1250 Hydro Lift Install

[Wntsom4]

Looking for some details.

I'm retro fitting in a hydro lift on my 1975 1250

I already have a 1450 hydro pump installed and a lift kit being installed.

Have a couple questions

I've search and watched many videos but I'm not 100% on the clevis hookup to the rock shaft. The kit I have came with one pin approx. 1/2 diameter and 1 1/2" long. The printout from an old manual shows to install in the lower of the 2 holes on the clevis. this left alot of play on the top end of the clevis that I feel will work poorly when running.

Per my reviews of others retro fitting to Cubs and said was due for floating. I guess that means give so it's not rigid to the actuator shaft..????

I was searching through my service manuals for a 1450 lift and found there is a part # IH-545633-R1 That is a float lockout..

I experminted with putting in a 2nd clevis pin but found on lowering of the acutator the inner upper ne pin put in would hit the inner frame rail.

This new part appears to possibly be the fix to this busy just checking before I try to source it out. Do I even need it? I will be using for QA42A and a 42" Mower Deck.


2nd question.

The photo's I've seen of the 1450 the control valve is on the left side of the tower and mounted almost straight up to the lift handle

The kit I have has a square metal plate that the valve mounts to the steering column which now changes where the linkage would attach to the lift handle to almost directly up from the steering column.

My lift handle has a hole drilled for the cotter pin on the left side of the lift handle.

Any help or photos of this setup on a 1450 to help see where everything is mounted?

Perhaps I have a mix of the system I have and the system I'm looking at.

This is the kit I bought:
https://www.ebay.com/itm/36338651628...IAAOSwYJdglBg9

I've attached the float pin in question

Here is a link to the part:
https://www.ihccw.com/index.php?rout...roduct_id=1829

Attached the photo from my kit and the pin that came with it.


Help me figure this out... please

[Merk]

Float lockout not being used:

[Merk]

Float lockout being used:

[Wntsom4]

Thanks for the pictures

Can u tell me why you would use it one way or the other?

Floating is just slack correct?

[ol'George]

The "float" position allows the implement, mower deck or a moldboard plow for example, attached to the back to "float" over changes in ground height
Like if you were mowing and you went over a high place or "hump" in the ground, it would freely raise up.
In the locked position the deck would attempt to lift the whole TRACTOR and could cause the linkage to possibly be damaged, and "scalp" the ground.

If you were moldboard plowing, you would want the lift in the locked position so the plow would stay the depth you selected and not lift out of the furrow.
Just a few comparisons, hope this explains the settings.

Do make sure that the lockout pin/linkage does not contact the cooling fan when it is moving, as worn pins/linkage can allow it to knock the fins off before you can even think of saying "Oh shit"

[Wntsom4]

Thanks

i will only be using for mowing and snow thrower.

Being there is no weight on the joint is probably why I feel it looks like it won't function correctly.