FITTING A TRAILER TIPPING PIPE

For the TE-20 tractors, there are a plethora of firms advertising tipping pipe kits complete with a Dowty connection or the more modern snap connector, depending on what you require. In this case, it was a Dowty, not that it makes any difference to the fitting requirements. It should be a simple, straightforward job, but…

Second time around

I first fitted this tipping pipe back before the first round of Covid lockdowns. The kit came complete with an adapter that fits into the hydraulic pump under the tractor, a steel pipe, bracket and Dowty coupling.

I remember machining the adapter as the large hexagon on the body fouled the pump as it tightened up. All was fitted and forgotten about until the tractor owner started mowing his field with his new mowing deck. With the