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auxiliary hydraulics skid steer
One of the best advantages offered by the auxiliary lines blocks produced by Faster (among which we mention in particular the 3-ports versions, fitted as standard on the compact loaders of leading brands such as Caterpillar, Doosan Bobcat, JCB, John Deere and Kubota) is the possibility to quickly and easily replace 1/2″ cartridges with 3/4″ ones or vice versa. The replacement maneuver can be performed also by operators who haven’t particular experience with hydraulics just by following the instructions contained in the cartridge replacement kits, which can be ordered through the Faster network of distributors or through dealers and after sales networks of construction machinery manufacturers.
skid steer auxiliary hydraulics
Size Conversion
Obviously it’s just as simple to carry out the opposite maneuver, i.e. the downgrade of size, when it’s necessary to hook up an hydraulic implement equipped with 1/2″ hoses and 1/2″quick couplings to a carrier where an auxiliary lines block with 3/4″ cartridges is installed. We specify however that replacing hydraulic cartridges with others of a different size doesn’t mean having performed a complete upgrade or downgrade of the machine’s flow rate characteristics: in fact, to do this, it’s also necessary to replace the pump, the rigid pipes and the diverter valve and these operations are significantly rather expensive, long and complex and require generally the intervention of specialized personnel.
Flexibility in Hydraulic Attachments
Users benefit from considerable flexibility in hose connections of hydraulic attachments to skid steer loaders and compact track loaders through the use of auxiliary lines blocks as an interface, in addition to convenience of use. High-flow attachments are typically used to connect to high-flow carriers, where ¾” hoses and ¾” quick-release couplings are fitted. However, by swapping out the hydraulic cartridges, they can also be used to connect to standard-flow carriers.
Compatibility and Operator Capability
After carefully verifying that the attachment weight doesn’t exceed carrier’s maximum lift capacity and that there’s performance compatibility between the hydraulic systems of carrier and attachment (flow and pressure put out by the loader match the values the attachment is rated for), the aforementioned changeover of cartridges of different sizes can be made without any concerns even by unskilled operators.