MF 390 Loader

[cosmiccrofter]

At the moment the loader is plumbed in to the rear spools. What exactly is needed in parts etc to fit a joystick, and how easy is it fitted into the hydraulics.

 

[agrimax]

Best answered by @MF-ANDY or @masseybreaker I'd think.......

 

[MF-ANDY]

A loader spool block plus cables and joystick, fed from the pipe that feeds the rear spools then feeding back to the rear spools plus a low pressure return to sump

 

[multi power]

At the moment the loader is plumbed in to the rear spools. What exactly is needed in parts etc to fit a joystick, and how easy is it fitted into the hydraulics.

Why would you want to convert it to joystick?

 

[cosmiccrofter]

Why would you want to convert it to joystick?

So that I can use the rear spools without disconnecting the loader pipes.

 

[Dry Rot]

I was advised on here how to fit a third service to an MF390 with a loader. I'm afraid some of the instructions were too complicated for my tiny brain to manage. but one suggestion was to fit taps to the pipes going to the loader. That works fine for me as I can't imagine a scenario where I would want to use the rear spools at the same time as the loader and third service. Maybe that is of some help, but probably not! No pipes have to be disconnected.

 

[multi power]

So that I can use the rear spools without disconnecting the loader pipes.

T piece in front of the QRCs and taps on the pipes is the normal way to do it

 

[cousinjack]

But a joystick is much nicer to use than spool levers... our 390 was plumbed into the spools, with T pieces, just before the quick release couplings, no taps needed. Mind you, I don't think we ever used more than one rear spool at the same time as the loader, so it wasn't an issue...

However, now I've had a loader with a joystick, I wouldn't go back !!!

 

[multi power]

But a joystick is much nicer to use than spool levers... our 390 was plumbed into the spools, with T pieces, just before the quick release couplings, no taps needed. Mind you, I don't think we ever used more than one rear spool at the same time as the loader, so it wasn't an issue...

However, now I've had a loader with a joystick, I wouldn't go back !!!

The right spool levers are very easy, as good as a joystick