Hydraulic Question

[nametrux]

I'm building a firewood conveyor for my son. Got a junk ear corn elevator, cutting it down to about 12 ft. I have a old hydraulic motor from a salt spreader off a modot salt truck. Checked out the motor it runs and is quiet. Used the aux. hydraulics on the John Deer 350B crawler to test the motor. I am thinking of useing the crawler (Diesel eng.will idell all day on a gal. of fuel) to power the elevator. At idel the motor turns too fast.

My question is can an office, or other restriction, be installed in the supply line to reduce the RPMs? I think there is a 1/2" hydraulic valve around here some place would it work to cut down the flow and slow the RPMs?

Will post some Pics when the project gets further along.

 

[mga]

wouldn't a flow control valve do the trick?

 

[mini14]

http://www.surpluscenter.com/sort.asp?UID=2008090612555060&catname=hydraulic&keyword=HAFC

 

[zanderson]

i think a restriction would just make your power source work harder and back up psi. I'd put a flow control valve on the motor pressure intake and run the excess to the back to tank motor outlet and t into it. would let you control the speed of your elevator really easily. that's basically what i did on my converted grain elevator, works great.

 

[Wirenut2266]

i think a restriction would just make your power source work harder and back up psi. I'd put a flow control valve on the motor pressure intake and run the excess to the back to tank motor outlet and t into it. would let you control the speed of your elevator really easily. that's basically what i did on my converted grain elevator, works great.

Well said: Yeh you can put a flow control valve in system, but excess fluid better go somewhere