Bobcat M444 Auxiliary Hydraulics

[Farmall450]

I picked up a non-running 444 a few months ago. I'm right at the point of getting the her started now and had a few questions. I see it has auxiliary lines leading to the back of the machine as well as the valve block. However, there's no pedal. The manual shows the auxiliary lines being hooked to a flow meter. Was the pedal (and additional hoses down the loader arm) just an extra add on that mine wasn't equipped with? Thanks.

 

[6brnorma]

Farmall……I haven't spent much time working on 444s but the couple I did work on …… I don't recall them having the third pedal or the third set of lines running to the rear of the machine. I have seen several machines (both 444, 500 & 600) with an auxiliary, hand operated valve mounted near the drivers right hand for lines that ran to the front. Sorry…..I'm not much help on this one.

 

[Farmall450]

Farmall……I haven't spent much time working on 444s but the couple I did work on …… I don't recall them having the third pedal or the third set of lines running to the rear of the machine. I have seen several machines (both 444, 500 & 600) with an auxiliary, hand operated valve mounted near the drivers right hand for lines that ran to the front. Sorry…..I'm not much help on this one.

Mine has two pedals. However, on the left spool valve there is an extra "stem" with no linkage connected. From this the 2 spare lines come to the back. Perhaps it isn't an M444? It didn't have an ID tag when I got it and a THD Wisconsin had been swapped in. From my manual it looked like a 444 however. And in the manual it shows those hyd. lines for testing flow (with an OTC flow meter). Doesn't look like the lines ever made it up front, though. Put a new hydraulic filter and fresh fluid in yesterday.