jimgerken
Veteran Member
DFB asked:
I have a question about using dump cylinders. If a single acting cylinder is used the bed will just lower under its own weight using a valve in a float position. Similar to the way my snowplow blade works. Is that correct?
I called Kevin at Princedirect.com and asked this type of question. I asked if a single acting cylinder could be used on a four-way (double-acting) valve. He said yes, but to keep from locking up the valve a person should also plumb the unused port to the return line. This way if you hit the control to the unused direction the oil simply returns to the sump. And yes, the float position will lower the single-acting cylinder. Its nice to get somebody on the phone that knows these answers.
I have a question about using dump cylinders. If a single acting cylinder is used the bed will just lower under its own weight using a valve in a float position. Similar to the way my snowplow blade works. Is that correct?
I called Kevin at Princedirect.com and asked this type of question. I asked if a single acting cylinder could be used on a four-way (double-acting) valve. He said yes, but to keep from locking up the valve a person should also plumb the unused port to the return line. This way if you hit the control to the unused direction the oil simply returns to the sump. And yes, the float position will lower the single-acting cylinder. Its nice to get somebody on the phone that knows these answers.