A Clamp Connect Hydraulic Connectors On Front-End Loader

A Clamp Connect Hydraulic Connectors On Front-End Loader TRACTORS Hydraulics Robert McMahon Knoxville Tenn : “I was tired of having to break fittings to relieve hydraulic pressure when connecting the grapple on my front-end loader and backhoe attachment So I made a clamp to connect the hydraulic connectors that are under pressure Works on both standard and flat-faced connectors U-shaped ends fit locking collar factory grooves on female hydraulic fittings I made the ends using a hole saw and side grinder welding them to a standard bar clamp “I came up with a method to drill 1/2 in or larger holes in steel pieces that I could not bring to my drill I had previously had problems breaking large expensive bits Now I use bimetal hole saws in a hand drill I first make a guide plate out of a scrap piece of plate steel with a hole drilled in it Then I clamp or tack weld the plate where I want to drill the hole “I recently had to drill 5/8-in holes in the frame of a tractor to mount a backhoe Removal of the frame members would have taken half a day Instead I clamped a guide plate to the frame and cut the holes with a 1/2-in pneumatic wrench I remove the holesaw mandrell drill bit so I can drive it with an impact wrench I had perfect holes cut in minutes Sometimes I use the guide plate to enlarge a hole or to enlarge worn holes in bucket teeth mounts I use a liberal amount of cutting fluid when cutting with holesaws ”

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