One of the the points for the case drain is that if the motor in the mulcher fails the metal go straight to the tank and then gets filtered out rather then just going through your whole system. with how they set you up instead it's going to dump all the metal chunks straight into your swing motor and mess it up good, you better hope there are not failures! Otherwise it does look like a good clean install, just would rather actually see it to back to the tank.
Oh man I probably better change that then. I don’t know enough about the case drains or I didn’t ask enough questions but I definitely don’t want that. Appreciate the info 👍🏻
Love watching your videos and learning tricks on the dirt work from you but I have to admit, I'm gonna have to say some prayers for you on this one. A one way check valve is strongly recommended in the case drain line, when/if the motor on the mulcher grenades it will send metal through the case drain line. Case drain lines on mulchers have pressure in them, its not just a trickle. Proper tuning/adjustment of the mulcher to the machine is paramount in achieving maximum performance and protecting the mulcher from potential overspeed and/or damage. If you decide you like mulching with the excavator, please look at some newer units other than that dinosaur Fecon CEM36. Best of luck!
Lol I appreciate that! Sounds like I better reroute I kind of wondered if something was too happen what it would do. I don’t know a ton about the case drain stuff I just know I needed it in a hurry 🤣 I ran the head 30 gpm which is what it recommended but it was definitely slow. I would much rather like try one where I could spool it up more. This one was a bit lacking. Appreciate you watching
I have the steel bars on the front of mine just like the ones on top of yours. I put Lexan on to front also because small debris was still getting through and hitting the glass. The only problem I have is if it starts raining everything sticks to it and with no wiper on it you can't see so I either have to stop or take it off. Definitely worth it though that glass is expensive.
Damn man, I feel like I gave you some bad info on the Lexan LOL 🤣. I’m a little shocked you had 3 things come back and hit hard enough to shatter the glass if it would have hit! Almost nothing ever hits my windshield when I’m mulching but I forgot you guys have much more rock there than we do here at the beach. That could be a factor in more stuff being thrown at the windshield. Good thing you didn’t listen to me and put that Lexan in! It looks badass BTW! I have those same mount holes on the front of the U55 so if I need advice on installing one I’m calling you lol!
Well I’m not really the most qualified to run a mulcher on one of these 🤣 I probably got a little careless and yes it was when I got into some rock. Hit me up anytime 👍🏻
Thank you! It wasn’t terrible I just didn’t think it was a real exciting video but I know some people like the mechanical stuff. Appreciate you watching
Brandon good choice to use rubber stand off bushings. Lexan is pretty tough. The one thing it doesn’t like is vibration an attachment points. The hose will isolate the vibrations. That is a slick install. It will be interesting to see how the Fecon operates. Whislers is open at Diamond Grove. There was a line at the window this evening to order burgers. It shouldn’t be long before the park is open!
I wondered about the vibration too. The mulcher worked great when I got the high flow figured out 🤣 Nice I think he said a few more weeks. They need to paint the train engine now
Interesting install! The whole case drain line is a hose and no steel hard line used. The lexan shield is clever, but in the past I have seen shields made of welded rebar with expanded metal mesh attached. Hot sure why the return line is sent the way they did for you, I have seen some systems so simple they just stick the hose end back in the hydraulic tank. My skid steer stump grinder had the return line with a hydraulic cap you screwed instead of the original when using.
Yeah I’m with you I’m not sure why they suggested I route it that way. I thought it should go to the tank too. The expanded metal is a good idea too it would be stronger. Appreciate you watching
Hydraulics are the devil. (Especially when you hook a line and break a fitting, and have to get a dealer to order a special fitting that the factory will only sell to a dealer, then install part #1, and find out another special part was cracked too, and now I'm waiting another three weeks to get part #2. Sheesh.) I think your "armor" on the windsheild will pay dividends, just from my watching your videos, you seem to attract flying rocks!!!😁
Hi Brandon. You did real good on the installation. Very clever idea putting the lexan in. But yikes!, $500.00 for plastic. They had better bought you dinner after what they did to you. Lol I'm not poking (no pun intended here.🙄) fun of you. I just had no idea that stuff was so expensive. Crap, crap, crap. I'm mad for you. I apologize. To me that was a sticker shock. Anyway thanks for that update. Sincerely Ed from Chicago
Did you cut and drill the lexan? Where did you purchase the lexan and bolts? I want to do this on a TB260! Thanks for your detailed videos, I have learned a lot and appreciate & enjoy them!
Yes I cut and drilled them. I have a local shop here that supplies the lexan. They actually used their water jet machine cut the holes and the sizes I needed. Thank you! Glad to hear they are useful.
