Mounting new hoses on loader

[Tscott9330]

I just ordered my new grapple, and was wondering how others here have attached their new hoses to the front of the loader?

My current plan is to fabricate some sort of bracket that bolts onto the crossbar of the loader. The hoses will terminate with bulkhead fittings at this bracket and serve as a solid mounting point for the hoses at the front. The bracket will need to be removable as there are already hard-lines running on this section of the crossbar. The bracket will probably straddle these existing hard lines.

Any thoughts or insight would be greatly appreciated. Pictures would be even better.

Tom

 

[woodlandfarms]

Th PT uses small lengths of pipe, then uses a set bolt drilled from the top down to hold the end of the connector tight.

http://www.tractorbynet.com/forums/...modification-422-425-left-side-very-close.jpg

 

[Soundguy]

Might also use a piggy-back saddle connector.. if there is alread another hardline there.. it clamps onto one existing line and then onto the new line.. kinda like a double clamshell. etc.

soundguy

 

[Willl]

I wimped out and just went with zipties.

 

[Soundguy]

On a few of my antique tractors with loaders, i am usng those tarp tie-downs that use the bunji cord and ball end.. I have them tied around hoses and use them to tie off to parts of the tractor... looks odd. works great..

soundguy

 

[kennyd]

I mounted mine on the inside of the loader arm.

 

[Tscott9330]

I mounted mine on the inside of the loader arm.

How does this mount? It appears to be sitting on top of the hard lines. Is there something I cant see?

 

[kennyd]

It's mounted atop the plastic bracket that holds the hard lines. There is two good pictures in THIS thread. Had I known about bulkhead fittings-I would have used those instead but still mounted it there.