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JCB 8027 auxiliary attachment hydraulics relief adjustment

Firemedic1786 ยท 2019-06-03 08:00

Hello all. My name is Jon, I'm new to the forum. I have a question that I'm hoping to get some guidance on. I've just installed a gentec 830 hydraulic thumb attachment on my 2004 JCB 8027 excavator. The manufacturer recommends setting the auxiliary relief pressure to 1800 psi to protect and ram. I have a manual but it doesn't mention anything about how to set/reduce the pressure for the aux system. The thumb is installed and working great but I would like to test and adjust the psi to be safe. Thank you in advance.

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  1. #1Firemedic17862019-06-05 15:55

    Is it adjusted by setting the right track Main relief valve MRV to 1800psi? Its originally set at 3000 plus psi.