Cheap third function loader handle

[Old Machinist]

I got this installed in my Kubota LX3310 cab tractor and wired up. I cut about 7 inches off the loader handle and welded a couple inches back on from a 1/2-20 bolt. If I were doing it over I would have not rethreaded the handle and just cut the little shaft extension that came in it and welded that on. It feels super comfy to me.

I found a roll of 5 conductor 18ga wires in a sheath that measured a little over 1/4" that fit tight in the wire hole in the bottom of the handle and also fit tight in the DIN connectors on the valve to make a good seal there.

Outside links can be unreliable long term but here they are at the time of posting.

Link to handle. https://www.ebay.com/itm/375280188083

Link to wires. Matugajp 18awg 5 Wire Cable 18/5 Electrical Wire 5 Core Extension Cable 30 feet UL2464 DC 5V/12V/24V/300V 18 Gauge Oxygen Free Stranded Tinned Copper Wire: Amazon.com: Tools & Home Improvement

I am making a longer video on the whole 3rd function install but it's not finished and all the flat face couplers I used are leaking. After I have it all sorted out I will post that.

 

[TheOldHokie]

I got this installed in my Kubota LX3310 cab tractor and wired up. I cut about 7 inches off the loader handle and welded a couple inches back on from a 1/2-20 bolt. If I were doing it over I would have not rethreaded the handle and just cut the little shaft extension that came in it and welded that on. It feels super comfy to me.

I found a roll of 5 conductor 18ga wires in a sheath that measured a little over 1/4" that fit tight in the wire hole in the bottom of the handle and also fit tight in the DIN connectors on the valve to make a good seal there.

Outside links can be unreliable long term but here they are at the time of posting.

Link to handle. https://www.ebay.com/itm/375280188083

Link to wires. Matugajp 18awg 5 Wire Cable 18/5 Electrical Wire 5 Core Extension Cable 30 feet UL2464 DC 5V/12V/24V/300V 18 Gauge Oxygen Free Stranded Tinned Copper Wire: Amazon.com: Tools & Home Improvement

I am making a longer video on the whole 3rd function install but it's not finished and all the flat face couplers I used are leaking. After I have it all sorted out I will post that.

I have looked at those eBay handles in the past. That fits perfectly on the vertical handle on the LX valve - still looking for one suitable for the horizontal handles on the non-cab machines.

Dan

 

[Old Machinist]

The handle comes with a little stub that is threaded on both ends and has about a 30 degree bend in it. It could be rotated with the bend in any direction.

 

[TheOldHokie]

The handle comes with a little stub that is threaded on both ends and has about a 30 degree bend in it. It could be rotated with the bend in any direction.

I looked at more than one. They just dont fit what I am looking for.

Dan