John Deere 50 powertrol

Sippriver · Jan 10, 2019

Hello. I have a 50 that I put a 3 point hitch on. The powertrol operates the hitch, but the maximum it will lift is 300 lbs. This makes it hard to use my 3 point fertilizer spreader. So, I am trying to check the hydraulic pressure. The manuals show a setup with a gage and valve that goes between 2 remote powertrol plugs. I also see that some people have retained the 3 point hitch lifting capability while using the two threaded plugs on the side of the powertrol for a remote. John deere has a service bulletin on this.

So the question, couldn't I get an idea of the hydraulic pressure by just putting that gage into the side port of the powertrol and when the lift arms move up they will hit the stop and then I will build pressure. From everything I see I think the correct port to put it into will be the lower one which corresponds to the lower dummy plug.

anybody out there tried this??

thank you
Bronie Rozenas
Sippican River Farm

Mike(NEOhio) · Jan 10, 2019

I'm not positive but I don't think that will work for you. When the lift arm hit the top of travel the valve goes to neutral, not relief pressure. It might work if you chained down the lift arms. Just be sure you have a gauge that will take the pressure and stand aside when you first try it.

fixerupper · Jan 11, 2019

The loader on our 51 A was plumbed into one of the side holes. When the rock shaft hit the top we would still have plenty of pressure coming out the side port for the loader. I finally chained the rock shaft up so it wouldn’t rotate down every time the loader was lowered. I assume the power trol on the 51 A is the same as the one on the 50 but maybe not.

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