How Difficult to Install PTO for End Dump

No it's not difficult at all, plan on another $500-1000 for various fittings and lines that won't be included in the kit or work. Save yourself some time in the long run and go ahead and put a return line on with a filter so you're setup for lowboys, tankers, walking floor, etc. Other than that figure on one day in the shop you can do it by yourself, but a second set of hands if nothing else but tool runner makes it worlds easier. We typically quote customers 8 hours labor for an install.

 

Yeah that's outrageous. Be sure to put shut off valves on your tank and I suggest using JIC fittings everywhere you can instead of pipe thread. Other than that if you can service / grease your own truck you can handle it.

 

Your getting scammed by that shop. The shop that did mine only charged me $4600 and that included the saddle tank, 55 gallons of fluid, all the lines, fittings a new clutch brake pad and new transmission fluid because they had it open anyway.

 

Not a huge deal. If you're OCD like me it takes a little extra time & effort to get the hose routing looking good.

X2 on JIC fittings. Hell I'd do ORB on the valve, pump and tank fittings too.

 

Just make sure and pay attention setting the pto lash

 

Looks right, and as a nice side benefit your hoses and fittings last 3x as long. I just laugh when a guy with the suction line dragging on the ground, and 9’ of 1-3/4 with 3k psi on it flailing around every time a spool moves cries about his hydraulics costs.

 

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