Recent content by rbeall

I used a cylinder from a John Deere 318. The cylinder was too short so I bought some honed pipe and extended it to about 8” of stroke. For the end I cut to old manual steering ball joint and welded it to the cylinder rod.

Ecoboast, when I did my conversion I found the use of steel lines much easier for overall space. I also used this company to order the proper fitting from the tractor ports that are British threads to JIC. http://www.telstarhydraulics.com/shop/

Today I spent a few hours TIG welding an aluminum cart for my new Miller Multimatic 220 AC/DC. I am thinking of adding some drawers for more storage area. Fun project to practice TIG welding.

These videos are great at explaining hydraulic schematics. It is really neat to see how the system functions on a line diagram. I have watched quite a few of these videos, as it really explains the symbols on a diagram. How to Read Cylinder Section Schematics - YouTube Cylinder Drift - YouTube

I have assembled the steering column and cylinder onto my tractor. It turns out the information I was given about capping off the AUX port was not correct. James, you were 100% right about the capping of the AUX port. My next problem with this set up was my cylinder broke. The piston came off...