Jubilee remote hydraulics - Will this work?

So here is my idea (please comment!):

I want to tap into the tractor's pressure line coming from the hydraulic pump and have it go first to a 3-way directional control valve with a power beyond port. The power beyond port would reconnect to the original tractor's hydraulic pressure line. This should allow me to use the internal hydraulics for operating the FEL cylinders and also still allow hydraulic pressure to flow to the internal hydraulics to operate the lift arms. I'm fairly sure this set-up won't allow operation of the FEL and lift arms simultaneously but I don't see this being a problem.

In this set-up the directional control valve will need its working outlet to return to the reservoir. I'll need to figure out how/where to tap this into the reservoir...any help in this area would be appreciated!

So, is this a crazy idea? Or, is it do-able?

And once again I am aware of the usual warnings that 'I won't be satisfied with the hydraulic performance'... But, with my likely infrequent use of the FEL I can't justify the expense of a separate remote hydraulic system.

Paul.

If you don't have some way to keep the pressurized oil from going to dump it won't work. Just to tap into the pressure line will not block the route of the oil to dump without making other arrangement.

It can be done by removing the adapter plate that is on top of the lift housing. With the adapter plate off the lift housing start the engine and see which port oil comes out of. Tap and plug this port with a hex head pipe tap of the size that you can get to fit the port hole in the lift housing. May even have to drill it to a size that you can tap to a pipe plug size.

Drill a hole directly over the position that the pressure hole you just plugged into the adapter plate that came off the lift housing. and install a pipe street ell into the pipe tapped hole you drilled and tapped to a pipe thread.

Run a hydraulic line from the test port ont he side of the lift housing to the open center control valve you have mounted to operate the loader and another hose from the control valve to the street ell on top of the lift adapter plate.

That is the way I have my 660 and have been told by others that it works on the NAA just the same. I have not done it myself but some on this forum have after I told them how I did my 660.

I would like to take full credit for this ingenious idea but it is not mine. I got the instructions from a member of the Ford Forum.

Zane

My FEL was slow on the lift pump, but it sure was nice to have it.

Jeff

And here is a URL to a control valve schematic that I was thinking would work directly off the pressure line from the pump (with a power beyond port, the Tandem 3 way valve).

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