hydraulic attachment question (grader)

257NH · Mar 22, 2010

I have procured ownership of a tow behind grader with a hydraulically powered blade.My question is If I power it from one of my remotes will it be ok if I leave the remote on (by bungy or whatever) even though the grader only uses flow occasionally?
I'll post some pics up soon.
Brian

J_J · Mar 22, 2010

Should be alright. The fluid flows through the circuit and goes to tank until you activate a lever.

Scotty370 · Mar 22, 2010

That's exactly how I powered the cylinders to my stump grinder! Attach QD's, Bunge'ed the lever and utilized the valves on the grinder for left/right, up/down. No problems at all. I'm sure that it restricts flow to a point, but in my application, it works fine. You are refering to Open-Center valves on the Grader, correct? ~Scotty

257NH · Mar 23, 2010

Great news,that will simplify operation quite a bit,Thanks for the help.Today I did some removal of some of the roof structure on the grader and did some time on the pressure washer.The grader blade now that its clean is far more heavy duty than I had imagined.
It even has an off-settable blade.I took some pics of it and I'll put them up on a thread under attachments a little later tonight.
Brian