Adding Auxiliary Hydraulics to my Compact Tractor - Fabrication - Leaks - and Lessons Learned 

The Professor would be so proud. Lol God bless

Everything right the 1st time????? Yer a dreamer there Bud! Amazingly well done sir. I really need to talk the boss into getting a kit for our New Holland. Wish me luck!

Hey Mike. Just FYI from this old guy, I use mechanical hydraulic systems vs electric over hydraulic when I can. Way more reliable and easier to troubleshoot. Your welding skills sure are getting better. Just takes practice. I bought a cheap set of transfer punches from HF...game changers in fabrication. I also love using the rotary burr tools for deburring edges in tight corners. Hydraulics ain't rocket surgery once you understand them. You have to be careful with them, but they are pretty straightforward. Nice job on the installation/fabrication. Stay safe and thanks for posting.

Great. Another project to add to my list! All this grapple talk has me foaming at the mouth. Nice job on this project Mike. Can't wait to see some new attachments added now too!

Great job Captain. The body work is fine. it's a tractor not a show car. God bless

Thank you for sharing, another big job and i learn a lot and always a pleasure watch your video👍👍👍👍

Awesome Mike, can't wait to see more videos

Nice job "accessorizing" with that green painters tape.. LOL

Good job lieut keep it up keep them coming thanks for sharing

Nice job Mike 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿

I forgot to call into work today, so I'm 11 hours late getting to the party..... any beer left?? 🍺 lol Awesome job! 👍

Looks better than rust; hilarious. Great job!

Now you need a hydraulic ram for your top link. Makes adjustments easy. God bless

Love your take on the Challenge Attitude

Hi from Brisbane Australia. Mate i love how even if your not shore if something is going to work you still give it a go and just roll with anything that happens keep it up mate your doing great. Your welds are getting better every time you have a go.

Great job Mike 👏

A very nice job. Good video.

Great Job as Always!!!

Hi Hi Captain. Good morning greetings from Jamaica 🇯🇲. See you fallowing in the steps of DP. Lots of upgrade going on over there. Guess u will be adding Lazer guided also 🤣🤣🤣🤣. Let's go have some fun 😊😊

Mike, head down to the Derby store lot and take one (even both) of those C&C Equipment mud flaps off the lowboy (The other Mike will not mind-Clint might😂😂 ). Use them on the underside of the fender to protect the hydraulic lines and controller from debris coming off the tracker tires. It's amazing how a stick can ruin a $100 hose (that we just don't have $100 to replace them with)! BTW, can't wait to see your little tracker use Mike's new Tile Plow! 🤣🤣🤣🤣

Michael, You amaze me. I'd like to take lessons from you on your research process. I didn't realize how the new circuit worked, ie., power beyond to the valve body and valve body lines to your implements. I mounted my valve body on a the loader mounting beam with levers pointed at my right hand. Well Done Laddie!!!!!

Looks great. I think that will be as handy as a shirt pocket

Great job hope u feel better soon

Hi captain Mike awesome video Time to pick on you. You need a new tractor 🚜 oh wait you like the old stuff.

Figuring out how to do this has been on my list since I bought a 955 last October after seeing you have so much fun with the 755! I just finished rebuilding the engine it lost compression from being warn out. Just started it for the first time last week. It was my first time doing anything like that. Great video! Thank you for doing the research for me!

Cap’n, I’m not a hydraulic expert nor do I play one on RU-vid… but looking at your plumbing from my arm chair here in the Ozarks… it looks perfect! Under mounting the valve was the right way to go. The hose connections where you can easily access them is smart. (Something Kubota could learn from. My third function hoses require hands about the size of a mouse to install.) Your body work looks great… and leaks? Well sir, that is part of the rust retardant plan. A forklift mechanic that I worked with gave me advice on thread seal for NPT fittings. He said, put a small bead around the male end. Start it about two threads above the end. Once tight, wipe the excess off so it won’t accidentally contaminate the liquid if you ever have to take it loose. So far, it has worked for me on oil, water, air and gas lines! Cap’n you’ve opened up a ton of options for the 755… I can hardly wait to see what you fab up next!!!

Sweet your a stud. Nice job capt. 👏

Nice build Mike!

Hello; I understand that this is all new to you. You should use stainless steel pipe and fittings when ever possible. Galvanized pipe etc. is bad because the galvanizing will flake off got into your system. If you have to use brass. Does that have an hydraulic filter? If not I suggest putting one in the return line. I suggest that you consider some sort of cover for the valve area. The elements will really mess things up over time. Good job.

A very tidy job there Captain.👍💞

For some reason I get a vibe of the Red Green Show when I watch you. I'm waiting to see what your new found bodywork skills will produce next!?! Dual rear tires on 755?

Well done 👍 Bud

Nice job, anything to make it easier and faster to get things done.

