Aged Mcconnel part ?

[same crap different day]

Hi , a friend has got a 1973 mcconnel power arm 44 hedge cutter it's like new except the control box . Mcconnel couldn't believe one was still in operation and parts were abandoned a long time ago.
Any ideas of a replacement control box??? New or used
TIA

 

[fergie35]

Hi , a friend has got a 1973 mcconnel power arm 44 hedge cutter it's like new except the control box . Mcconnel couldn't believe one was still in operation and parts were abandoned a long time ago.
Any ideas of a replacement control box??? New or used
TIA

That's got to be a very basic control box, so easily made or repaired by an electronic engineer. Speak to the team at D K Electronics, they repair control boxes for a living. https://dkelectronics.co.uk/

 

[bumkin]

Hi , a friend has got a 1973 mcconnel power arm 44 hedge cutter it's like new except the control box . Mcconnel couldn't believe one was still in operation and parts were abandoned a long time ago.
Any ideas of a replacement control box??? New or used
TIA

mcconnel are crap at customer support we used to have a twose hedge cutter twose was taken over by mcconnel they then stopped doing the parts for twose hedge cutters.
dk electronics should sort you out

 

[Martin Holden]

Try Frank Alviti. He’s just south of Ludlow and and specialist with this brand

 

[Monty]

They won't sell replacemant boxes or separate switches for the older models but could get a new box with 5 switches like this second hand one

McConnel Standard switchbox and full numbered wiring loom. | eBay

Find many great new & used options and get the best deals for McConnel Standard switchbox and full numbered wiring loom. at the best online prices at eBay! Free delivery for many products!

www.ebay.co.uk

or alternative replacement one like this

3 Service Multi-Purpose Electronic Switchbox Controls (Toggle) (Fits McConnel) | eBay

Supplied with integrated loom, stainless steel mount and power cable. 3 Pin agricultural connector. On/Off Aux Function Switch. Integrated fuse protection. On/Off Illuminated Switch. British Made. High quality Apem switches.

www.ebay.co.uk

If the old one is intact then it would be much cheaper to fix it. They can be stripped and the contacts cleaned if some are a bit temperamental

 

[Dave W]

I made one from scratch. Even swapped 2 of the levers with a 2 way joystick. Would've liked to have found a joystick with 2 buttons on it some how to do all 3 functions.

You have to get your head round how the master valve opens and the diodes required but it really is easy if you're into such things

 

[Bury the Trash]

Why is it electric ?


I thought Those were on lever/ cable

 

[essexpete]

Why is it electric ?


I thought Those were on lever/ cable

Yes I imagined something that age would have been a manual cable box.

 

[mixed breed]

@same crap different day
Is it a pa44 ditcher/digger/hedgebrusher?
Three lever hydraulic spool block?
two joysticks and one up/down for legs?

If so I have one here, along with other bits and bobs, if your stuck

 

[agrimax]

The PA 44 had a HY-FI control box. ie spool block. No electrics about it.

 

[bumkin]

Why is it electric ?


I thought Those were on lever/ cable

i did not say it was electric what i said was mcconnel were crap at customer service

 

[Henery]

Frank Alviti will know ?

 

[Dave W]

My McConnel

dealerinside.mcconnel.com

All parts books there. Doesn't list a pa44 as old as that.

 

[same crap different day]

@same crap different day
Is it a pa44 ditcher/digger/hedgebrusher?
Three lever hydraulic spool block?
two joysticks and one up/down for legs?

If so I have one here, along with other bits and bobs, if your stuck

PM sent

 

[mixed breed]

Follow up..
HY-FI spool block was picked up yesterday, and I've just recieved a lovely msg saying its been fitted and works a treat.
The power of the Internet and forums.
Warms the heart

 

[Dave W]

Follow up..
HY-FI spool block was picked up yesterday, and I've just recieved a lovely msg saying its been fitted and works a treat.
The power of the Internet and forums.
Warms the heart

So it wasn't electric after all?

 

[mixed breed]

So it wasn't electric after all?

No, a big ol in-cab spool block

 

[same crap different day]

Follow up..
HY-FI spool block was picked up yesterday, and I've just recieved a lovely msg saying its been fitted and works a treat.
The power of the Internet and forums.
Warms the heart

Thanks

 

[Markyc100]

Hi, I've just pulled our old powerarm 44 out of the barnand the hy-fi control valve unit is leaking from the cut off valve. Is there an easy fix for this or is it a send away job?

 

[Tomr10]

They won't sell replacemant boxes or separate switches for the older models but could get a new box with 5 switches like this second hand one

McConnel Standard switchbox and full numbered wiring loom. | eBay

Find many great new & used options and get the best deals for McConnel Standard switchbox and full numbered wiring loom. at the best online prices at eBay! Free delivery for many products!

www.ebay.co.uk

or alternative replacement one like this

3 Service Multi-Purpose Electronic Switchbox Controls (Toggle) (Fits McConnel) | eBay

Supplied with integrated loom, stainless steel mount and power cable. 3 Pin agricultural connector. On/Off Aux Function Switch. Integrated fuse protection. On/Off Illuminated Switch. British Made. High quality Apem switches.

www.ebay.co.uk

If the old one is intact then it would be much cheaper to fix it. They can be stripped and the contacts cleaned if some are a bit temperamental

Anybody tried the box here thinking of getting one for a old hy reach