Toplink DO I NEED A CHECK VALVE ON MY HYDRAULIC TOP LINK ?

[John_Mc]

Re: DO I NEED A CHECK VALVE ON MY HYDRAULIC TOP LI

</font><font color="blue" class="small">( I haven't used my BoxBlade yet, but I've noticed that the back end of the BrushHog drifts down about an inch a minute when up in transport mode.)</font>

Are you talking about an inch of cylinder movement, or an inch of drop at the back end of your brushhog? If it's cylinder movement, an inchper minute is definitely an excessive drop. If it's the back end of your BrushHog, I'm not sure, but it still seems high to me. If not measured the drop rate on my toplink, but with the Brush mower or my Boxblabe on, I seem to get about 0.5-0.75 inches of cylinder movement in about 15 minutes on my hydraulic side link.

If you don't hear what you need here, Bird is also very knowledgable on "Top-N-Tilt" systems. Try dropping him a line.

John Mc

 

[JerryG]

Your doing better than I am with CCI. I e-mailed Mark several months ago and he got right back with me that time. I had several things that I wanted to order, but I wanted to get them all at once. The HTL was not available and Mark said that it would be a few months before it would be in. I have sense e-mailed them two more times and haven't gotten any replies. I know that Internet sales are a pain and that e-mails must seem endless sometimes, but you would think that I would get some kind of reply. /forums/images/graemlins/confused.gif

 

[OkieG]

Re: DO I NEED A CHECK VALVE ON MY HYDRAULIC TOP LI

<font color="blue"> Are you talking about an inch of cylinder movement, or an inch of drop at the back end of your brushhog? </font>

John Mc,
There's about an inch of drop/minute at the back end of the brushhog. I didn't measure it, but as I sat in the tractor seat, I could see it slowly dropping.

Do you have any check valves in your 3PH system?

OkieG

 

[Junkman]

Re: DO I NEED A CHECK VALVE ON MY HYDRAULIC TOP LI

considering the demand for them, I would think that they would put a rush on the order....... that is, unless it is a supply issue at the manufacturer.. .. I am patiently waiting for them to return to inventory..... Paul

 

[OkieG]

<font color="blue"> you would think that I would get some kind of reply </font>

JerryG,

The feeling I get is that CCI has a lot of irons in the fire, trying to grow and manage his business.

OkieG

 

[OkieG]

Re: DO I NEED A CHECK VALVE ON MY HYDRAULIC TOP LI

<font color="blue"> I am patiently waiting for them to return to inventory </font>
So was I.
The cylinder is an import from Italy. I don't think supply is the issue. Though, as I recall, there is a minimum order Mark has to make and he felt the exchange rate would require him to raise his price on the cylinders.

Some companies sell small check valves that can be plumbed into the Top Link circuit. That is the path I am considering now.

OkieG

 

[Junkman]

Re: DO I NEED A CHECK VALVE ON MY HYDRAULIC TOP LI

even if the exchange rate isn't as favorable as it was in the past, to be out of product when there are sales waiting is like turning away customers...... even if the price needs to be adjusted, it is better than loosing sales..... You can't sell out of an empty basket!!!!!!!!

 

[HayDR]

These hydraulic toplinks are made in Italy. Realize that we need to fill a container with $40,000-60,000 of value to keep the shipping cost down. That means we have to purchase that amount of products or wait until the correct time to purchase. The US dollar has lost 25% since we last purchased most of the European goods. We have looked at Chinese and Indian MFG's but currently we have not been able to work a deal with them yet. We can offer the TISCO hyd. cylinders as others but their quality is not consistent. I sure apologize for not being able to fill your orders in a timely manner. We even flew in some hyd. cylinders and sold them at dead cost but selling at cost does nobody any good. We have containers from Italy to arrive in Dec. and we will have some cylinders on these containers. We understand if you can not wait until we are restocked and purchase from other sources. Thanks for giving us a chance for your business.

 

[Junkman]

Thanks for the explanation... I am going to wait. I rather have the one that works, than one that sometimes works. Didn't realize that you had to fill a container to get them. When I was importing from the orient, I would get partial shipments that came in mixed containers because my products would never fill a container, no matter how much I tried. If they did, it would last into the next millennium. I assumed that you were sourcing them inside of the USA.
Thanks for the update......

 

[JerryG]

Mark,
Thanks. I don't think that anyone was upset or anything. Everyone just wanted some information so that we would know when to contact you again. Thanks again and waiting patiently /forums/images/graemlins/smile.gif