Hydraulic Post Driver Plumbing

duckrock · Apr 24, 2017

I'm trying to run a hydraulic post driver from my 700 or 800. Both have a hydraulic valve to operate a dual acting cylinder. However I don't think that is correct for running the post driver and I'm not sure how to get the plumbing right. The post driver is a one way cylinder and has its own control valve. I think I need a power beyond setup and a return. Is that possible and how is it done?

Sean in PA · Apr 24, 2017

What kind of control valve does the post driver have? Do you know if it's open center or closed center? If it's open center you should be able to plumb one side of your remote valve to the input port of the control valve that came with the driver, and the other to the return port and use a bunjee cord to hold the remote valve handle in the proper position and then use the control valve on the driver to control it.

If not, a lot of the remote valves on the hundred series could be switched between single and dual acting mode by turning a screw, and then you could bypass the driver's control valve and just use the the tractor remote.

Hydraulic Post Driver Plumbing

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