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Read articles →This video documents an owner reattaching an MX5400 front loader after installing a third function valve for a grapple, filmed on slightly uneven ground to illustrate why that's a problem. It's an unscripted, mistake-and-all walkthrough covering color-coded hydraulic connections, poppet valves, ORB-by-JIC fittings, an oil geyser mishap, and a persistent O-ring leak. Useful for MX5400 owners installing third function kits themselves, not a polished how-to.
An owner-operator video with a narrator filming a friend (the actual 'Tractor Man 44') working through the install in real time, mistakes included.
On uneven terrain the loader can shift sideways when unhooked, causing the bosses and notches to misalign when you try to reattach it, making reconnection much harder.
Yes, you must relieve pressure so you can depress the poppet valves; without releasing pressure first, the poppets cannot be pushed in when connecting the hoses.
An ORB by JIC fitting that was not screwed on tightly enough let oil shoot out like a geyser when hooking the hoses back up to the valve.
Two O-ring bosses at the top continue dribbling oil despite careful installation and attempts to stop it, while the other fittings with O-rings show no issue.
