BTW, Google for "pilot operated check valve" rather than "piloted check
valve" and you will get more hits. The word "Piloted" is not commonly used
in hydraulic valve nomenclature.

--
Glenn Ashmore

I'm building a 45' cutter in strip/composite. Watch my progress (or lack
there of) at: http://www.rutuonline.com
Shameless Commercial Division: http://www.spade-anchor-us.com

"Glenn Ashmore" wrote in message
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We just had to have a pilot operated check valve replaced on our back hoe.
On the back hoe we have singles and doubles. The single holds the bucket
in position until the pump pressure tells the valve to open and move the
bucket. The double is in the steering circuit to prevent the steering
wheel from jumping when the front wheels hit an obstruction.

What it does is act like a regular check valve until it sees pressure on
the pilot port and then turns it into a two way valve. On a double the
pressure lines from opposite sides are piped to the pilot ports so that
when the starboard valve sees pressure from the port steering side it
opens and lets the hydraulic fluid flow back to the pump allowing normal
steering. If the rudder is jammed over to port pressure on the starboard
line to the rudder will be high and pressure from the port pump to its
check valve will be low so the starboard check valve closes and prevents
back flow to the pump.


The 211-1009 is just an open center control and does not come with check
valves. Open center controls direct the output of a constant pressure
pump and high pressure back flow can not only jerk the wheel but also
damage the pump leaving you with no steering at all. Normally you would
probably use a relief manifold that has the check valves built in. The
relief manifold bleeds the excess pressure back to the pump reservoir but
that would let the rudder move a little on its own and I am not sure you
want that to happen at 120 MPH.

Eaton and Parker both make pilot operated check valves. You might check
their catalogs for a double. Worse case you could get two singles and tap
off the ports of the 1009 to cross feed the pilots on each valve.

--
Glenn Ashmore

I'm building a 45' cutter in strip/composite. Watch my progress (or lack
there of) at: http://www.rutuonline.com
Shameless Commercial Division: http://www.spade-anchor-us.com

"Larry" wrote in message
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Hello,
I've asked 'the experts' but they must have thought I was asking for
'trade
secrets' and subsequently offered no help.

Here's my problem; I'm installing an Arneson ASD8 Surface Drive in my 30
foot Cobra Terminator race boat and understand I should use a Double
Piloted
Check Valve (DPCV) between the steering cylinder and the helm to
eliminate
feedback into the wheel as discussed online at:
http://www.h-ri.com/Product/Steering..._sys_DPCV.html

I'll be using a single station, power hydraulic steering system with a
char-lynn 211-1009-002 helm (recommended for use with the ASD8). I've
been
unable to contact anyone at www.h-ri.com for further details and my
internet
searches (using various related phrases in Google) have been fruitless.

Does anyone here have experience with a Double Piloted Check Valve
installed
in their hydraulic steering system? What manufacturer and part number
DPCV
should I be looking at?

You can follow the progress (or lack of progress) on my turbine powered
boat
project online at: www.TurbineFun.com

Thanks (in advance) for your assistance!

Larry