Patent ID: 6561076
Filing Date: 2003-05-13
Classification: A01B,F15B,Y10T

Abstract:
A method of individually configuring an auxiliary hydraulic valve for a work vehicle such that it provides different maximum flow rates for hydraulic fluid flows in opposite directions through the valve, wherein the valve is controlled by a flow rate control for setting a maximum flow rate in both the opposite directions, and is also controlled by a proportional control device having one range of positions for providing a corresponding first range of flow rates in one direction, a central position for providing substantially no flow, and another range of positions for providing a corresponding second range of flow rates in another direction opposite the one direction, the method comprising the steps of:electronically selecting a first auxiliary valve from a plurality of available auxiliary valves; electronically selecting a first direction of operation of the first auxiliary valve; electronically selecting a desired first offset signal for the first direction of operation of the first auxiliary valve; and saving the first offset signal in association with an identifier of the first valve and the first direction in an electronic memory.