To help increase customer productivity, the 500M Loader offers three (3) hydraulic connection styles.

Loader hoses connect directly to tractor mid-valve (no middle connection on loader mounting frame)
Individual quick couplers mounted on right side loader mounting frame
Single Point Hydraulic Quick Coupler

Loader hoses connected directly to tractor mid-valve

This option allows for loader hoses to connect directly to the tractor mid-valve
- Eliminating the connections on the right side mounting frame
Longer hydraulic hoses are included within the option code (and service bundle) where one end connects directly to the loader lines on boom and other end connect to the tractor connection at edge of battery box.
- This hydraulic offering is for those customers who do not intent to remove there loader very often as well as need to reduce the overall price.

Code

Bundle

Description

3592

BXX10936

Two Function hoses and parts

Note: Connection of loader hoses directly to tractor mid-valve

Note: To be used with #4995

3593

BXX10936

BXX10937

Three Function hoses and parts

Note: Connection of loader hoses directly to tractor mid-valve

Note: To be used with #4995

Individual Quick Couplers

The use of individual quick couplers are within the loader base configuration.

When equipped with individual quick couplers, there will be either 4 hoses (for two-function loader) or 6 hoses (three-function loader).

The loader hoses connect, with use of individual quick couplers to a bracket that is located on right side of loader and connected to the mounting frame
There is also another set of hoses that are permanently connected from the tractor mid-valve supply to the bottom of connection bracket
Customers need to lower the loader to ground, turn engine off, rotate loader joystick to remove pressure and then remove or install each individual couplers

Single Point Hydraulic Connection

For improved loader installation and removal process, the single point hydraulic connection system is available.

The process is simplified due to all the hydraulic hoses are isolated to one housing that allows for all connections to be removed / installed at once.

Consist of tractor half of single point and loader half
Tractor half stays with tractor and is mounted to right side of loader mounting frame
Loader half can be removed by releasing connection pin / handle and storing top section with hoses onto loader boom