New Hyd cylinder useage?

[Cdash]

I am finishing my front mounted snow plow with angling. I have 2 new hydraulic cylinders, 1 for lift and 1 for angle, that will hook into my DSCV that is used for my loader. I still have to pick up the male end of the quick connects and 2 more hoses.

Question is do I have to try to prefill the cylinders and hoses before hooking up for the first time? Or should I hook em up dry and let her rip?

I was thinking that I could hook up a hose, shove it in a bottle of fluid and pull the ram to suck fluid in, but when I do the other end, I would shoot it all out anyway..... Should I just fill one end to get a majority of the air out? Is there anyway to (or any need to) bleed out the air?

Thanks for the help!!!

 

[jimgerken]

You can fill them if you want to, but the tractor will do it for you.

 

[MadReferee]

Don't waste your time and effort. The hoses and cylinders are self bleeding and will be free from air after two or more complete cycles.

 

[Cdash]

Thanks for the quick replies and saving me the effort and the, likely to ensue, mess I would have created!!!

 

[SPIKER]

Be sure to check the fluid level after filling the hyd cylinders, this will all depend on how they are left, ram out or ram in as to how much fluid it will keep from you're tractors hyd system. make sure to check the system prior too so it is all way full most cylinders only hold a small amount but some resiviours are also small enough that filling hoses and cylinders can leave them low enough to suck air.

mark M