Thanks for all the suggestions. i got the loader off and, as I supsected, the quick disconnects are too short to connect together. I think I'll get a short hose with disconnects to make a "jumper hose" so that I can connect them.
On the control valve, the ones with no color bands go to the tractor. The ones with the color bands go to the loader - raise, lower, act, dump.
Thanks for looking.
I need to remove the Koyker 160 front end loader from my Farm Pro 2425 tractor and had a couple of questions about the hydraulic cables. I seem to remember that the two cables from the tractor need to be hooked together after they are disconnected from the loader to prevent pump damage. Is...