Another day - Fitting hoses
So after finding a nice location, it’s time to connect hydraulics.
Baraki*s drawing is essensial, It simply explains where it all goes, make sure you have it with you.
Bracket
I had a metal plate laying around which I bended to fit. I used the two bolts that holds the service lid on top of the gearbox in place, to fasten it.
Hydraulic hoses
You’ll need
- 2 hoses from the L and R obritol (JIC 13mm male )
- 2 Hoses from the steering sylinder (JIC 13mm Female 90 angle)
- 2 hoses to plug between the pump and the orbitrol (JIC 22mm female/male with or without bend)
The 4 first hoses ; you get by disconnecting the steering sylinder from the orbitrol. Do that close to the cabin on the right side of the tractor. Pull the two hoses from the orbitrol, underneath towards the valve. I Made them to long (sillymeters! ehh) but to get excat lenght, the tip would be to use a gardenhose for measures. Route it where you want it, and mark. Go to your hardware store and buy the couplings first, so know they fit.
Steering/Orbitrol. Disconnect here. New hoses are already fitted at this picture
Measuring hose length. Note that in the first picture is where you can connect between the orbitrol and the pump. Also right by the valve.
When all of them are measured, and you get the hoses, connect them and… hey time for a coffee…
If you made it, everything is connected correctly, your steering will work as it always has been, and the wheels should turn the correct direction. how booring, but one step closer!
Done with hydraulics!, and when the floor is back on, you will not even see the that the tractor now is GPS ready!
Relay
Ohh almost forgot. Mount a car relay here, the AIO board cannot carry enough current for the “autosteering enabled/lock” valves. so a relay will be needed.
Tablet - Getac F110
After many discussions what is the best alternative for a operator terminal, I went for a Getac. Is generally better looking, and cheaper.
I used RAM mounts and a holder from Brodit to mount it, and not a dockingstation. The reason is that the docking is huge, and i don’t need all those features. just power and ethernet.
This is how it turned out, I think it looks good and integrates well. I can reach the enable button on the screen easy, so for now I skip the steering switch.
I have still not found a perfect location for the AIO, besides the seat is a bit thight…