Quick Disconnect Protection

[Gaowlpoop]

I had a little problem with the quick disconnects for my 4 in 1 bucket. They were sticking up just behind the bucket and just waiting to get broken off by a piece of fire wood or a tree limb.


I decided to make a little modification and this is what I came up with. It is just a piece of 3 inch PVC pipe painted black and bolted to the frame using the same bolt holes as were in the old bracket. If I need to disconnect the bucket, I just slide the quick disconnects out the end of the pipe and disconnect them.


The picture of the fitting, are the ones I removed and no longer need. That's 7 fittings and 2 jam nuts.

 

[RNeumann]

Nice work! Did the dealer do the initial install?

 

[Gaowlpoop]

Yes. The dealer did the initial installation as the 4 in 1 bucket was an option. I must say, that I think Magilla Gorilla put the thing together. The fittings were so tight that I had to ask my neighbor to help me get them loose. One of the bulkhead fittings was so tight that the threads were actually stretched and would not go back together.