I also just hooked mine up, I router the hoses to come out on the left side, and had 3' extensions made up, wow 3 hoses at 3' and my couplings were quite expensive. Got lucky and managed to hook them all up correctly. Was told to run at low flow. My bobcat has hi flow but heard of seals being blown. My seller did give me a few pointers, Thanks to him I got off to a good start, Still only in the start up phase. I ran thru a tube of grease on just 3 fittings, So I just ran the head up in the air and yes what a sound it makes when I turn off the hydraulics. I learned to slow it all the way than shut it off , less shutter. Would love to get a set of skies on mine and will look into a way to shimm it too. I feel w/o skies it will run too close to the ground and possibly hit some rocks or worse. I need to find a door for my T-300 Bobcat Thanks for all the comments here they helped alot....Omally
Surprisingly good I did put some skies on the bottom of the side covers and made a pendulum gage to help keep me oriented as far as the tilt that helped a lot also put a welded shim on the bottom of the coupler plate that made a night and day difference as far as the stability and a more solid feel through the machine with almost no bouncing
I used the crank case drain but the other 2 are way too small I got the biggest fittings from the motor to the coupler connection to help with flow I believe it was the bottom connection was the in flow if not just switch your coupler ends
My machine only puts out 17 gpm and it does good if you don't get greedy I couldn't imagine what it will do at your flow rate. I broke a tooth block the other day so I'm fixing that and adding some skid's to the sides and putting a plate under the motor to protect it
I have a question. I just bought one and it’s being shipped. Does it have a crossover relief valve to slow the drum when you cut off the flow. Or is it a sudden stop
@@Foggcmr so I got mine. I ended up having new hoses made. I put a check valve in mine so that the drum will free spool instead of forcing it through the relief of my bobcat. The motor that are on these do not have an internal relief. The sound you are hearing is the pressure being forced through the case drain.
@@Foggcmr I copied what I have seen on brush cutters. Essentially you put a T in each hydraulic line Then connect them with a one way check valve. CID brush cutters are made this way. Your bobcat relief valve will take the shock load if you hit something. If you google CID brush cutter. You’ll see in some of the pictures what looks like an H fitting in the lines.
I also just hooked mine up, I router the hoses to come out on the left side, and had 3' extensions made up, wow 3 hoses at 3' and my couplings were quite expensive. Got lucky and managed to hook them all up correctly. Was told to run at low flow. My bobcat has hi flow but heard of seals being blown. My seller did give me a few pointers, Thanks to him I got off to a good start, Still only in the start up phase. I ran thru a tube of grease on just 3 fittings, So I just ran the head up in the air and yes what a sound it makes when I turn off the hydraulics. I learned to slow it all the way than shut it off , less shutter. Would love to get a set of skies on mine and will look into a way to shimm it too. I feel w/o skies it will run too close to the ground and possibly hit some rocks or worse. I need to find a door for my T-300 Bobcat Thanks for all the comments here they helped alot....Omally
I used a piece of 1/2 angel cut and folded the ends and welded them up my teeth just touch the ground
Surprisingly good I did put some skies on the bottom of the side covers and made a pendulum gage to help keep me oriented as far as the tilt that helped a lot also put a welded shim on the bottom of the coupler plate that made a night and day difference as far as the stability and a more solid feel through the machine with almost no bouncing
could you make a short video on how you hooked it up??
I bought the same mulcher. Hopefully you can help. Which hose is the inlet and outlet? Thanks!
I used the crank case drain but the other 2 are way too small I got the biggest fittings from the motor to the coupler connection to help with flow I believe it was the bottom connection was the in flow if not just switch your coupler ends
I hooked mine up wrong the first time I'm standing here looking at it now and my top line coming out of motor goes to the male on the machine
May 24, 2024
@@Foggcmr I sized up the 2 hoses to 1/2" and the thing works great on scrub oak. My machine puts out 31gpm. Thanks for your help.
My machine only puts out 17 gpm and it does good if you don't get greedy I couldn't imagine what it will do at your flow rate. I broke a tooth block the other day so I'm fixing that and adding some skid's to the sides and putting a plate under the motor to protect it
How many gpm is your machine? It seems really slow for a mulcher.
@@NorthIdahoCarpenter only 17 gpm as long as you don't get greedy or try to do some falcon high flow stuff it does good
@@NorthIdahoCarpenter also that was literally the first time ever using it trying to understand how it wants to be ran with what I have to work with
I have a question. I just bought one and it’s being shipped. Does it have a crossover relief valve to slow the drum when you cut off the flow. Or is it a sudden stop
No it has a case drain
It makes a horrible sound from the relief valve but you'll get used to it
@@Foggcmr so I got mine. I ended up having new hoses made. I put a check valve in mine so that the drum will free spool instead of forcing it through the relief of my bobcat. The motor that are on these do not have an internal relief. The sound you are hearing is the pressure being forced through the case drain.
How do I hook it up like you did and if the drum takes a hard hit at full speed the motor will safe
@@Foggcmr I copied what I have seen on brush cutters. Essentially you put a T in each hydraulic line Then connect them with a one way check valve. CID brush cutters are made this way. Your bobcat relief valve will take the shock load if you hit something.
If you google CID brush cutter. You’ll see in some of the pictures what looks like an H fitting in the lines.
How’s it holding up? A local dealer has one for sale at a deep discount. I may say screw it and buy it
I don't regret it
Before you even hook it up change out the hydraulic lines to half inch
Lol i could push it down and move it out of the way faster
First time using it.
I was thinking about replacing the chains with some 1/2 rubber strip compressed between 2 pieces of flat stock