What's your oppinion on this??

[roscoe erf]

The one I remember has two uprights a bit like a 3pt mounted fork lift. It's so long ago that's all I do remember about it.
If anyone on here knows the make etc I would love to know it as might be able find one.
Roscoe how well do you remember yours working? I've never seen one in use so have no idea if there any good or not.
Thanks Stu

worked well on soft to medium ground not vert good in wales to rocky obviously slower than todays beasts where in the country are you

 

[Dave W]

In reply to Dave W's post I've got a Kubota L2201 it's about same size & weight as a little grey fergie, a bigger tractor would be a answer only I still need it small enough for landscaping wrk. View attachment 264984My little bota,View attachment 264988Some of my work, View attachment 265000View attachment 265002 I use the tractor for a bit of topping horse paddocks & rotovating etc. other than using a post driver on it the tractor does what's needed from it. Being small makes transporting it to site easier as goes on trailer whereas a bigger tractor would need driving to site :-( given time with enough wrk to justify the cost I would love a nice medium sized tractor with proper hydrollics to run a driver & a hedge trimmer.
If all I need is a supply like a tipping trailer I'm hoping I can update my tractor to do the job.
I've been told it's a simple case of tapping into the system which I'm told is fairly straight forward. Is this correct ? Or would I get better performance using a pump off the PTO output off the crank?
Thanks for any help Stu.

That tractor should be simple enough to fit a spool valve to and would have plenty of pressure and flow. It will also be handy for other stuff you didn't know you needed!
One day you will get a machine that needs both pto and hydraulic power so I'd rule out a pto pump for that reason.
I certainly wouldn't want one of the long arm knockers you first mentioned on the back of it.

 

[stugordon321]

I'm in Oxfordshire where the ground varries here, sometimes it's Stoney as he'll such as the Cotswolds but other areas aren't too bad just down too luck on the day I guess & where the job is. Going to be looking for same driver as your picture as hopefully that will sort my problems out.
I assume from what you've said they do the job ok ? which just looking at the other type I can see won't be as good as there's no control over the posts going in twisted etc. can they be operated by one person safely?? Just out of interest does your one have any sort of guide to help the post to go in straight & level??
Thanks Roscoe you've been very helpful & appreciate it. Stu

 

[roscoe erf]

I'm in Oxfordshire where the ground varries here, sometimes it's Stoney as he'll such as the Cotswolds but other areas aren't too bad just down too luck on the day I guess & where the job is. Going to be looking for same driver as your picture as hopefully that will sort my problems out.
I assume from what you've said they do the job ok ? which just looking at the other type I can see won't be as good as there's no control over the posts going in twisted etc. can they be operated by one person safely?? Just out of interest does your one have any sort of guide to help the post to go in straight & level??
Thanks Roscoe you've been very helpful & appreciate it. Stu

the post sits in the channel and if my memory serves me right there is a bar that locks in front of the post Oxfordshire often in that area getting straw

 

[stugordon321]

Dave W, from what I understand (not much I admit ) the little bota should have the capacity etc to power the things I want I've just got to fit a valve to the rear
(is this called a spool valve?) of the tractor, as you say there will be times I need both, even just a rotovator can need hydroillics to operate the rear door etc. plus it will be usefull for other things. My reason for trying to get a PTO powered driver is I can put it work straight away whereas upgrading the hydroillics will take time & money that's in short suply at moment. In time I'm sure I will get the tractor sorted out.
I know this isn't the correct place to ask but as it's about this thread I'll give it a try.
Does anyone know which of these two photos is where (if either ) I should tap into the hydroillics to add a valve & coupling etc

the first photo is of the control valve under the seat, I've been told I can tap into this by removing the plug at the bottom & attaching the pipe & valve (spool valve?) there. I've also been told by someone else I need to tap into the system from the plug in second photo, this is some kind of valve/ plate on the left side of the transmission/back axle.
Does anyone know which is correct or could I use either? From what I understand (not much I admit) the valve under the seat photo one is to control the flow/speed to the 3pt linkage. Is this correct? & if so could I still tap into it by removing the plug & adding a valve there.
Any help or ideas would be great as this is all new to me. I've driven tractors in the past & can turn my hand to a bit of spanner work as I've always repaired cars & motor bikes when I was younger, but have never done anything with hydraulics of any kind. The bit I struggle to understand is, if I don't have a implement attached what stops the pump building up pressure to the point of bursting pipes or the pump breaking. Is there some kind of valve in the system that opens at a set amount of pressure therefore stopping the pressure from going up & up. Am'I on the right path or nowhere near?
Any help welcomed. Thanks Stu

 

[nick...]

If you plumb into these fittings you will need to fit a spool valve id imagine and a return to get oil back into tractor rear end.this would not be difficult.you need to get hold of one of these books.ill have a look through and see if i can find anything to help.ive got a tractor identical to yours but its got no external hydraulic services
Nick...

 

[nick...]

Here are a couple of pages.the tractor models are different but all very similar.these are the only pages that may help.
Nick...