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Aftermarket boom suspension

John C.

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I think you have the right idea. The problem would be finding a valve large enough to handle the flow requirements. The other issue is where to mount the valve and the accumulator.
 
bflobil

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John,
What do you think the flow requirements might be while the ride control is switched on?
 
John C.

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The size of the hoses to the boom cylinders would determine the size of the ports on the diverter valve and that would take care of the flow requirements.
 
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dont need all that flow rate to go into the ride control you would set up the valve so it blocks when not activated So the tee would be in the say 1" line to the cylinder that feeds a port on the valve which is either blocked or open to tank and accumulator when its powered

Just napkin engineering but with some though it can be made to work
 
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bflobil said:
I got my operators manual for it yesterday morning and it recommends 35psi for the L3 bias tires...I lowered the pressure to 35 and its still dang rough...the ground is frozen here so that's not helping...lol
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Your 17 year old 926 will ride like a 17 year old 926 no matter how much you spend. There's not much you can do other than a good seat, ballast , tire psi and a kidney belt.
Just about every loader that I've ever been on has way too much air in the tires. I like to (when no one is looking) load the bucket up as much as I can then air down. I like to see a nice bulge in the sidewall with a heaped bucket. What ever the front says and drop 5 psi on the rears. I have never had any problems doing this. In fact, unless you are running around in a pit in high gear, I can almost guarantee that you'll have a better ride, better traction and be more productive. Try it... it's free and if it doesn't work out for you, just air up. You've got nothing to lose.
 
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On the bigger machines we ran a lot higher in the front tires than the rear. On a 988 we would run 70 in the front and 35 in the rear. It helps a lot with front to rear bounce you get going down the road. Don’t lower the fronts too much or you risk cutting
the sidewalls if you catch a piece of tramp steel or sharp rock.
 
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I probably will drop the pressure a bit but I need to be careful with the bias tires as they are not meant to flex on the sidewalls like a radial is. These are brand new tires that came with the loader and the next set will be radials but that could be years from now. I still hope I can come up with a reasonably priced "add-on" ride control system.
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Try 1-800-990-7923, ask for Paul Imm @ Paul Weaver Construction equipment. Few Years ago someone in VT had it done, i have no idea on cost
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I will give Paul a call tomorrow and see what he has to say as well.
 
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I don’t have any updates at this time. Several projects came up that required my full attention...and it is now farming season. Lol
 
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I got a quote of $4500 from Severs today for BSC 40 for a 1.5 yard machine.
 
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I think Sever is in Iowa. I found them on Google and called for a quote. I'm getting new tires installed tomorrow, so that might help with the ride a little bit. The boom suspension can wait.
 
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You’ll like the new tires. I raided mine about ten miles the other day and it wasn’t too bad down a county road. I will probably hold off on doing a ride control scenario for now as well.
 
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