Hello, looking for guidance on how to convert my King Kutter Dump Trailer from a manual hand pump to some thing easier that my wife can use. I guess battery for a stand alone system or I could I run the lines for my WR Long grapple to the rear of the tractor. Here are some pictures of the trailer, any help would be appreciated.
Converting manual hydraulics to electric
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kennyd
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Well, as you already deduced, there are two options, either powering from your tractor, or a standalone system.
Powering from your tractor will be the cheapest route, you'll just need to get hoses and couplers, but depending on how often you disconnect the trailer it could prove to be a hassle...
The standalone route would be very convenient, but you will have to deal with charging the battery, either from the tractor if the alternator can handle it, or back at home overnight. A unit like THIS or others from the Surplus Center would be adequate to operate the dump.
Powering from your tractor will be the cheapest route, you'll just need to get hoses and couplers, but depending on how often you disconnect the trailer it could prove to be a hassle...
The standalone route would be very convenient, but you will have to deal with charging the battery, either from the tractor if the alternator can handle it, or back at home overnight. A unit like THIS or others from the Surplus Center would be adequate to operate the dump.
RonMar
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To hook up to your grapple, Just hook it to one of the legs going to your grapple(dosn't matter which one) and leave the other disconnected. When you push the lever one way(grapple open or closed depending on which port you use), the bed will go up. When you push it the other way fluid will be sent to the port that isn't connected to anything and the safety will relieve. At the same time the port connected to the dump bed cylinder, will be opened to return to the reservoir and the bed will lower by gravity.
You could use the backhoe loop(supply and return ports), but I would guess you would need a open center valve, brackets to mount it and the fittings to connect it into the backhoe supply.
You could use the backhoe loop(supply and return ports), but I would guess you would need a open center valve, brackets to mount it and the fittings to connect it into the backhoe supply.
kennyd
Advertiser
Bigman said:
As Ron said, you can just hook up the hose to either port, this will be the cheapest as easiest way to get it done.
Looking at the pictures of the cylinder, it appears to be DA (dual acting) with a vent plug in the top port, so you could run two hoses and have power up and down for your dump bed.
If you wanted to use the PB loop, then you could add a valve to the trailer, but then you would need to run three hoses from the tractor to the tralier instead of one or two.
You could also "T" the lines from the grapple control so you could have ports on the rear of the tractor, as long as only one thing is connected at a time.
kennyd
Advertiser
Your welcome
Just remember that you cannot have the grapple AND the trailer connected at the same time. Please keep us informed on the progress of your project...WE LOVE PICTURES
Just remember that you cannot have the grapple AND the trailer connected at the same time. Please keep us informed on the progress of your project...WE LOVE PICTURES