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Read articles →This is a DIY overview of a custom third-function hydraulic install on a GC1723EB using WRON components, presented with the loader off first, then on. It walks through the solenoid mount, homemade bracket dimensions, hose routing and phasing, control knob placement, and how power was tapped from an unused work-light fuse. It's a parts-and-routing summary rather than a full step-by-step build, best suited to owners planning their own third-function install.
Posted by the Backyard Projects channel, an owner documenting their own DIY hydraulic install rather than a dealer or manufacturer.
It came from the factory harness work light fuse that was not being used, which is switched with the key so the valve is not hot all the time.
A homemade bracket from quarter inch scrap steel, 4 1/2 by 7 1/2 inches, with holes drilled out to 5/8 inch to fit the loader's 3/4 inch factory holes.
Two custom hoses, red for pressure and blue matching the backhoe hose, run under the subframe between the loader and backhoe, over the fuel tank, with a tie wrap for support.
