4010 Gets Hydraulic Power Boost

4010 Gets Hydraulic Power Boost TRACTORS Hydraulics Larry McPhail loves his 4010 Deere with its 248 loader However he didn’t love the slow hydraulics – until he added a booster pump     “The 4010 hydraulic system is underpowered for everything it has to do ” says McPhail “The tractor is equipped with a belly 1 000 rpm pto facing forward from the transmission A friend suggested I mount an auxiliary pto-driven hydraulic pump there ”     McPhail got a pump from Prince Manufacturing ph 605 235-1220; www princehyd com He fabricated a bracket for the pump and secured it to 4 existing holes on front of the transmission     “The holes are for mounting a belly sickle mower on the tractor ” explains McPhail     With the pump in place McPhail ran the pump’s intake hose to the drain plug on the transmission case He found a cheap fix for mating the hose end’s hydraulic fitting to the drain’s 1-in fine thread bolt     “Deere has a fitting with fine thread on one end and hydraulic pipe on the other with a swivel in between ” says McPhail “It’s called a Seal Lock and it cost just $2 78 ”     Once he mounted control valves on a bracket on the loader frame and ran hoses to the loader he had the speed he was missing     “It works great ” says McPhail     Contact: FARM SHOW Followup Larry McPhail 2855 H Street Rd Blaine Wash 98230 ph 360 366-5548; loggar56@aol com

To read the rest of this story, download this issue below or click here to register with your account number.