You sleep in that machine too? Also, is that a 'cold' we hear in your voice? Stay well, good buddy! Nice work! Thanks for another! (UPSTATE IS WATCHING YOU!!!)
That is one slick machine. I’m a Takeuchi fan myself. I run a TL12r2 for mulching here in NW Arkansas (Patriot Ground Worx). I would love to add a Tak excavator in the future. What tint percentage are you running?
@@eliteearthworksllc Well if you find yourself down this way hit me up. I’m just getting into doing driveways and pads and would like to pick your brain.
If you hadn’t said you’d made the screen guard yourself, I wouldn’t have known. First class job 👍🏻
Thank you! It’s very tough to see
One of the the points for the case drain is that if the motor in the mulcher fails the metal go straight to the tank and then gets filtered out rather then just going through your whole system. with how they set you up instead it's going to dump all the metal chunks straight into your swing motor and mess it up good, you better hope there are not failures! Otherwise it does look like a good clean install, just would rather actually see it to back to the tank.
exactly!
Oh man I probably better change that then. I don’t know enough about the case drains or I didn’t ask enough questions but I definitely don’t want that. Appreciate the info 👍🏻
I really liked the way the kit went on and the lexan was a great idea! It will be really cool to see the new machine and mulcher in action!
Thank you! It actually went pretty smooth. Appreciate you watching
@@eliteearthworksllc your welcome and glad to hear that!
Well done getting it installed on the case drain and glass protection. Nice Brandon👍👍😂😂
Thank you! Definitely glad I did the lexan it got hit a few times
Nice!! Looking forward to seeing the mulcher in action
Good video Brandon
Thanks man! It worked pretty slick
Love watching your videos and learning tricks on the dirt work from you but I have to admit, I'm gonna have to say some prayers for you on this one. A one way check valve is strongly recommended in the case drain line, when/if the motor on the mulcher grenades it will send metal through the case drain line. Case drain lines on mulchers have pressure in them, its not just a trickle. Proper tuning/adjustment of the mulcher to the machine is paramount in achieving maximum performance and protecting the mulcher from potential overspeed and/or damage. If you decide you like mulching with the excavator, please look at some newer units other than that dinosaur Fecon CEM36. Best of luck!
Lol I appreciate that! Sounds like I better reroute I kind of wondered if something was too happen what it would do. I don’t know a ton about the case drain stuff I just know I needed it in a hurry 🤣 I ran the head 30 gpm which is what it recommended but it was definitely slow. I would much rather like try one where I could spool it up more. This one was a bit lacking. Appreciate you watching
Excellent point! I learned something new today
Thanks👍
Good idea.
Thank you!
I have the steel bars on the front of mine just like the ones on top of yours. I put Lexan on to front also because small debris was still getting through and hitting the glass. The only problem I have is if it starts raining everything sticks to it and with no wiper on it you can't see so I either have to stop or take it off. Definitely worth it though that glass is expensive.
That’s a good idea. Yeah that’s the worst part not being able to clean it off with the wiper. Appreciate you watching
You’re much more patient than I am
I hold it together on camera 🤣 that was driving me nuts
🔥🔥🔥 great to see ya upping your game hero!!!
Thanks buddy
Damn man, I feel like I gave you some bad info on the Lexan LOL 🤣. I’m a little shocked you had 3 things come back and hit hard enough to shatter the glass if it would have hit! Almost nothing ever hits my windshield when I’m mulching but I forgot you guys have much more rock there than we do here at the beach. That could be a factor in more stuff being thrown at the windshield. Good thing you didn’t listen to me and put that Lexan in! It looks badass BTW! I have those same mount holes on the front of the U55 so if I need advice on installing one I’m calling you lol!
Well I’m not really the most qualified to run a mulcher on one of these 🤣 I probably got a little careless and yes it was when I got into some rock. Hit me up anytime 👍🏻
Looks good, can't wait to see that thing eating some wood. You made the right decision protecting the front glass.
Thanks! It did a great job!
Nice job on both installs, looking forward to seeing the mulches in action.
Thanks you! It did a great job.
It must be a bit rewarding knowing you can do this work without having to pay someone to do it!
It is but I do get frustrated easy cause I really don’t enjoy turning wrenches much lol
That was pretty slick!
Thank you! I was happy with it
I know that was probably a pain to film, but it was very interesting and I'm glad you did it. Plus that screen protector came out really sweet!
