Does anyone have a schematic for the hydraulic system on a Kubota M6040? We're trying to hook up a snow plow in place of the front-end loader (FEL), but would like to still use the existing joystick, and the 4-hose quick disconnect (QD) systems. But as is often the case, it tain't as simple as it seems.
We need one pair of lines for plow up/down control, which works fine (no problem at all).
But for side-to-side, the snow plow has two one-way hydraulic actuators, which each have only one pressure side (no "down" pressure on the backside of the piston to retract the actuator, only the force of the other piston pushing the blade out, which retracts the unpressurized actuator).
In testing the four-hose quick-disconnect, up/down is very straight forward: one side pressurizes, while the other is the return line, and then they reverse roles for down command. But for bucket curl-up and bucket curl down (joystick LEFT and joystick RIGHT) we get both QD's pressurized for joystick left, but only one line pressurizes for joystick right.
Is there some sort of shuttle valve and/or check valve on the loader itself, to allow the unpressurized hydraulic fluid to move from the actuators? Is there some other control valve involved?
Any advice or insight would be greatly appreciated.
We need one pair of lines for plow up/down control, which works fine (no problem at all).
But for side-to-side, the snow plow has two one-way hydraulic actuators, which each have only one pressure side (no "down" pressure on the backside of the piston to retract the actuator, only the force of the other piston pushing the blade out, which retracts the unpressurized actuator).
In testing the four-hose quick-disconnect, up/down is very straight forward: one side pressurizes, while the other is the return line, and then they reverse roles for down command. But for bucket curl-up and bucket curl down (joystick LEFT and joystick RIGHT) we get both QD's pressurized for joystick left, but only one line pressurizes for joystick right.
Is there some sort of shuttle valve and/or check valve on the loader itself, to allow the unpressurized hydraulic fluid to move from the actuators? Is there some other control valve involved?
Any advice or insight would be greatly appreciated.