Minetruck MT2200

Hydraulic system
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Course agenda
1. Introduction
2. Safety
Questions you should be able to
3. Application and operating answer after this chapter:
ü What are the main components?
4. Electric system
ü Where are the valves located on
5. Control system the machine?
ü What is the function of the main
6. Hydraulic system components?
ü How to find the schematics for
7. Brake system the hydraulic system?
ü How can different types of
8. Engine and fuel system oil/lubricants effect the
performance of the hydraulic
9. Powertrain
system?
10. Maintenance ü What are the typical problems
and ways to manage them?
11. Analytical troubleshooting

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Hydraulic tank

• Stores hydraulic oil

• Cools hydraulic oil
• Allow air to seperate from the oil
• Allows contamination to settle to the bottom
of the tank
• Contains return line filter
• It is equipped with a filter and breather
check valve assembly

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Hydraulic tank
Breather / relief valve

Pressure vent tap

Tank fill plug with “o” ring seal
Suction filter top cover

Filter indicator Upper oil level sight glass

Lower oil level sight glass

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Hydraulic suction filter

• Oil supplied to the brake, steering and dump

pumps pass through this filter
• Makes sure that the oil from the hydraulic system is
cleaned from particles before it is re-used in the
pumps
• Filter indicator displays a red color when the filter
needs to be replaced.
• Should be replaced every 500 hours

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Hydraulic pumps

• Minetruck MT2200 has tree fixed displacement

gear pumps, one for the brake system and the
other for steering and dump systems and the last
one for converter charge pump.
• Tandem pump (two pumping sections)
• Converts diesel engines kinetic energy into
hydraulic energy in the form of pressure and flow to
the subsystems.

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Hydraulic pumps

• The engine drives the pump via the torque

converter
• Operating a control activates specific valves that
redirect oil to the targeted component.
• Pressure on the pump side of the pressure control
valve remains at the level that is designated by the
pressure control valve set-point, until readjusted.

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Steering cylinders

• Ensures that the machine turns in proportion to the

operator’s control.
• Double acting cylinders provide force in both
directions.
• Converts the fluid power from the pump to
mechanical power.
• Oil from the unpressurized end of the cylinder
returns to the hydraulic tank.

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Dump cylinders

• Double acting cylinders provide force in both

directions.
• Converts the fluid power from the pump to
mechanical power.
• Able to withstand pressures up to 260 bar.

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Hydraulic accumulators

• Used to store energy and maintain a smooth flow

of oil to the following systems during vehicle
operation:
- Brakes
- Emergency steering
• The accumulators are drained of hydraulic
pressure by releasing the system pressure.

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Hydraulic accumulators

1. Charging valve 1. The accumulator is empty and neither gas nor

hydraulic sides are pressurized.

2. Gas cap
2. The accumulator is precharged.

3. Nitrogen 3. The hydraulic system is pressurized. System

pressure exceeds precharge pressure and fluid
4. Body flows into the accumulator.

4. System pressure peaks. The accumulator is filled

5. Piston with fluid to its design capacity. Any further
increase in hydraulic pressure would be
6. Hydraulic cap prevented by a relief valve in the system.

5. System pressure falls. Precharge pressure

forces fluid from the accumulator into the system.

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Control valves

§ Charging valve

§ Dump control valve

§ Steering control valves

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Control valves

§ Charging valve
The charging valve is located below the cab towards the front of
the machine. The charging valve consists of four cartridge valves
within a valve body. They include:
- Pressure control valve
- Bleed valve
- Vented flow control
- Charging valve

• The charging valve regulates the pressure with which the

accumulators are charged. The engagement pressure is set at
110 bar and the disengagement pressure at 138 bar. If electric
power is removed from the solenoid, the valve closes and the
brakes apply.

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Hydraulic system
Control valves

Accumulator charge valve

• Here is where we adjust the kick out pressure.

• It’s only possible to adjust the kick out pressure but the
kick in will follow approximetly 20% below the kick out
pressure.

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Control valves

§ Dump and hoist valve

The dump and hoist control valve is located in the torque converter /
transmission compartment. The D&H control valve controls the flow
of oil to the dump cylinders. This valve is operated by a lever in the
operators compartment.

• The control valve is equipped with a main relief valve to control

the maximum dump system pressure. The main relief is set
around 130 bar.

• Load check valve allows pressure to build up to match load

demand. When the system pressure matches the load pressure,
the check valve opens porting hydraulic fluid to the cylinder.

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Control valves

§ Steering control valve

The steering control valve is located in the power frame articulation
area, opposite the hydraulic tank.

• Combines the functions of the main steering valve and a cushion

valve into one component. Uses pilot pressure to shift the main spool,
which ports hydraulic system main pressure to the steering cylinders.

• Valve consists of:

- Main spool valve

- Port relief valve

- Main relief valve

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