Hydraulic question

[andyvt]

I’m going to admit my ignorance of hydraulics .
I was warming up my 450C and was going through blade
operation and when I tilted the blade to the right, a hose blew out and sprayed fluid around.
My question is this: If I don’t use the tilt function will I be able to move the dozer out of the woods without continuing to lose fluid from the damaged hose?

[Jim B]

Generally, yes as long as the valve spool is centered and blocking flow to either side on the tilt cylinder. Try it. You may see a little leakage if the valve is bypassing a little and some from the cylinder as the blade moves which it will not having oil held on both sides of the tilt cylinder piston.

[andyvt]

Thanks for the reply. I’ll get around to testing it out after I finish my logging. Thankfully I can do most of the work with my tractor.