Beauty lurks beneath

[MartyBoyce]

G'day all as promised a couple of pics of my Blue Beauty , sure she looks like a bit of a bush pig for now , but I see the potential

The bonnet/hood is still to be delivered

[henk]

Marty,

You have to use larger pictures. About 800x600. Then they show up nice.

[whirly]

What henk said ... bigger pictures.

However, even with the small pics it looks like you have plenty of meat on those drivers and it really isn't as bad as you made out.

Congrats

[MartyBoyce]

There you go , finally worked out Photobucket

A bit of a pressure wash will make a big difference. Got to use her in anger yesterday when I got my Isuzu D max bogged down in the horse paddock while doing some fencing . Those meaty drivers worked a treat

[whirly]

This is a serious question so please don't laugh out loud ....

Does the ROPS get in your way when you turn in the seat to look back?

I'm about ready to build a ROPS for mine and need to know if I should bow it out at mudwing height.

[MartyBoyce]

To me they don't get in the way , but I spent many years driving a forklift , so am probably used to having the uprights there .To me they are a handy hold on point when reversing

One thing I was warned of is when driving under trees etc that the ROP can catch on branches and bring them down on you

[henk]

Marty,

Is the oil pressure coming from the original pump in the rear end?
Is the front connector for the pressure of the valve block and the rear one for a return?

[MartyBoyce]

To be perfectly honest Henk I have no idea

My previous mechanical efforts involved pulling down and rebuilding horse drawn sulkies/jinkers , not a lot of hydraulics on them
I haven't worried about the hydraulics too much as I know I have to refurbish the rams for the bucket lift , when I get some spare time over the next few weekends I will get to cleaning her up a bit and taking note of what does what . This one is a learn as I go venture

Marty

[frode]

Marty,

Is the oil pressure coming from the original pump in the rear end?
Is the front connector for the pressure of the valve block and the rear one for a return?

Looks like it have a front mounted pump and tank

[MartyBoyce]

I beleive that is correct , well at least the front mounted tank , not exactly sure where the pump lives at the moment , could wel be built into the tank

Marty

[henk]

Your pump could be on the front of the engine on the crankshaft.
There could also be one in the rear end as you have two connectors on the lid.

[MartyBoyce]

I figured they were something to do with hydraulics I believe it had a backhoe attachment at some stage , after the other hydraulics are fixed and stopped leaking , the exhaust conversion to an upright one is next so that I can actually drive it around the paddocks in the warmer months , followed by the fitting of a hydraulic lift arm set up for a three point linkage, .I'm not sure if I can run everything off the rear hydraulics though

[Kiwi Kev]

Your pump could be on the front of the engine on the crankshaft.
There could also be one in the rear end as you have two connectors on the lid.

Henk
You can see the hyd pump is connected to the crankshaft, and is visiable under the tank at the front.
Both connecters on the lid are plugged off. Would be supprised if it even has a hyd pump in the rear transmission seen there's no rear hydraulics. Could be wrong.
Kiwi Kev

[Kiwi Kev]

I believe it had a backhoe attachment at some stage,





fitting of a hydraulic lift arm set up for a three point linkage, .I'm not sure if I can run everything off the rear hydraulics though

Now the backhoe would make sense. I nearly aquired a Fordson with backhoe and front end loader, a couple of years back, and they were both hydraulically driven from the crankshaft mounted pump.

Fitting of the lift arm set up should'nt be too hard to do, or find. Run the fel from the front pump, and the 3 pl from the tractors hyd pump in the rear transmission.
Kiwi Kev

[henk]

It's easy to see if there's a pump in the rear end.
If there's a strait square plate with the oil plug under the rear end it has no pump.
If it has a round plate with the oil plug in the square plate, it has a pump. The round part is for the filter.
The front connector on the lid is at the same place as the rise pipe from the pump, so I think there is one.

[MartyBoyce]

OK had a look under the rear end , the oil plug is on a round plate about 2-2.5 inches across , not sure if that is what you are referring to Henk , hope so

Marty

[henk]

That's the plug.

Pity you did not take pictures.
I have none.

If there's no pump. You will only have a square plate on the bottom of the rear end with the oil plug.
If there's a pump. There will be a round plate in the square plate. In the round plate there will be the oil plug.
The round part is the pump pedestal with the filter.

Hope you understand now.