J_J
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- JACKSONVILLE, FL
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- Power-Trac 1445, KUBOTA B-9200HST
Not clear. If you have 10 GPM flowing through the neutral port, there are no restrictions, and when you activate the valve to the extend position the neutral port is blocked and all the fluid goes to the work ports. Starting from neutral again, push the lever just a little. Now some of the flow from the neutral position, is going to the work ports, and the cylinder starts to move, and continue to move as long as you hold the lever until the relief goes off. By feathering the valve, you are only using a small amount of the fluid for the cyl, and the remaining fluid goes back to tank, or beyond. You are going to build up pressure with what ever fluid is going to the cylinders. If this valve had a PB in the circuit, and being utilized, if you were to put a flow meter in the PB line, and activate the cylinder, with a ten gal pump, how much fluid would flow through all circuits if you were feathering. and how much would flow at half lever, and how much would flow at full lever? It doesn't take much pressure or volume to operate a hyd cyl, with no load. Why does the cyl move slow when feathering? Because you are only using a small amount of fluid out of the ten gal available. That is just the way I see it.
Now, don't get all happy and saturate me with copies out of book, etc.
Now, don't get all happy and saturate me with copies out of book, etc.