge!