barko 160A log loader

MICKEY108 · December 06, 2013, 04:21:32 PM

I am looking at a barko 160A loader with a 353 detroit but it has no saw hook ups i was wondering how hard or how much money it would cost it put saw hook up on it

plasticweld · December 06, 2013, 06:52:19 PM

I have one, mine came with a saw. I am assuming it just runs off one of the pumps, if need more info I can take a picture of how mine is plumbed. I think my barko is a early 80s it is an A

MICKEY108 · December 06, 2013, 07:07:22 PM

thanks that would be a big help

Southside · December 06, 2013, 09:36:40 PM

I would like to know as well, I have a saw that I want to plumb into my excavator, the two big lines are pretty straight forward, it's that single smaller one that has me scratching my head.

kiko · December 07, 2013, 12:13:17 AM

Not to expensive, mainly the cost of the hoses fittings and possibly a diverter valve. If the swivel tube has a hole through the center even better. However there is a lot to do so I won't go through the whole process until you need it. Much more expensive on the excavator because there are not enough swivel ports.

smwwoody · December 07, 2013, 08:15:09 AM

most of the time you would use a electric diverter valve on one of the outrigger circuits

Southside · December 07, 2013, 09:10:22 PM

I can tie in a diverter valve, and I presume the 1" hoses drive the saw motor, pressure and return, but what does the 1/2" line do, as there is only one?
Thanks

smwwoody · December 07, 2013, 10:17:15 PM

it lifts the saw bar

Southside · December 08, 2013, 07:09:25 PM

Thanks Woody, how do I plumb it in? I had a different saw a number of years ago, we hooked it up to a loader, for the life of me I can't remember how it was hooked up, If I remember right the bar came up on its own, just had to send oil to the valve and it turned, lowered, and returned the bar by itself.

treefarmer87 · December 10, 2013, 12:04:01 AM

i put a sawbuck on my prentice H, i came off the pump and put a valve body in between the pump and control valve, then ran a remote cable control to the valve body. it cost a couple hundred dollars to set up.

KyLogger · December 16, 2013, 08:15:04 PM

We have got a C70 with a center mount knuckleboom, the truck was a municipality truck, and is plumbed with two hyd. ports in the rear for a hyd. dump trailer with on/off valve. They have pioneer style fittings. Do you think you could plumb up back there? What kinda GPM do you need to run a buck saw?

Tom