Method for retrofitting a swing damping valve circuit to a work vehicle
US6640409B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Sep 25, 2001 |
| Grant date | Nov 4, 2003 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 21, 2021 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T29/49716
- WIPO fieldCivil engineering
- WIPO sectorOther fields
Abstract
A method for retrofitting a swing damping circuit to a work vehicle such as a backhoe includes disconnecting a boom swing valve from a boom swing cylinder, and coupling the swing damping circuit to the boom swing valve. Alternatively, it may include replacing a boom swing valve with a combined boom swing valve and swing damping circuit that form a unitary valve body.
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