Nice job Mike!! Glad to see the hard work and self reliance you keep showing. Like the old saying goes.. “If you give a man a fish, you feed him for a day. If you teach a man to fish, you feed him for a lifetime.” I hope and pray more people find it within themselves to do more on there own!!

Mike, its been awhile since I felt as though your skills have been tested. Once again you hit a home run. Keep them coming.

Wonderfully clear video footage and great commentary.

The next time you need hydraulic fittings and or hoses if you haven’t already tried you might check Surplus Center on line it’s where I been getting fittings and hoses for a long time they are dependable and much cheaper than most places. You mentioned many people say not to use thread sealant but I think what they are referring to is Teflon tape. I always use hydraulic approved sealant and have never had a problem. I have a John Deere 1023E that I added the power beyond too and also added a separate electric power hydraulic pump unit that I use on my top link plus a diverter for other rear accessories and it’s much more powerful than the tractor hydraulics

33:06 ohhh.... nice, Mike! Did a good job! Way better than what you'd call fabricobbling!

Good morning Mike, only half way thru my 1st cup of coffee.

Lookin good 👍🏻 👍🏻👍🏻🚜🚜🚜

If the light bulb wasn't invented yet. I would be counting on you. You're amazing.

Brilliant, well done on such a professional finish!

Nice job! Fender modification turned out great. Loved your idea for a wind screen, using what you have at hand. Thanks for another great video.

thanks for the video Captain 💪

Captain you continue to amaze me with your skills and abilities to disassemble and reassemble and experiment with your implements. Good job Mike.

Nice fab work Captain!

Nice job Captain, parts/ screws would be all over the place with me😂 Looking good and should help you in the long run for sure💪👍🇺🇸

Nicely done capt!. Got to love those old green monsters. Great little machines!

Captain thanks for sharing! Kevin

Flip the cylinder over to convert it into a log splitter. Or into a bumper jack of sorts. Or even a fork lift. Small farm lifting bails of hay to a loft, wood to the loft/ roof. Not meaning extra heavy loads but lighter loads that’s repeated over and over. And again no camera drop. Wifey been cracking that whip. Lol. As always very interesting job.

Another great video. Thanks for sharing. Already looking forward to seeing the next video. Stay safe

Nice job. I ordered two rear remotes and detent valves on my 2018 John Deere. It wasn't cheap, good that you installed these yourself. You did a great job fabricating this.

I agree with your no electronics on this tractor. Looks good. Your welding is getting better.

It looks great the welding the placement of hydrochloric system you did a great job

Brilliant video

Professor strikes again... nice!

Good morning from Fl. Love your vids. You and your beautiful family make my day.

Captain, I'd say you did a pretty good job on the planing, fabrication and installation of that system. I also seriously agree with keeping it non-electrinic as it'll keep down on future problem issues associated with electronics exposed to weather. Yuppers, pretty good for a part-timer tractor mechanic 🚜 .

It is great watching you pull together a vision into a functioning outcome. Love it.😁👍😁

Great video, loved it .

I put a power beyond set up on my tractor and it was a true game changer. You will definitely enjoy it.

Mike, that turned out awesome!!! When I had my 955 I had the factory power beyond because I had the backhoe. I often wondered if it would have had enough power to run a 3pt mounted log splitter. Never got around to trying that. I sold that 955 to a retired Lieutenant on EPD. I’ll just tell you that when your on the Lloyd going into Newburgh right off the Lloyd on Bell Rd is a place called Sisco’s American Hose & Hydraulics. Those guys are fantastic. They have helped me out with quite a bit for my old 955 and my skid steer. You ever need anything that’s a good place to stop sometime. Keep up the good work my friend.

Winner, Winner, Chicken Dinner. I'll call that a success Mike.

Damn it Mike, give yourself more credit and don't let dp see this video cause expectations have been bumped up quite a bit 👍😂👍

Nice and simple system that’s got to be the way to go :) another good project you have done and shared with us :)

Upgrades to make it more versatile! And some fender modifications for a clean install. Probably could use a spring and strap to secure the hoses (similar to the Mack and its hoses/cables for the trailer connections) on the back.

Awesome job Mike. Those wields are looking great.

I love that you mounted the valve body out of sight, a lot of work, but it looks spectacular. You are an inspiration

I suggest that you consider some sort of cover for the valve area. The elements will really mess things up over time and it well help protect it from stuff hitting it as so drive over stuff.

Looks good

I admire your willingness to try and you seem to figure things out ❤

Pipe Thread Tape- works well and little risk of contamination. Just put it on so when you screw the fitting on it does screw the tape off.

Great innovation my friend you did a awesome job you thought and research through

You done well like your idea of no electric over hydo. Keep it simple 👍👋🇨🇦

Great work. You amaze me every time you tackle a project. Welding is getting better as well. I'd never get that back together. Also, you can always run a brace from your bracket to the bolt hole on the seat frame if needed later.

