wd-45 Hydraulic Question

[catfish65]

I am putting an old loader on my WD-45, there are two ports that the hydraulic fluid comes out of. One goes to the two point cylinder, and one goes to the remote port. Is there anyway I can stop the fluid from going to the two point, so when I lift the loader I don"t have to wait for the two point to come up first! Thanks!

 

[John (MO)]

You can put a valve in. You'll want one on the remote line certainly, so you can lock the loader up while you use the rear lift for other implements.

 

[MikeRW]

Catfish,
On my 45 i took on of the ports that feeds the two point and put a T on it with a shutoff between the T and the port. I then plugged the other port. My next step, which i haven't done yet to to get a quick connect with a shutoff for the remote and replace the present quick connect on the rear of the tractor. The shut off valve i got from surplus center and i've seen the quick connects with shut off at farm and fleet. I think they were about $40. Good Luck. Also look at Duey's comments about lift arms with loaders.

Good Luck.

"If you tie up the rear lift arms, the cylinders stay full of oil. If you then fill up the hydraulic reservoir, be very careful if you lower the arms later. There is a vent for the hydraulic reservoir under the inspection plate under the starter (one of the little traps that AC engineering created.) (usually a brass elbow installed in a threaded hole) This vent will squirt any over filled oil directly onto the foot clutch!!! On my tractors, I have plugged this vent with a pipe plug. Then I drilled a hole and welded a pipe coupler in the inspection plate under the starter, at an angle, to miss the starter and installed a cylinder vent. The result is a dry clutch as oil fumes and any overfill are vented to the outside."
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