Recent content by Young Ed

ok i have started the process to try and get a v5 (not sure if you have it in US but here in the UK it is basically the document that shows that you own the vehicle etc and is a legal requirement for road driving and you need it to insure and tax) and it wants the VIN,chassis or frame number...

the tipping trailer empty is heavy enough to lower with the current SA cylinder so that is no problem :) don't mind having the odd pipe here and there as i am used to that in any case but yes working on it could be confusing but i can live with that when you say stacked valves do you mean like...

or could i do a 'proper job' and use this single acting valve Bucher hydraulic 1 bank single acting lever valve 40l/min 3/8"ports HDM140 | eBay and as it's not go PB could i use a couple of ball valves like this and then the dump would be like this the ball valves would be like this...

have a look at attached picture where i have done some very fine artwork as an overlay to your photo! :p can you tell me what the red, green and blue pipe are? I am guessing the green pipe is the supply to the trailer coming from the A port? the blue pipe would appear to be tapping off the green...

so to fit a rear remote valve to operate a hydraulic tipping trailer with only a single acting cylinder, do i need a special single acting spool valve? or do i just hook up a double acting valve differently? or do i modify a double acting valve somehow? i'm guessing it isn't just as simple as...

a very basic diagram knocked up on MS paint of course all spool valves and 3 point controls have a return to the sump and the pump draws from the pump anything new is in red if you're confused just ask Cheers Ed

we are going to add 2 hydraulic valves to our old ford 4610 we haven't bought anything yet so far it is just in the planning it in our heads stage where it gets complicated is that the tractor has a loader, so we need to find somewhere to take the hydraulic power from and really we want to be...