On the lift cover, just under the seat, there are two socket-head plugs, one on either side. On my TEA some previous owner has installed an elbow and some 3/8" black pipe on the right-hand one, running forward, to operate a front-end loader. It works, but beware of the following:
a) when you operate the lift lever, the rear arms want to lift, so there are chains wrapping around under the rear axle to hold them down. (I have tried the loader with a scraper blade on the back, and you can't predict which implement will rise or fall before the other.)
b) normally, when using a rear-mounted implement, as the lift arms get to the top, the following is going on inside: the rear end of the hydraulic piston comes out of its cylinder a bit and runs into the linkage, which in turn begins to move the control valve in the pump, which stops the lifting action. So if you use an external tap with the chains on the lift arms, when you use the lever on the quadrant, there is nothing stopping the pump (besides the pressure relief valve) when your (external) hydraulic piston gets to the end of its travel, unless you specifically do something about it.
c) 3/8" black pipe can pretty much handle the pressure involved, but the normal elbows that go with black pipe can't. I have been told that they work fine but they're only rated at 250 psi or something like that, whereas the pump operates at 2100 psi. Proper elbows are available at hydraulics places.So you can use the hydraulics for some external cylinder, if you are careful. I have lifted at least half a ton of rocks in my bucket (shouldn't have); the steering was almost impossible, but the hydraulics coped. Whether it could handle a logsplitter I couldn't say but I hope someone else who has tried it will comment because I want to do that too. If it comes down to an external pump being required try Princess Auto; they have units that mount to your pto. Regards,
Jim
Ottawa, ON
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