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Faunsdale, AL | Nothing wrong with operating in float with single acting cylinders on a batwing cutter, but it doesn’t create higher than normal pressures when you run over uneven ground and the wing is forced up. Gravity is the only force pushing the wings down. The hydraulics handle gravity all the time, it’s normal. Bouncing over uneven ground with the valve in hold probably should be avoided, so yes, probably you should run in float but it’s less of a problem when you don’t than if you have double acting cylinders.
I usually add the second hoses to capture the mess that most cutter wing cylinders begin spraying out the vent plug within a few years. I’ve heard it said it’s because of corrosion inside the cylinder from moisture that gets in through the vent. I don’t think I’ve ever seen that, but most piston seals start leaking relatively soon after the cutter is purchased and for a time, the significance of the leak is usually the mess it makes. The wing leaking down isn’t usually a problem until quite a while later. Once the rod seal begins to leak, it’s time to repack. | |
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Stiff batwing hinge ideas?
