A hydraulic system for operating a rear gate of a baler implement, the hydraulic system comprising: a tank operable to store a supply of a fluid; a pump disposed in fluid communication with the tank and operable to circulate the fluid through a fluid circuit; a hydraulic cylinder having a housing defining an interior and a piston moveably disposed within the interior of the housing, the housing and the piston cooperating to define a first fluid volume on a first side of the piston and a second fluid volume on an opposing second side of the piston, wherein the housing includes a first fluid port and a second fluid port each in fluid communication with the first fluid volume of the hydraulic cylinder; and a first control valve moveable between a first position for directing fluid to or from the first fluid port, and a second position for directing fluid to or from the second fluid port, wherein the first control valve directs fluid to or from the first fluid port at a first flow rate when disposed in the first position and directs fluid to or from the second fluid port at a second flow rate when disposed in the second position, with the second flow rate being different than the first flow rate, and the fluid circuit includes a first circuit portion in selective fluid communication with one of the pump and the tank, a first branch line connected to and in fluid communication with the first circuit portion and the first fluid port of the hydraulic cylinder, and a second branch line connected to and in fluid communication with the first circuit portion and the second fluid port of the hydraulic cylinder characterized in that the first control valve is a two position spool valve in which fluid communication through the first branch line is allowed at the first flow rate when the first control valve is disposed in the first position, and fluid communication through the first branch line is blocked when the first control valve is disposed in the second position. a tank operable to store a supply of a fluid; a pump disposed in fluid communication with the tank and operable to circulate the fluid through a fluid circuit; a hydraulic cylinder having a housing defining an interior and a piston moveably disposed within the interior of the housing, the housing and the piston cooperating to define a first fluid volume on a first side of the piston and a second fluid volume on an opposing second side of the piston, wherein the housing includes a first fluid port and a second fluid port each in fluid communication with the first fluid volume of the hydraulic cylinder; and a first control valve moveable between a first position for directing fluid to or from the first fluid port, and a second position for directing fluid to or from the second fluid port, wherein the first control valve directs fluid to or from the first fluid port at a first flow rate when disposed in the first position and directs fluid to or from the second fluid port at a second flow rate when disposed in the second position, with the second flow rate being different than the first flow rate, and the fluid circuit includes a first circuit portion in selective fluid communication with one of the pump and the tank, a first branch line connected to and in fluid communication with the first circuit portion and the first fluid port of the hydraulic cylinder, and a second branch line connected to and in fluid communication with the first circuit portion and the second fluid port of the hydraulic cylinder characterized in that the first control valve is a two position spool valve in which fluid communication through the first branch line is allowed at the first flow rate when the first control valve is disposed in the first position, and fluid communication through the first branch line is blocked when the first control valve is disposed in the second position.