Tinkerer
Senior Member
There has been a few threads about hydraulic thumbs on HEF. So I thought I would share my progress and hopefully help someone else that is anticipating doing it also.
As the title says, I finally converted my manual thumb to hydraulic. This was something I have been wanting to do for a long time. The backhoe is on a Case 680 series tractor. It can dig to 16 feet.
I plumbed a Parker #DS12 six way diverter valve into the RH stabilizer circuit.
I chose that valve because the spool and handle can be rotated to any position to accommodate different mounting positions of the valve body.
It functions great. Better than I had hoped. The stabilizer works normally.
As the title says, I finally converted my manual thumb to hydraulic. This was something I have been wanting to do for a long time. The backhoe is on a Case 680 series tractor. It can dig to 16 feet.
I plumbed a Parker #DS12 six way diverter valve into the RH stabilizer circuit.
I chose that valve because the spool and handle can be rotated to any position to accommodate different mounting positions of the valve body.
It functions great. Better than I had hoped. The stabilizer works normally.
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