Amazon and ebay currently have lots of cheap directional control valves available. They run half to a third the cost of Prince, Wolverine, Magister, etc but they look identical and are likely the same valves without the branding. Has anyone purchased any of these and been able to find the correct Power Beyond sleeve to go with them? Most of the ones I see advertised show a port where the PB sleeve could be installed but they do not offer a part number or any help in purchasing one to fit their valves. Odd because in their description they state that their valves are "power beyond capable".
Chinese hydraulic valves.
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npalen
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Adding Hyd Remotes-Why so much price diff?
https://summit-hydraulics.com/product/monoblock-hydraulic-directional-control-valve-4-spool-11-gpm/ https://www.surpluscenter.com/Hydraulics/Hydraulic-Valves/Directional-Control-Valves/4-Spool-8-GPM-Prince-MB41BBBB5C1-DA-Valve-9-7864.axd I have one of the SurplusCenter Prince/Wolverine multi...
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The Summit brand valves are the same as Chief brand and they are both made in Portugal. I installed a four spool Summit for rear remotes and am happy with it.
ptsg
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While we do manufacture a lot of stuff here for all over the world, those are actually made in Bulgaria by Badestnost.Adding Hyd Remotes-Why so much price diff?
https://summit-hydraulics.com/product/monoblock-hydraulic-directional-control-valve-4-spool-11-gpm/ https://www.surpluscenter.com/Hydraulics/Hydraulic-Valves/Directional-Control-Valves/4-Spool-8-GPM-Prince-MB41BBBB5C1-DA-Valve-9-7864.axd I have one of the SurplusCenter Prince/Wolverine multi...
The Summit brand valves are the same as Chief brand and they are both made in Portugal. I installed a four spool Summit for rear remotes and am happy with it.
Nothing wrong with those valves. I've using a 4 spool one for over a thousand hours on my backhoe and used several others on other projects.
npalen
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My bad. I associate you with the Summit valves and know that you're in Portugal.
Fallon
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Stuff that looks the same isn't always the same. The no name stuff could even be out of the same factory, just selling the stuff that didn't meet tolerances or quality standards. The other part you are paying for is proper documentation & specs. Better to know a part meets your needs than guessing from a picture that may or may not be of the exact same part.
I'm as cheap as the next guy & like to get a deal. But sometimes it means buying the known quality part. Cheap Chinese junk doesn't come from China because Chinese can't make quality stuff. It's usually because they found the cheapest place to manufacture stuff at the expense of quality. You can make junk in the US too if that's your primary driver.
I'm as cheap as the next guy & like to get a deal. But sometimes it means buying the known quality part. Cheap Chinese junk doesn't come from China because Chinese can't make quality stuff. It's usually because they found the cheapest place to manufacture stuff at the expense of quality. You can make junk in the US too if that's your primary driver.
jigs_n_fixtures
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The Chinese will make you whatever you pay them to. Given a good specification and monitoring, they can generally turn out top quality products equal to anyone else In the world. They have modern factories with whatever level ISO quality control you want to pay for.
They also have no sense of intellectual property, and will readily sell clones of your well engineered and developed product. Or sell what would be by your specification seconds and cosmetic blems instead of destroying them.
You hit the nail on the head.
I'd rather spend a few extra dollars on a quality name brand product than risk destroying a $$$ hydraulic pump on my $$$$$$ tractor. If I'm building a cheapo self contained log splitter with no-name parts then who cares.
Bill Guenthner
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Buying cheap knock-off parts for expensive equipment is the very definition of “penny wise and pound foolish”.
