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<blockquote data-quote="Lowe.Buuck" data-source="post: 110595" data-attributes="member: 15208"><p>Maybe...</p><p>I have two single acting cylinders on a snowplow and it works fine. As one extends it forces the other to retract.</p><p>I see two issues you will have to consider.</p><p>1. When you want the cylinder to retract, the thumb switch will open the line to return to tank at the same time the other line will be pressurized and deadheaded. That pressurized line will open the pressure relief valve and over time will cause the hydraulic oil to heat.</p><p>2. The second issue is what is the residual pressure in the system on the return line when the pressurized side is deadheaded?</p><p>You could put a pressure gauge on a hydraulic coupler and check the pressure as you engage the auxiliary hydraulics. The pressure you read on the return line as the pressure line opens the pressure relief valve will determine how much pressure the hydraulic cylinder must overcome to enable it to retract.</p><p>Note the load you will have to overcome is the residual pressure multiplied by the area of the hydraulic cylinder piston.</p><p>For example, if the residual pressure was 100 psi and your cylinder piston is 1.5 square inches. You would have to have a bit over 150 lbs of load on the cylinder to get it to retract.</p><p>If you are using a 3 inch cylinder, the piston area is 7+ square inches. You would have to have over 700 lbs of load on the 3 inch cylinder to get it to retract.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Lowe.Buuck, post: 110595, member: 15208"] Maybe... I have two single acting cylinders on a snowplow and it works fine. As one extends it forces the other to retract. I see two issues you will have to consider. 1. When you want the cylinder to retract, the thumb switch will open the line to return to tank at the same time the other line will be pressurized and deadheaded. That pressurized line will open the pressure relief valve and over time will cause the hydraulic oil to heat. 2. The second issue is what is the residual pressure in the system on the return line when the pressurized side is deadheaded? You could put a pressure gauge on a hydraulic coupler and check the pressure as you engage the auxiliary hydraulics. The pressure you read on the return line as the pressure line opens the pressure relief valve will determine how much pressure the hydraulic cylinder must overcome to enable it to retract. Note the load you will have to overcome is the residual pressure multiplied by the area of the hydraulic cylinder piston. For example, if the residual pressure was 100 psi and your cylinder piston is 1.5 square inches. You would have to have a bit over 150 lbs of load on the cylinder to get it to retract. If you are using a 3 inch cylinder, the piston area is 7+ square inches. You would have to have over 700 lbs of load on the 3 inch cylinder to get it to retract. [/QUOTE]
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