Kverneland ED plough valve block

[yellowbelly]

Took the hydraulic feed pipe off at valve block, there is a needle and spring then a grub screw that goes in at an angle to the middle of the block. This had come loose and was jamming the needle

Take care when unscrewing bits and bobs out of those blocks - you can find yourself on your hands and knees grovelling about in the stubble looking for what we call "Jesus Christ" parts - you know the ones, you take out a grub screw and something goes 'boing' and you say, "Jesus Christ, where did that go??"

 

[muzza]

Have you tried tightening the grub screw to increase the trip pressure?

 

[bumkin]

so, have you fixed the plough if so what was the problem?

 

[glasshouse]

Put repaired ram on today, greased it up and will see how it goes.

 

[v8willy]

Mate has a new 4 furrow vari width, the top link handle came loose & caught the valve block, had to get a new block....£1250 please....that would sting...

 

[glasshouse]

Its turning over ok but side ram is not returning completely

 

[glasshouse]

not going at all now

 

[miniconnect]

Phone Westlake plough parts. If they don't have 2nd hand, flowfit on the net will have, they call them by their technical names, but you'll find what you need at less than half kv price.

 

[Speedstar]

not going at all now

What did you do the fix this problem ?

 

[glasshouse]

What did you do the fix this problem ?

New valve block— no better
New bearings—-no better
Dropped oil flow, a bitbetter
Put a wheel in the furr and it will usually go over

 

[Speedstar]

New valve block— no better
New bearings—-no better
Dropped oil flow, a bitbetter
Put a wheel in the furr and it will usually go over

same here all new part & no better , did you try adjusting the pressure in the valve ?

 

[glasshouse]

same here all new part & no better , did you try adjusting the pressure in the valve ?

Fiddled with it, but stabbing in the dark really
Did u return the valve block?

 

[Speedstar]

Fiddled with it, but stabbing in the dark really
Did u return the valve block?

no we still have it

 

[glasshouse]

no we still have it

Is it driving u up the wall?

 

[Speedstar]

Is it driving u up the wall?

Well I have just been back in the workshop , took the old valve apart on the pressure pipe side & every thing looked good so were the spring holes the popit valve in i put a very small washer in between the spring & popit valve put it back together & put it back on the plough & it is working fine turns every time in the workshop, going to take the new valve apart tomorrow & have a look in it. just needs to dry up now so we can pull the plough with over 4" of rain this week things are soft.

 

[glasshouse]

Well I have just been back in the workshop , took the old valve apart on the pressure pipe side & every thing looked good so were the spring holes the popit valve in i put a very small washer in between the spring & popit valve put it back together & put it back on the plough & it is working fine turns every time in the workshop, going to take the new valve apart tomorrow & have a look in it. just needs to dry up now so we can pull the plough with over 4" of rain this week things are soft.

I find it works ok in workshop
After two hours in field and oil hot it stops turning

 

[essexpete]

Could anyone put up a photo of how these valve blocks are piped up? Friend bought one, quite old and obviously someone has fiddled/modified as the vari ram is separate from the main block. Apparently it will turn to close to the top but not actually then swing through TDC, as it were. The valve block is detached at the moment and not in the correct mounting place.
Thanks

 

[KeithS]

Our ES95 was giving problems a few years ago. It was jamming when turning over and would kind of lock. To get it turning again I had to lay it gently on the ground and work the spool. Tried a new valve- no difference. Worked out it only did it when top link was set shorter. Now use the top slide hole for the top link and have had no problem since.