Farm King Y500 - How long cylinder for chute rotator??

[WilliamBos]

Hi All,

Looking at adding a chute rotator to our Buhler-Farm King Y500, and wondered how long the cylinder needs to be? Princess Auto will be our source for that.

The chute rotator bracket is on order, $90 is all it cost. Not gonna attempt to build one at that price.

 

[Couple of Achers]

On my Farm King Y740 it was a 8" stroke. I have to believe it would be the same half moon shaped turning bracket used on all of their blowers. You could use either a 2" bore or a 2 1/2 bore depending on how fast you want it to turn. Maybe someone with a 50" will verify this.

 

[JoeL4330]

can you post pic of bracket and/or full setup? thnx

 

[Couple of Achers]

I pulled up the parts manual from their website. It is the same accuator they use on all their models. You want an 8" stroke cylinder. Just to be sure, I called the local dealer and he verified that no matter what size blower you buy, from the 50" on up, they all use a 8" stroke cylinder to turn the chute.

 

[WilliamBos]

Thank you for doing that. Just got back from the dealer this morning, with bracket in hand. 8" stroke, 1" bore will work nicely.





The nice part is that the kit is a simple bolt on installation.
I will post pics once the install is complete. Hope it stops raining.



We had a break in the rain, so now we just need a trip to Princess Auto for the cylinder. The we can measure the tractor up for hoses.

 

[Couple of Achers]

Thank you for doing that. Just got back from the dealer this morning, with bracket in hand. 8" stroke, 1" bore will work nicely.

Did you get a 1" bore or a 1" shaft? If it is a 1" bore you may find out that it turns too fast. I opted for a 2 1/2" bore so I could slow it down a little bit. Of course it depends on the flow rate of your tractor and other things, but I just wanted you to be aware of it. By the way, the Buhler/Allied/FarmKing blowers are a pretty reliable sturdy blower. I ran mine for years without any trouble.

 

[WilliamBos]

Thanks. I never thought of that. The tractor puts out 11.6gpm at the remotes.

Will this one be ok? A real good price too.


http://www.princessauto.com/hydraul...nt/1210003-2-bore-x-8-stroke-tie-rod-cylinder

 

[Couple of Achers]

Thanks. I never thought of that. The tractor puts out 11.6gpm at the remotes.

Will this one should be ok? A real good price too.


2" bore x 8" stroke tie rod cylinder | Implement | Cylinders | Hydraulics | Princess Auto

That should be fine. It is a 2" bore. Just ease into the lever the first time you turn it to get a feel for the speed.

 

[kennyd]

Also use 1/4" hoses to help slow it down...and they are cheaper

 

[WilliamBos]

Also use 1/4" hoses to help slow it down...and they are cheaper

Thank you!! I will post pics once complete, and attached to the tractor, other than a test, hope no snow for a while yet.