Hydraulic options

Paul Allwood

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Equipment
Kubota B7200HSTD, RC60-72H MMM, homemade FEL, forks & ballast box, rotary hoe
Jul 8, 2025
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Baranduda, Victoria, Australia
My tractor is a B7200HSTD with a homemade FEL running off the original standard hydraulic pump. Specified hydraulic flow is 4 gpm (15 l/min). With this pump I'm happy with the operating speed of the loader.

I also have a mid-mount finish mower that currently runs from the mid PTO. I'm going to change to a 3 point finish mower so the mid PTO will become available.

Future hydraulic-related plans include:
- Hydraulic steering
- Removable backhoe

I was going to add a pump to the front to run off the crankshaft to run the power steering.

Since then the mid PTO has become available and I've decided to add a backhoe, so maybe this is no longer the best option.

I'm interested in suggestions for what's a good future hydraulics setup.

What's the best use of the existing standard pump ?

What new pump could be added and where ?

It's there a suitable hydraulic schematic somewhere that shows how I should setup the backhoe ?

This obviously won't all happen tomorrow, but thought it might be best to make changes now that lead to a good looking term outcome.

I know this is a lot of stuff and a lot of questions. All help will be greatly appreciated.

Many thanks as usual.