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Hi guys, first post here and have a few questions so here goes,
1. what are my choices for valve blocks? from my research it seems only leimbach does 1? same for hydraulic pumps also
2. i was looking at the cylinders from clippard and the price looks ok but im unsure of the size i will need, what size are you guys running on your excavators?
i did have some more but i have forgotten hopefully they will come to me soon
thanks
FreddyGearDrive
10-25-2010, 04:23 PM
Carp,What do you want to do with the hydraulics? Pressure & cylinder dia determine what you can move. The higher the pressure & bigger the bore,more power the cylinder can deliver.There's a few places to git the parts from.But none of it is cheap:eek:,& if it is don't bother purchasing it.
The cylinders I use are 7mm up to 16 mm bore. Tell me what you are out to make,& I'll be glad to give you the best route that I know of,to get you going.
FGD
dirtpusher9
10-25-2010, 04:23 PM
Welcome to the board, carp. You are correct on the pump and valves. The clippard cylinders should work for an excavator. I run them on my dozer but you may get a reply from someone who has put them on their excavator. Hope this helps.
well right now i am just starting out so not scale yet, basically i have a tamiya txt and want to put a hydraulic front loader on it mainly for a front bucket but also im trying to make a feller buncher head that is going to go on it, this is all kind of testing the water to see how things go and then probably progress to an excavator/feller buncher of some sort.
The TXT weighs in at about 5kg
wow that sounds like fun logger has used clippard on one of his hoe he maybe give you more info.
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