Flail mower case drain question!!

[NOTYEPCARS]

I am thinking about buying a used Bobcat Fc200 flail mower. This attachemnt has 3 hoses to couple to a Bobcat machine. My problem is a have a friends Caterpillar that has only two. Do I have any other options as far as the case drain goes? I am trying to get around drilling into the hydraulic tank etc...Did not know if I had any options. Thanks for your help.

 

[Tazza]

If it was me, I'd look for the other case drain line in the machine and plumb the extra hose into that. There was also a suggestion to have a small tank on the attachment to catch the oil, it should only have a light flow from that port. You could even run a line and temporally run it in through the oil fill cap.
I personally am going to install a case drain line on my next machine and plumb it into the case drain line thats already there.
I also heard that only high flow motors have case drain lines, not sure if this is true for all motors though.

 

[bobcat_ron]

If it was me, I'd look for the other case drain line in the machine and plumb the extra hose into that. There was also a suggestion to have a small tank on the attachment to catch the oil, it should only have a light flow from that port. You could even run a line and temporally run it in through the oil fill cap.
I personally am going to install a case drain line on my next machine and plumb it into the case drain line thats already there.
I also heard that only high flow motors have case drain lines, not sure if this is true for all motors though.

If your machine is NOT a high flow, then the mower will NOT work very good, if it is and it doesn't have a case drain line then you should spend the extra money to plumb it right. Standard flow motors do not require a case drain lne as the machine relief valve will catch any rapid pressure build up.