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Read articles →This is a hands-on DIY install video, not a product overview: an owner fits a $480 Tractor Innovations rear hydraulic kit to his 1987 Kubota L2550, working through actual mounting, fitting mismatches, stuck 22mm fittings, torch heat to break them loose, and calls to the manufacturer to sort out wrong fitting orientation. It ends with a working bucket test. Best for owners planning this exact install who want real troubleshooting, not a quick spec rundown.
Posted by OldGuyDIY, an owner working on his own tractor, sharing an unpolished first-person install with real mistakes and fixes rather than a polished or sales-driven presentation.
Mount the valve, disconnect two lines from the tractor hydraulics, connect them to the block, then run lines to the rear for implements like a corn planter, using a plunger to direct fluid.
Open end wrenches alone did not work and an impact socket spun the flats off. Applying 15 seconds of propane torch heat allowed removal with an open end wrench.
Not exactly. The fittings as received did not match the 1987 L2550, requiring a call to the manufacturer to get the correct fitting orientation sorted out.
The owner calls it a good 480 dollars spent, saying it helps make a 30 year old tractor work like something brand new, after confirming the bucket functions worked.
