JJ, from the actual owners manual -
"Hydraulic Pump requirements -
minimum flow of 10
GPM @ 500 psi"
Their brochure is worded kinda funny, makes it sound like that's the MAXIMUM. The manual is a bit clearer, but still kinda fuzzy. They basically say to "set it by eye", more or less - quote - "if you can't see the blades going back and forth, it's too fast".
These use a standard Char-Lynn (or another name brand I don't recall ATM)
Mine is (eventually) going on my Case, and I bought one of the Prince constant flow valves - Because I will also use the motor circuit for another project (front mounting my 6' flail with a different hyd. motor) , and because the rest of my machine needs good flow, I went with the 30 gpm max model (my pump puts out 24 gpm @ around 2400 psi) and I'm plumbing it in AHEAD of the loader control -
Pump will go into the input of the RDR valve, CF goes thru 3/4" hard tubing up loader arms to 1" QD's (less restrictions) and return comes back to rear and tees into tank return. EF then goes into loader control.
The Samurai won't need that much flow, but according to my calculations the flail will need everything I can give it.
Plumbing it that way will (I hope) let me keep a SMALL flow to run the bucket if using the flail, and MOST flow to bucket circuits when using the Samurai.
So far, my only concern is that "gray area" of
what happens to the EF when you block the CF port - I won't know til I try, but I'm hoping that adjusting the CF down to zilch will still let the EF port use ALL the flow (they're not clear whether shutting the flow down with the LEVER will stop EF port, or just plugging the port causes EF to stop) - if not, my backup plan is a "bypass" needle valve between CF port and tank, adjusted to just enough flow to NOT stop the EF port.
This bypass will mount right at the output of the EF port so it's adjustable from the cab.
May not need it, but the way I'm routing hard lines and hoses it will be easy to implement if necessary.
I know my situation is a bit different, in that I can't impede normal flows or else other functions suffer, but I thought I'd throw my $.02 in just to confuse the issue
...Steve