18 auto hydro motion controls

[Hodge71 691]

Guys I need some help and I'm reaching out. Some may remember that I took my pump to get looked at by a hydro specialist back in January. Well they couldnt do anything with it as it was DOA. Fast forward to present day. I got a great pump from Kelly that I took apart and cleaned up and today I installed it. The problem is I had left all the motion/speed neutral controls mounted to my pump when it went to the doctor. When I got my junk pump back from Northeast Hydro I didnt take notice that all the brackets were gone. I called them today after I realized I was screwed and they have no recollection of them. They remember they were on it but not when the returned it to me once they looked at it. It apparently is a different system compared to the actual D series controls. I need this set up real bad. My tractor is completely useless without it. I could never make it go without the brackets that mount to the pump and have all the other assorted brackets mounted to it. Then the assorted rods from the speed/motion/neutral controls mount to it. PLEASE HELP and let me know of any out there

[AMC RULES 37,259]

Man, that sucks...I"ll say a little prayer for you Jeff.

Best I can do...considering the pickle you're in. :scratchead:

[Trouty56 568]

Are you sire they are different from the early 180's....just askin

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[Hodge71 691]

Bob,

I'm just going by what the Sundstrand manual shows. Apparently 1973 had its own design, 1974 had its own design and 1975 had its own also. Maybe it had to do with the parking brake linkage...Maybe I'm totally wrong and just panicking and not comparing the drawings correctly.

Craig, I guess a prayer will do for now. I hope I can find this set up. I cant beleive 6 months and 2000 smoliens and I now have a tractor that doesnt move.... :banghead:

[Kelly 1,038]

I have a pile of brackets and rods from a 18auto and a D, I'm not sure what ones are what I'll sell you all the pieces I have and you can sort them out, I know they are not complete but would be a start. send me a PM

[Trouty56 568]

I know mine has the parking brake on the side but jordon has a D carcass that has the brake in the center console. All linkage is there

Pm him to see

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[wheeledhorseman 579]

After all the hard work discovering this must be a bit hard to handle.

I really don't know enough too be able to offer much help re what will fit but it would be easy for me to photograph the setup on my D for you to see what's the same and what's different when it comes to sourcing a set of the parts you need.

Andy

[Hodge71 691]

heres a pic of the area that the brackets bolt to on the pump. You can see the 3 holes where it mounts. Maybe this will help someone identify the bracketry I need and take some pics . I can forward that to the vendors here for some help....

[Trouty56 568]

I still think it is the same as the one jordon has....maybe not but i think it is the same

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[jdog_kustoms 82]

i have a d series carcass for parts and parting out a hole 18 auto

[wheeledhorseman 579]

I'm not sure if this is helpful to you or not Jeff but I took the panels off and took a couple of photos.

This is the arrangement on my D-200 so its later but may help you identify the differences.

Your pump has three threaded holes round the motion control shaft. It was difficult to tell if mine has but certainly only one little bolt secures the pump to the bracket on my D.

Good luck with your search I feel for you on this one brother.

Andy

[Hodge71 691]

Thanks Andy but mine was totally different than that. Your pics have definitely helped me narrow the search. I cant believe I've come this far to be held up by this. Thankfully Kelly has offered to lend me a hand here with the brackets. I just hope between the 2 of us we can figure it out.

[JamesBe1 84]

Unfortunately, both of my D's share the same linkage setup. Pretty much the same as Andy's, so I don't think any pictures would help.

Kinda sux that Wheel Horse would change the setup so drastically between years. Even my two D's are slightly different with the parking brake. One has it on the vertical panel, and the other one - well, it's not on the vertical panel, and I haven't bothered to dig enough to find out.

[1maidenfan 203]

Ok , guys how do I become one of the "disfunctional 'D' family members" Member?

I thought I had seen that on more than just one of your names and this thread shows 4 or 5 with it.

hodge71 I believe I have the set up your looking for, will have to dig it out of the box it's in. My 18 auto is in resteration mode.

[JamesBe1 84]

Ok , guys how do I become one of the "disfunctional 'D' family members" Member?

I thought I had seen that on more than just one of your names and this thread shows 4 or 5 with it.

hodge71 I believe I have the set up your looking for, will have to dig it out of the box it's in. My 18 auto is in resteration mode.

I believe that Andy (wheelhorseman) wrote up how to put that in your signature in one of his threads. You should search his posts.

Welcome to the family!

[wheeledhorseman 579]

The description in red below your avatar is set by the forum guys but you can change the grey one above the avatar.

To change it first click on your username that appears in the black band at the top of any RS page.

On the drop down menu click the link to 'My Profile'

Just above you profile on the right is a button 'Edit my profile' click on it

A page of 'General Account Settings' is displayed.

Scroll down to the section 'Profile Information' and look for the box called 'Member Title'.

It will contain something like member / advanced member / supporter etc.

Delete this and replace it with Dysfunctional 'D' family member

Finally scroll to the bottom and click 'Save Changes' button.

It will return to your general account settings with a green box saying 'Settings saved'

I get the funny 'I'm busy doing something' thingy that hangs around at the top of the page sometimes.

It's a glitch on the site - ignore it and go back to wherever you want to be.

Just a bunch of guys helping each other out along the way.

Andy

[1maidenfan 203]

The description in red below your avatar is set by the forum guys but you can change the grey one above the avatar.

To change it first click on your username that appears in the black band at the top of any RS page.

On the drop down menu click the link to 'My Profile'

Just above you profile on the right is a button 'Edit my profile' click on it

A page of 'General Account Settings' is displayed.

Scroll down to the section 'Profile Information' and look for the box called 'Member Title'.

It will contain something like member / advanced member / supporter etc.

Delete this and replace it with Dysfunctional 'D' family member

Finally scroll to the bottom and click 'Save Changes' button.

It will return to your general account settings with a green box saying 'Settings saved'

I get the funny 'I'm busy doing something' thingy that hangs around at the top of the page sometimes.

It's a glitch on the site - ignore it and go back to wherever you want to be.

Just a bunch of guys helping each other out along the way.

Andy

Thank you.

[1maidenfan 203]

Ok , guys how do I become one of the "disfunctional 'D' family members" Member?

I thought I had seen that on more than just one of your names and this thread shows 4 or 5 with it.

hodge71 I believe I have the set up your looking for, will have to dig it out of the box it's in. My 18 auto is in resteration mode.

I believe that Andy (wheelhorseman) wrote up how to put that in your signature in one of his threads. You should search his posts.

Welcome to the family!

:happy-partydance:

[1maidenfan 203]

Unfortunately, both of my D's share the same linkage setup. Pretty much the same as Andy's, so I don't think any pictures would help.

Kinda sux that Wheel Horse would change the setup so drastically between years. Even my two D's are slightly different with the parking brake. One has it on the vertical panel, and the other one - well, it's not on the vertical panel, and I haven't bothered to dig enough to find out.

Here is the set up on my 18 auto, hope this helps...If you need more detailed pic's let me know.

[Hodge71 691]

Thank you John (Maidenfan) and Kelly!!!!! Thanks to your pics John, and Kelly for the parts he sent me, the motion control is back on the 18 auto, adjusted properly and 1 step closer to driving on its own!!!!! Hopefully next week I should be mowing the lawn with it!!!

[73-18 automatic 8]

Would it be ok if I became a member of the Dysfunctional D Family

[Trouty56 568]

Hail yes....lol

[JamesBe1 84]

Would it be ok if I became a member of the Dysfunctional D Family

If you're dysfunctional enough to feel the need to ask - then your in! Welcome aboard brother.