Very nice job indeed Capt, very professional and clean look not toention the protection provided from branches and vines in the woods. The video was certainly worth the wait. Big fan of the k.i.s.s fashion in which you did it. Only makes sense to stay mechanical on such a machine not to mention the added ruggedness, reliability and simplicity of such a system when it comes to standing the test of time. Just gotta be sure to shut machine off before unhooking power beyond kit. My old man made that mistake once with his JD 1070 and the pump was not happy by anymeans 😬. Can't wait to see the future attachments you build to utilize the system. As always keep up the great work my man 😁 👍

Looks perfect to me. Nice work! And thanks for the tutorial on types of fittings.

Nice work on the fender mods!

Great job

Great video!

Mike use the fork system to make an outside lift to work on heavy equipment. A hydro top link would be a good first power beyond fixture.

Excellent work, Mike. I couldn't have done it better myself 😀 If you are going to do it, do a bang-up job.

Nice weld on that bracket adjustment! The fender welds were also good for metal that varied so much in thickness.

Fork lift mast would make a heck of a log splitter.

It looks good Mike. You did a Great job on the Valve body..Great Video Sir...

Hi Mike. I can see why you did not post a video yesterday, fairly involved with all of the modifications. Have good days!

I use Teflon tape on all my pipe fittings. Several people I’ve seen on Ytube wrap the pipe 5-6 round, to much. I put 2-3 round and don’t have leaks. Loctite make a thread sealed, lot of people love it. Good job

Welding sure is improving. I do not have a mig welder just a Diesel drive and tend to weld on a lot of very thin metal. rural king had some hobart 1/16 inch welding rod 7018 so you can turn the heat way down. has helped me with the thin stuff.

Hey captain great video 😌✌️👌😎🇺🇲👍

Nice work. The possibles are endless

Seeing your round work table, I keep thinking, adding a portion of grating might be useful when doing those welding jobs (1/2 existing wood, 1/4 grated and 1/4 open)? ;-)

Thanks for the video. Helped answer some of my questions i had. I would like to do something similar to my tractor.

That turned out good, I've bought hydraulics from Summit, good people to deal with. You may want to be careful hooking up old cylinders to your tractor. I did that and contaminated my hydraulic system, I had to change the oil twice at $80/pail and 7 gallons each time, I also added another filter to help clean it up more. Nice job, Keep smilin.

Great educational video, enjoy all your videos because you do research and show how the research works and how things can be done

Excellent work thx for sharing and inspiring the masses

Nice job! Glad you went under the fender. Looks much cleaner and not cluttered! I would try to protect the valve body from mud and water some way? Keep up the great work 👍

Nicely done Cpt. HD is easy. It's all the hoses you got to hook up that's hard. As far as your fits it all wrenches I'm going to sneak over and throw em all away. There only for emergency use only. Guess I'm going to have to buy you some wrenches bud !!!!! 🤣🤣🤣Lol.. starting a new project with my loader. Going to put it on my Bolens 1476. Already bought me 100 cutting wheels 👍👍👍🤡🤡🤡🤡 great job Cpt.

Hi Mike! You know I have been waiting for weeks for this video since you hinted with that valve at the Derby that day! Lol! You did a fantastic add on and you are going to wonder how you got along without it for so long. I use my setup almost daily for some kind of implement. I put a cylinder on my top link and the left 3 point link and the things you can do with a box blade are amazing. Only suggestion is put all female couplers on that valve. Maybe it's what works in your area but around my parts there is alot of agriculture and every implement is set up with two male ends. I can hook to anything i beg borrow or steal Lol!

If you are happy with the installations then that's all that matters after all you are the one using it. The range of new operations sound great. Lovely weather for the task.

Mike, always remember that in doing something for the first time, the normal human learning process dictates that any job worth doing… … is worth doing twice. Remember you are prototyping for the most part and “iterative development” requires refining the final design of any complex system over and over until it fulfills the desired function. Congratulations on expanding the capabilities of your 755. Going all-hydraulic was absolutely, hands down the right decision. I believe your frequent fabrication and maintenance activities would justify owning a portable tool cart; equipped with larger wheels/tires to handle the uneven gravel and the ground, You could have a medium sized vice on top over the edge, space for your cordless tools, bits and adapters, and a handy set of LED lights that run on your rechargeable tools’ batteries - which would be always charged since you also included a 100-foot extension cord. Besides having your tools charged up, you would then be able to use corded power tools when you can keep it plugged into a power strip on your cart. starting with a waist level rolling tool cart, you could put some fat tired casters on it along with the handle from a hand truck to get it mobile, and even equip it with a hitch attachment and hang it off either end of the 755. BTW, I have always found that Teflon tape is even better than pipe dope and is far less messy.