Thank you! It wasn’t terrible I just didn’t think it was a real exciting video but I know some people like the mechanical stuff. Appreciate you watching
Quick coupler’s are a pain in the ass on bigger machine’s, you have the best option
I agree lol
Great job buddy and great video as always buddy 😎👊🏻👍🏻
Thanks man
@@eliteearthworksllc no problem buddy 😀
Brandon good choice to use rubber stand off bushings. Lexan is pretty tough. The one thing it doesn’t like is vibration an attachment points. The hose will isolate the vibrations.
That is a slick install. It will be interesting to see how the Fecon operates.
Whislers is open at Diamond Grove. There was a line at the window this evening to order burgers. It shouldn’t be long before the park is open!
I wondered about the vibration too. The mulcher worked great when I got the high flow figured out 🤣 Nice I think he said a few more weeks. They need to paint the train engine now
Seems like a fairly simple task to do. I'm sure you saved a chunk of money doing it yourself.
Yeah it wasn’t too bad. Oh I’m sure of that. The line itself was $900 I could only imagine the labor cost
@@eliteearthworksllc WOW!!!
Interesting install! The whole case drain line is a hose and no steel hard line used. The lexan shield is clever, but in the past I have seen shields made of welded rebar with expanded metal mesh attached. Hot sure why the return line is sent the way they did for you, I have seen some systems so simple they just stick the hose end back in the hydraulic tank. My skid steer stump grinder had the return line with a hydraulic cap you screwed instead of the original when using.
Yeah I’m with you I’m not sure why they suggested I route it that way. I thought it should go to the tank too. The expanded metal is a good idea too it would be stronger. Appreciate you watching
Expanded metal is good, but you will not like looking through it!!
Bailey Hydraulics will probably have the line clamps your looking for
Awesome thank you
Hydraulics are the devil. (Especially when you hook a line and break a fitting, and have to get a dealer to order a special fitting that the factory will only sell to a dealer, then install part #1, and find out another special part was cracked too, and now I'm waiting another three weeks to get part #2. Sheesh.) I think your "armor" on the windsheild will pay dividends, just from my watching your videos, you seem to attract flying rocks!!!😁
Oh man that is not good and yes they are. They can be very frustrating. I’m definitely glad I did the lexan it took a few shots lol
You would think what you have to pay for a machine that it would be plumbed with a case drain but that's just me 👍🏻🇺🇸
That’s how I feel. The hose was $900 so you think on a $190k machine it would be included 🤣
Hi Brandon.
You did real good on the installation.
Very clever idea putting the lexan in. But yikes!, $500.00 for plastic. They had better bought you dinner after what they did to you. Lol I'm not poking (no pun intended here.🙄) fun of you. I just had no idea that stuff was so expensive. Crap, crap, crap. I'm mad for you. I apologize. To me that was a sticker shock.
Anyway thanks for that update.
Sincerely Ed from Chicago
Thank you! Yeah it is pricey and I’m not really sure why. The first time I called on it I was like wow I don’t need a whole truck load 🤣
Plastics always been expensive. Even when you get some thin crap from Home Depot just to cover your window wells
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That's crazy though.
I think I'd try saran wrap. Lol
You can buy stainless steel zip ties, strong as hell available most electrical supply merchandisers.
Oh sweet I didn’t know about those. Thank you
Did you cut and drill the lexan? Where did you purchase the lexan and bolts? I want to do this on a TB260! Thanks for your detailed videos, I have learned a lot and appreciate & enjoy them!
Yes I cut and drilled them. I have a local shop here that supplies the lexan. They actually used their water jet machine cut the holes and the sizes I needed. Thank you! Glad to hear they are useful.
You sleep in that machine too? Also, is that a 'cold' we hear in your voice? Stay well, good buddy! Nice work! Thanks for another! (UPSTATE IS WATCHING YOU!!!)
Lol yes I had a horrible sinus infection. The pollen is crazy here right now
That is one slick machine. I’m a Takeuchi fan myself. I run a TL12r2 for mulching here in NW Arkansas (Patriot Ground Worx). I would love to add a Tak excavator in the future. What tint percentage are you running?
Those 12R2 are beasts! It’s 15 on the sides and back and 35 on the front. Cool I have family in Bella Vista and Fayetteville
@@eliteearthworksllc Well if you find yourself down this way hit me up. I’m just getting into doing driveways and pads and would like to pick your brain.
@@ajjefferson8233 I will do that 👍🏻
Nice job, just a few hoses run through there huh? lol
🤣 yeah it was a pain!
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Thanks
What thickness Lexan? Thanks
3/8” it was all they had
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How did I know you’d say that? 🤔
Sweet 😁
@@sassafrasvalley1939 🤷♂️😂😂
Do you sell your T-shirts with the company name on it?
I will if I ever get it all set up. I don’t yet. Sorry