1845C Auxilliary Hydraulic Delete

[Clegg1399]

Was wanting to just remove the entire auxiliary system from my 1845c. Is it as simple as capping off the lines at the control valve and sump? Then just remove the auxiliary valve and hydraulic hoses? Am i at risk doing this? Seems pretty straightforward to me, but i am not a hydraulic expert. Any feedback would be appreciated.

 

[MG84]

Why are you wanting to remove the auxiliary hydraulics? Are you talking about the standard aux hyd setup with the rocker foot pedal or the optional high flow?

 

[Clegg1399]

Why are you wanting to remove the auxiliary hydraulics? Are you talking about the standard aux hyd setup with the rocker foot pedal or the optional high flow?

It’s just the standard rocker pedal set up. I’ve never used the auxiliary set up and most likely never will. I’ve got a few leaks in the system and was just wanting to eliminate extra hoses and lines that are a pita to get to. It appears i can just cap off where the lines come out is the main control valve. Looks like a couple 7/8 jic caps would do the trick. Am i missing something else that would cause me issues down the road?

 

[DustAndRay]

Hey there, I totally get wanting to simplify things and get rid of leaky hoses you don't use. That's a smart move to make maintenance easier down the road.

But just capping the lines at the control valve might cause a headache later on. The main thing to worry about is if someone (or even you, by accident) bumps that foot pedal. If the ports are capped, the hydraulic pressure has nowhere to go. It could build up and potentially damage the seals in your main control valve, which would be a much bigger problem to fix.

A safer and better way, I think, may be to "loop" the circuit. Instead of using two caps on the control valve ports, just connect those two ports with a short hydraulic hose.

This way, if the pedal ever gets pushed, the oil just flows out one port, through your new little hose, and right back into the other port, returning to the tank. No pressure buildup, no risk. You can then go ahead and remove all the old auxiliary hoses and the valve as you wanted.

Just a thought. Hope this helps you get it sorted out safely.

 

[Clegg1399]

Hey there, I totally get wanting to simplify things and get rid of leaky hoses you don't use. That's a smart move to make maintenance easier down the road.

But just capping the lines at the control valve might cause a headache later on. The main thing to worry about is if someone (or even you, by accident) bumps that foot pedal. If the ports are capped, the hydraulic pressure has nowhere to go. It could build up and potentially damage the seals in your main control valve, which would be a much bigger problem to fix.

A safer and better way, I think, may be to "loop" the circuit. Instead of using two caps on the control valve ports, just connect those two ports with a short hydraulic hose.

This way, if the pedal ever gets pushed, the oil just flows out one port, through your new little hose, and right back into the other port, returning to the tank. No pressure buildup, no risk. You can then go ahead and remove all the old auxiliary hoses and the valve as you wanted.

Just a thought. Hope this helps you get it sorted out safely.

As it stands now there are 4 lines on the aux hyd valve. There are 2 that come from the main control valve and 2 that go out to the end of the boom. The aux valve is mechanically activated by the rocker over. If i were to cap off the ports at the main control valve there would be no oil going to the aux valve, so it would be cut off completely from the main hydraulics.
I think i get what you mean though. Currently oil is sent to the aux valve and returned back to it safely. If i were cap those ports, it would create excessive pressure in the valve. I need to maintain that loop by adding a hose and connecting the 2 ports. Is that correct?

 

[stefuel]

Don't make it any harder then it needs to be. If there's the possibility of stepping on the pedal, Just remove the pedal and stash it somewhere for safe keeping. The pedal is easy to remove.

 

[DustAndRay]

As it stands now there are 4 lines on the aux hyd valve. There are 2 that come from the main control valve and 2 that go out to the end of the boom. The aux valve is mechanically activated by the rocker over. If i were to cap off the ports at the main control valve there would be no oil going to the aux valve, so it would be cut off completely from the main hydraulics.
I think i get what you mean though. Currently oil is sent to the aux valve and returned back to it safely. If i were cap those ports, it would create excessive pressure in the valve. I need to maintain that loop by adding a hose and connecting the 2 ports. Is that correct?

Yep, that’s exactly right. Have you solved it? Let us know if you found another solution.

 

[KSSS]

The 1845C is pretty bulletproof. While you may never sell it, if you did, removing the aux is not a good idea. I think you are worrying much about nothing. I would leave it, if for nothing else, if you ever need aux. hyd. you would have it.

 

[MG84]

I agree, don't remove the aux hydraulics. They have been standard equipment on nearly every skid steer for the past 30+yrs. You may not have a use for it now, but you'll be kicking yourself in the future if your needs change or if you decide to sell it. It's a simple valve that's easy to access and rebuild if needed. Also, I believe there is a pin you can insert in the rocker pedal to lock it out if you are worried about accidentally engaging it.

 

[Welder Dave]

If the aux. Hyd's are accidentily activated the engine will labor and the boom and bucket hyd's. won't work properly and also possibly damage the hyd. pump. It would also make starting difficult if not impossible. New hoses would outlast the machine especially when they're rarely used but there if you need them.

 

[AMBMike]

I don't know your situation is but we used the 1845C aux hydraulics to temporarily power various farm implements when needing a little movement in the shop. We also had a grain auger that was hydraulically driven that we powered with the 1845C.
Working in construction and dirt moving we kept an old 1845C around and used it as a hydraulic power unit for any number of odd situations.