KOBELCO

Mark 8

Hydraulic Schematics

Kobelco Construction
Machinery America LLC

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MAIN CONTROL VALVE P2 P1 T T2

CMR1
PL1 MR1 CMR2
PTb PBL
TRAVEL LEFT
PAL
AL
Unit Assembly Lines
STRAIGHT TRAVEL CT2 CP2 BL
Drb LCs ¯ 1.4
PBs
TRAVEL RIGHT PBs2
SWING Pss
CT1 P
PAr ¯ 1.4 PAs SE5

Br
Ar
As
Bs a3
CP1 (T3)
Dra

BUCKET LCc BOOM CONFLUENCE

Test Port identification

PBc ¯ 0.8
PB1
PAc

Bc
Ac

LCb
CCb PLc2
Drd
numbers
PBb
Drc LCa PBa
PLc1 BOOM ARM
PAb
PAa
Bb

Pisc
CRb Aa
CRa
CAr
Ab Ba
X1 ¯ 3.5
ARM
¯ 0.4 CONFLUENCE ¯ 0.4
PCb ¯ 0.4 ¯ 0.4 Pis

PA1
P1 NEUTRAL CUT
CCa
P2 NEUTRAL CUT
ARM VARIABLE
RECIRCULATION PCa indication of variable or
(P4) TB PBo2 proportional component
PAo2

Ao2

Bo2

(P3)

Na m e Sym bols Re m a rks

The main line is the suction

Main line line, pressure line and return
line.

Pilot line Used for all pilot circuits.

SE1
Pressure Transducer Can be low or high pressure.

Connection of line Dot represents connection

Hydraulic oil Returning to the

Tank (Drain) Symbol
Hydraulic Tank

Line intersecting W ithout connection point.

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Name Symbol Remarks

One way check valve

Example: swivel for

excavators
Swivel Joint

Example: hydraulic gear

Fixed displacement pump for pilot system
hydraulic pump

Variable displacement Example: main hydraulic

hydraulic pump pump

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Cushion cylinders helps

Single cushioned cylinder prevent damage to circuits
and cylinder.

Double cushioned cylinder Cushion cylinders helps

prevent damage to circuits
and cylinder.

Bi-directional motor
(Variable speed) Typical of the travel
motors used on the
excavators

Electromagnetic Solenoids

Normally Open: Swing P/B

Normally closed: Lever Lock, Att boost, 1/2 speed travel
Proportional: P2 neutral cut, Travel priority, P1 neutral cut,

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Name Symbol Remarks

Compound main relief

Two stage main relief Potential two stage relief
with check valves when pilot oil is added to
spring to increase pressure.
Used on excavators with
4974 psi at 39.6 gpm power boost heavy lift.
5400 psi at 39.6 gpm

The number of the

Pilot operated,
open center work spool
Springs drawn on each end of the spool
assembly will return the spool to the
drawn position in the circuit, when not
activated by pilot oil.
Triangles drawn on the end of the spool
and filled (colored) indicate pilot oil will
shift the spool.
continuous squares
(rectangle) will indicate the
numbers of the valve
selecting position.
As a general rule, the
SPOOL will be shown in the
neutral position. Neutral is
described as the following
the hydraulic pump is
producing flow and the
operator has not activated
a function.
The arrow entered in each
of the squares (rectangle)
will indicate flow direction at
one of the selecting position.

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 Hydraulic Control System Logic

MARK 8 SERIAL NUMBER RANGE

SK170LC YM04U1601 ~ Positive Control

ED195LC YL04U0301 ~ Positive Control
SK210LC YQ08U3301 ~ Positive Control
SK260LC LL10U1501 ~ Positive Control
SK295LC LB05U0801 ~ Positive Control
SK350LC YC08U1601 ~ Positive Control
SK480LC YS07U0701 ~ Positive Control

Positive control system: Proportional solenoid

valves (PSV) use pilot pump oil (P3) thru the PSV
to control the servo piston of the pump by placing
force on the compensating spool in the pump
regulator it forces the compensating spool to allow
pressure only to the small diameter end of the
servo piston to push the pump on stroke. This
pressure is at a minium range(80~100psi) at
neutral. PSV pressure is increased to allow the
stroke angle of the pump’s rotating group to
change from a low flow state to a high flow state
based on system working pressure and electronic
control of the PSV-1 and PSV-2 by the main C-1
computer. Thus sense the pressure is added (
addition) or increased this is where the term
positive control derives from.

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