notoriousisaacf
New User
Hello!! I've been browsing Yesterday's Tractors forums for months now and finally decided to register because I have a few questions I can't find specific answers to.
I recently purchased a Ford 860 for hay making and general small farm work, and I've encountered something I have to figure out. I have purchased a rake and secured a nice baler, and a mower is the last piece I need to be ready for next year. I have decided on a haybine because of my green and probably non-existent skills managing weather. Money is a serious concern so I was hesitant to make this call, and depending on the cost of adding an aux hydraulic port which is necessary for a haybine (unless there is some sort of manual pump option...) I may yet have to do a sickle/conditioner combo.
Anyway, on to the questions.
Firstly, does the single spool hydraulic remote valve kit seen here
https://www.external_link/FDS3364Single-Spool-Double-Acting-Hydraulic-Remote-Valve-Kit?CID=FDS3364&gclid=Cj0KCQjw0dHdBRDEARIsAHjZYYDxt93MF_IRWcPSom0WLdSrCmfHSfovA153Pl0I8c_4k-Sk_Yj42hkaAkPVEALw_wcB#swf-view
replace the old lever? or does it fit over a different access panel on the hydraulic cover? If it fits over a different access panel, how does it work? Do you have to use the original lever to lift the original 3pt arms all the way up, having max hydraulic pressure, then you can operate the aftermarket aux lever to manage the hydraulic flow into the aux/remote ports for an implement? Is this same method applied with the more primitive version of no lever/direct ports seen here..
https://www.external_link/FDS457-hydraulic-valve-adapter-kit-includes-orings-and-instructions?CID=FDS457&gclid=Cj0KCQjw0dHdBRDEARIsAHjZYYA11WN0_gBu5p_s5MqgjHey2wYDdToE4wokc6L3ftAgXHE4nodHkNcaArdGEALw_wcB
I've read with this way you have to chain the 3point arms down so the fluid goes out the direct ports instead, which would cause the original hydraulic 3pt lever to control the implement instead of the arms. Do you have to chain the 3point arms down for either method?
Question #2, in the second link I shared you would need to purchase and install your own hydraulic 3/8" hoses and female couplers, right?
I hope this isn't confusing to you as the reader.. I'm just trying to grasp how this works. I'm leaning with option #2, chaining down my 3 point arms and using the stock hydraulic lever to control whichever haybine I end up purchasing because of financial reasons.
I recently purchased a Ford 860 for hay making and general small farm work, and I've encountered something I have to figure out. I have purchased a rake and secured a nice baler, and a mower is the last piece I need to be ready for next year. I have decided on a haybine because of my green and probably non-existent skills managing weather. Money is a serious concern so I was hesitant to make this call, and depending on the cost of adding an aux hydraulic port which is necessary for a haybine (unless there is some sort of manual pump option...) I may yet have to do a sickle/conditioner combo.
Anyway, on to the questions.
Firstly, does the single spool hydraulic remote valve kit seen here
https://www.external_link/FDS3364Single-Spool-Double-Acting-Hydraulic-Remote-Valve-Kit?CID=FDS3364&gclid=Cj0KCQjw0dHdBRDEARIsAHjZYYDxt93MF_IRWcPSom0WLdSrCmfHSfovA153Pl0I8c_4k-Sk_Yj42hkaAkPVEALw_wcB#swf-view
replace the old lever? or does it fit over a different access panel on the hydraulic cover? If it fits over a different access panel, how does it work? Do you have to use the original lever to lift the original 3pt arms all the way up, having max hydraulic pressure, then you can operate the aftermarket aux lever to manage the hydraulic flow into the aux/remote ports for an implement? Is this same method applied with the more primitive version of no lever/direct ports seen here..
https://www.external_link/FDS457-hydraulic-valve-adapter-kit-includes-orings-and-instructions?CID=FDS457&gclid=Cj0KCQjw0dHdBRDEARIsAHjZYYA11WN0_gBu5p_s5MqgjHey2wYDdToE4wokc6L3ftAgXHE4nodHkNcaArdGEALw_wcB
I've read with this way you have to chain the 3point arms down so the fluid goes out the direct ports instead, which would cause the original hydraulic 3pt lever to control the implement instead of the arms. Do you have to chain the 3point arms down for either method?
Question #2, in the second link I shared you would need to purchase and install your own hydraulic 3/8" hoses and female couplers, right?
I hope this isn't confusing to you as the reader.. I'm just trying to grasp how this works. I'm leaning with option #2, chaining down my 3 point arms and using the stock hydraulic lever to control whichever haybine I end up purchasing because of financial reasons.