Posted by Wardner on October 03, 2009 at 16:23:47 from (4.154.243.217):
On another thread, I mentioned that the cylinders for the fast-hitch forklift on the front of my 400 were swapping fluid between themselves. This caused the mast to tilt when the load was off center or the tractor was traversing a hill. I suspected that this might be a problem when I built the fast hitch so I went to the trouble of installing a keyed torsion bar between the two arms. It is shown below.
Charles suggested hydraulic lock valves. I was thinking about a flow divider. After thinking about the problem, Charles's solution seemed better. The lock valves would also prevent creeping over time.
After doing preliminary estimates, I figured the cost would be around $600 for eight hoses, 10 fittings, and two valves. This got me to looking around my assorted junk. Final cost was only $34.00 for shortening two hydraulic hoses. I also spent around $12.00 on schedule 40 1/2" x 5" nipples. I went through a bunch of them trying to bend the perfect double offset that I needed. I hope they hold up because I don't welcome the thought of bending schedule 80 nipples.
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