Ford 5000 Loader connections Help Needed

861Pete · May 23, 2013

Hi, I installed a Leon Loader on my 1971 Ford 5000 . Fabricating brackets was fairly easy but now I'm at the stage of hooking up the hydraulics. I have a new Cross SBA22 control valve. I just don't know how to hook up the inlet and outlet hoses from it to the remote hydraulics. The remote valve has one lever with two hoses. After reading on the net I'm lost about return to sump lines, ASC valves, etc.
Option # 2
I have a Front mount pump from a 861. Are there shafts and pulley mounts to be able to use that? I know I would have to have a hydraulic reservoir but that's not a problem.
Sorry for the rambling but would sure appreciate any help, Pete

oldnslo · May 23, 2013

If you 1971 is the same as our 1966 5000 ALL of the pressure and tank lines are internal so plumbing in an auxiliary circuit would require some special components. On our '66 the cast iron tranny housing had a pressure core that fed into the rear remote directional valve & I presume the 3PH was then supplied directly from this valve.
Not sure about front mount pump kits either.

Hopefully soundguy will see this post since he seems to be very familiar with the older Fords.

Tx Jim · May 24, 2013

You can access pressure and return with one of these blocks that bolts to the top of rockshaft housing.

cooterdude · May 24, 2013

if your running lines from the loader control valve to your remote ports all you have to do is plumb the in on the valve to the male quick disconect on the rear and the out to the female on the rear of the tractor and rig your lever to stay open while using the loader thats the simplest way