Tractor plow..

[landman]

I know this has been beaten to death in the past and ive trolled looking for what I need and I just have not found enough information to continue..
I have a skid steer plate mounted plow.. the plow frame is bolted to the skid steer plate.. the cylanders are junk and i manually angle the plow with chains and binders.
the problem i have is getting up and down off the tractor to angle, and whenever i hit an obstacle and the plow trips it usually unbinds or breaks a chain link..
so I want to get new hydrolic cylanders and a double acting pump and tank, build a plate box to hold a battery to run the pump..
I am not tapping into they tractor hydrolics,, as im not keeping this tractor for much longer.

the problem im having is wrapping my head around the hydrolic plumbing.. double action pump on two single acting cylanders,, does this need to be a closed circuit to work.. hose from pump to cylander then cylander to cylander then back to pump,..in which case i would need double acting cylanders $$$ or can i just run a line from a port A to cylander and port B to cylander...and no need to connect cylanders together. using single acting cylanders.... watched a few hydrolic videos and my head is mush...

 

[DJ54]

Surplus Center has more than several sized single action snow plow cylinders pretty reasonable. You just need to figure out the length you need. Seems like it would be a lot more economical to buy hoses long enough to reach your remote outlet, and fittings to connect, rather than what you're thinking. A hose ran to each cylinder will let oil return, when angling, using a single remote, set up for a double acting cylinder.

 

[texasranger556]

I think normally truck snow plows have two single acting cylinders plumbed directly to the double acting electronic spool valve. When you press a button on the control, one port opens to pump and the other opens to tank so one cylinder extends and forces the other to retract.

If you're breaking chains you should also use a crossover relief valve to protect the cylinders/hoses/plow when you hit something solid.

With that said I agree with DJ54. If you have an extra set of remotes just get hoses made and go that route also adding the crossover relief.

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[nyone]

You want something like a lift gate power pack. Power in both directions. The easiest way to use a power pack would be to use one or two double acting cylinders.
The best anf cheapest way would be to run it off the tractor hydraulics. Power packs are close to $1k and a battery wont last to long.