David Ekstrom
Project Overview
- Working Time: 10 minutes
Ivan Root of Logansport, Indiana, innovated a fool-proof hookup system for hydraulic hoses using livestock ear tags. The tags are zip-tied to implement hydraulic hoses.
Using a permanent marker, Ivan writes the correct mating of hoses to respective tractor selective control valve (SCV) outlets, allowing anyone to correctly hook up implements for fieldwork.
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David Ekstrom
What You'll Need
Equipment / Tools
- Permanent marker
- Zip ties
Materials
- Livestock ear tags (yellow or orange)
- Tractor SCV outlets
Instructions
Read the instructions
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David Ekstrom
- Any livestock ear tag will work with this hack, but Ivan has found that brightly colored tags (yellow or orange) as well as large cattle tags work best when writing the SCV number or side with a permanent marker. Black permanent markers are preferred.
- The tags are attached to the hydraulic hoses just below each coupler on the implement using zip ties.