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Message: <blockquote data-quote="skidsteer.ca" data-source="post: 25298" data-attributes="member: 307">If you contact princess auto or surplus center and ask to speak to a hydraulic tech about the difference between a motor valve (which is what  should be used in the hyd pto case) versus a cylinder valve (which is the type all skidsteers have)  they should be able to enlighten you.If you used a motor valve to control a cylinder it would not hold the cylinder in position as both hoses are looped together (inside the valve) when the handle is in neutral. But a cylinder valve is designed to hold the cylinder in position by not letting the the oil from one work port to the other. When you use a cylinder valve on a motor, it works fine until the the handle is put to neutral, then the motor is force to stopped instantly.Ken</blockquote>