Alamo FC-FL-0001 User Manual

INTERSTATER   03/09

Maintenance Section 5-23

© 2009 Alamo Group Inc.

The gear pump, mounted to the pump mount and
driven by the crank shaft pulley,  produces oil flow
for the  control  circuit. The gear pump inlet is
connected,  via a hose,  to the reservoir  which
supplies control circuit oil. A  high pressure  hose
connects  the pump outlet  to the sectional control
valve inlet.

NOTE: The gear pump is not used when tractor
hydraulics are used to power the control circuit.

The control valve directs oil flow from the gear
pump to the hydraulic cylinders.  In the "HOLD"
position,  the spool blocks oil flow to the cylinders
which prevents  movement, and directs oil through
the valve back to the reservoir.

When the spool is shifted, oil flows to one side of
the cylinder while the other side  is opened  to the
return line. The cylinder  rod  then  moves  in  or  out
and changes  the cutter unit's position.

In the "FLOAT" position, the spool will open both
sides of the cylinder to the return line. The cylinder
rod is then free to move since oil can enter or leave
either side of the cylinder.

There are two valve sections for each side of the
tractor. One is for TILT, one is for LIFT. The sections
are bolted together between an inlet and an outlet
section. The LIFT section has three positions: UP,
HOLD and DOWN & FLOAT. The TILT section has
four positions: UP, HOLD, OUT and FLOAT.

A pressure relief valve is mounted in the inlet section of the valve. When a cylinder is bottomed, the relief valve
will open and allow oil from the gear pump to return to the reservoir.