Tractor spool valve mounting

[N1ck]

Has anyone got a good way of mounting / demounting the spool valve for a trailer crane in the tractor cab without going down the expensive route of electronic / electro-hydraulic controls.

 

The tractor will get used with a forwarding trailer and a winch so I need to be able to switch from one to the other without giving myself a hernia lugging the valve block back and forth. I want to be able to operate the controls from the cab.

 

Any clever systems that fit on the top link etc. out there? Pictures would be great.

 

Thanks

 

Nick

[Ben Ballard]

we got a frame made to put controls on that goes on the 3 point linkage can be put on easy in a few mins

[Chris Sheppard]

Depending on the tractor, quite often you can get a piece of decent thickness of box section to slot into the top link slot, where if you're lucky and have two top link holes you can drill the box section and hold it in place with two pins. Chances are you're spool block will have enough holes to bolt a flat plate onto with a short section of box to slot into the bit attached to the tractor, Quick and simple.

 

Hope that made some sense

[ben lightfoot]

beat me to it chris, still a heavy lump but once its in the slot for the top link its relatively easy and can be done by one person