FEL with trip buckets??? Converting to electric....

Anonymous-0 · Sep 4, 2012

Does FEL's over there have the trip buckets? If so, is there a kit/setup to convert them to an electric switch? There is here, but it costs almost as much as the power steering conversion on the tractor... Thought maybe I'd try there...

Thanks

rustyfarmall · Sep 4, 2012

All of the ancient FELs over here have the trip buckets. Anything built in the last 40 to 50 years have hydraulic buckets.

onefarmer · Sep 4, 2012

Never heard of a conversion to electric trip but I can see it would be possible. Just need a large 12v solenoid of sufficient strength and stroke. Wouldn't it be easier to convert to hyd though?

Paul from MI · Sep 4, 2012

I converted my trip bucket FEL to hydraulic several years ago. Not a very hard job and well worth the effort. Only cost was a cylinder and some hoses and scrap iron.

farmer boy · Sep 4, 2012

I think hydraulic would be alot better than electric. Would no longer be a trip bucket. Should only be the cost of the cylinder and hoses. Plumb it into the rear hydraulics.

Janicholson · Sep 4, 2012

Find a diesel solenoid from a big starter motor (one that is used to slam the drive into the ring gear, and turn on the high amps to the starter motor. Use that, without the high amp connections to trip the latch on the trip bucket. Use 10 gauge wire, and a 50 amp rated momentary contact switch to energize it. Be sure to ground the loader with a braided 10 gauge wire to the tractor frame to assure connectivity. Momentary contact, so it goes back to OFF when the button is not pushed. Your neighbor would love to earn some pie and cake. Jim

Spook · Sep 4, 2012

I converted a trip bucket to hydraulic on a 300U. It cost me about $400, but that was 15 years ago. Buying the cylinder was the big expense. I put one cylinder in the middle.

PJH · Sep 4, 2012

All of the trip buckets that I've used work pretty easy. Converting to electric trip sounds like a lot of work for little or no gain. If I was gonna convert - I'd nix the trip and go hydraulic.

Paul

Anonymous-0 · Sep 5, 2012

OK...... Just a good idea grenade............... Over it now.......

buickanddeere · Sep 5, 2012

Trip buckets were being phased out in the mid 1950's and
not even an option by the late 1960's or early 1070's in North
America.
A conversion to hydraulic bucket or trading loaders to a
hydraulic bucket type. Will leave you wondering why anybody
would want a trip bucket.

Sid · Sep 5, 2012

Not sure if this is what you have in mind but a neighbor put an electric winch on an old trip bucket. It was a lot cheaper for him than the plumbing and valves he needed to add to his tractor. It is not a desirable as hydraulics but it lets him do a lot more than he could with the old trip.

495man · Sep 5, 2012

trip bucket is a waste of time, really on marginally useful for loading manure from a pile into a spreader.

Put hydraulics on it and be done.

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