Using 1 way hyd. cyclinder with 706

ITFormulaGuY · Feb 4, 2010

i"m upgrading from a 560 to a 706 to pull my haybine this spring. The haybine has a 2 way cyclinder to swing the head left and right, and a 1 way cyclinder to raise the head. Does the 706 have a way to select single and double action cyclinders like the 560? or do i just plug in one hose and it will allow me to releave the preasure?
Any advice would be great! thanks

pete 23 · Feb 4, 2010

The best way to use a one way cyl on a 706 is to hook up so cyl raises when you move aux valve lever forward and to lower put in into float, that is push lever all the way forward , it will latch there, then to raise just pull it rear out of float. This will of course give you full lower position so if this is not acceptable you will have to put lever in neutral position to stop cyl from going all the way. It will work hooked up to raise by pulling lever back but then you will have to hold lever to lower unless you go all the way through into float. There is no setting like on the 560.

mkirsch · Feb 5, 2010

I agree with pete 23. Use the float position on the 706 to lower most of the time.

Personally I would hook it up so you have to pull the lever to raise the machine, and push it forward to lower, though.

Under normal circumstances, you want to leave the lever in the full-forward float position while mowing. Having it hooked up this way, up is up and down is down. It's logical, and you have enough to think about at the end of a row.

You can also slowly lower the head and stop partway by using the normal lower position of the lever. The tractor's relief valve will prevent damage, and it's only for two seconds at most. Normally, though, just shove the lever to float when you lower the head.

The cool thing you'll find about the 706 with the detents in the hydraulic levers is that you can let the tractor the lifting and lowering for you. On the 560, you have to hold the lever, which is awkward when you are trying to watch the machine and drive at the same time. On the 706, you can drop the head and concentrate on making last-second adjustments to line up for the next pass with the mower.

Using 1 way hyd. cyclinder with 706

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