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 UENR5813
March 2015

312F GC Excavator
Hydraulic System - Attachment
FKE1-UP

Alternate Control Pattern (Four - Way)

© 2015 Caterpillar, All Rights Reserved Printed in U.S.A.

COMPONENT LOCATION

Part Machine Schematic

Description
Number Location Location
312F Standard
Accumulator Gp 164-6981 1 D-6
Control Gp - Hand (Joystick, LH) 235-8969 2 B-7
Control Gp - Hand (Joystick, RH) 235-8970 3 B-6
Cylinder Gp - Boom 390-4188 4 F-3
Cylinder Gp - Bucket 382-2834 5 F-2
Cylinder Gp - Stick 385-2831 6 F-2
Filter Gp - Oil (Hydraulic, Case Drain) 289-8194 7 A-3
Filter Gp - Oil (Hydraulic, Main Return) 392-2876 8 A-4
Motor Gp - Swing 422-9182 9 F-5
Motor Gp - Travel (LH) 450-6330 10 F-7
Motor Gp - Travel (RH) 450-6330 11 F-6
Pump Gp - Main Hydraulic 450-5374 12 B-2
Sensor Gp - Pressure (Pump) 338-6971 13 C-3
Sensor Gp - Pressure (Travel, Left) 338-6970 14 C-8
Sensor Gp - Pressure (Travel, Right) 338-6970 15 C-7
Switch As - Pressure (Implement) 319-4407 16 D-6
Switch As - Pressure Travel (Left Backward) 319-4407 17 C-8
Switch As - Pressure Travel (Left Forward) 319-4407 18 C-8
Switch As - Pressure Travel (Right Backward) 319-4407 19 C-7
Switch As - Pressure Travel (Right Forward) 319-4407 20 C-7
Swivel Gp 162-4696 21 E-7
Valve Ball 112-1817 22 D-7
Valve Gp - Brake Control (Slow Return) 463-1931 23 D-7
Valve Gp - Check (Oil Cooler Bypass) 171-0002 24 D-6
Valve Gp - Main Control 446-0969 25 D-2
Valve Gp - Pilot (Travel, Shuttle) 369-8502 26 C-7
Valve Gp - Pilot Travel Limit 183-8360 27 B-4
Valve Gp - Travel Counterbalance (LH) 349-9520 28 E-7
Valve Gp - Travel Counterbalance (RH) 349-9520 29 E-6
Attachment: Alternate Control Pattern (Four - Way)
Valve Gp - Selector 171-0024 30 A-5
TAP LOCATION

Tap Schematic
Description
Number Location
AA Pilot Travel Pressure B-4
BB Pilot Pressure C-6
CC Load Sense Pressure C-2
DD M1 Port Pressure A-2
EE Main Pump Pressure B-2
FLUID POWER SYMBOLS
BASIC COMPONENT SYMBOLS

MAIN AUX.
PUMP: VARIABLE and
PUMP or MOTOR FLUID CONDITIONER SPRING CONTROL VALVES RESTRICTION LINE RESTRICTION 2-SECTION PUMP PRESSURE COMPENSATED
(FIXED)

VARIABILITY SPRING LINE RESTRICTION PRESSURE HYDRAULIC PNEUMATIC LINE RESTRICTION ATTACHMENT
(ADJUSTABLE) (VARIABLE) COMPENSATION ENERGY TRIANGLES VARIABLE and PRESSURE
COMPENSATED

VALVE ENVELOPES
VALVES
VALVE PORTS

ONE POSITION TWO POSITION THREE POSITION TWO-WAY THREE-WAY FOUR-WAY

CONTROL VALVES CHECK VALVES

AB AB

P T P T
BASIC SPRING SHUTTLE PILOT
NORMAL POSITION SHIFTED POSITION INFINITE POSITION
SYMBOL LOADED CONTROLLED

FLUID STORAGE RESERVOIRS

VENTED PRESSURIZED RETURN ABOVE FLUID LEVEL RETURN BELOW FLUID LEVEL

MEASUREMENT ROTATING SHAFTS

PRESSURE TEMPERATURE FLOW UNIDIRECTIONAL BIDIRECTIONAL

COMBINATION CONTROLS

SOLENOID SOLENOID SOLENOID SOLENOID and SERVO THERMAL DETENT

or MANUAL and PILOT PILOT or MANUAL

MANUAL CONTROL SYMBOLS

PUSH-PULL LEVER MANUAL SHUTOFF GENERAL MANUAL PUSH BUTTON PEDAL SPRING

RELEASED PRESSURE PILOT CONTROL SYMBOLS

REMOTE SUPPLY PRESSURE

EXTERNAL RETURN INTERNAL RETURN SIMPLIFIED COMPLETE INTERNAL

SUPPLY PRESSURE

ACCUMULATORS CROSSING AND JOINING LINES HYDRAULIC AND PNEUMATIC CYLINDERS

SPRING LOADED GAS CHARGED LINES CROSSING LINES JOINING SINGLE ACTING DOUBLE ACTING

HYDRAULIC PUMPS HYDRAULIC MOTORS INTERNAL PASSAGEWAYS

FIXED VARIABLE DISPLACEMENT FIXED VARIABLE DISPLACEMENT INFINITE THREE TWO

DISPLACEMENT NON-COMPENSATED DISPLACEMENT NON-COMPENSATED POSITIONING POSITION POSITION

UNIDIRECTIONAL UNIDIRECTIONAL

FLOW IN ONE PARALLEL CROSS FLOW ALLOWED IN

BIDIRECTIONAL BIDIRECTIONAL DIRECTION FLOW FLOW EITHER DIRECTION
ELECTRICAL SYMBOLS
Hydraulic Symbols (Electrical)

G M
Transducer Transducer Generator Electric Motor
(Fluid) (Gas / Air)

Pressure Switch Pressure Switch Temperature Switch Electrical Wire

(Adjustable)

Electrical Symbols (Electrical)

Pressure Temperature Level Flow

Symbol Symbol Symbol Symbol

Wire Number Identification Codes

Electrical Schematic Example Hydraulic Schematic Example

Current Standard Current Standard

Harness identification code
This example indicates
wire 135 in harness "AG". Wire
Circuit Number Wire Color
Identification

325-AG135 PK-14
325-PK
Circuit Identification Wire Color Wire Gauge
Number

Previous Standard
Wire Color
Wire

325-PK-14
B A
Circuit Number Wire Gauge
Identification (EXAMPLE VALVE)
 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1
(10) MOTOR GP
TRAVEL (LH) TRAVEL MOTOR (LEFT) TRAVEL MOTOR (RIGHT) SWING MOTOR
450-6330 (4) CYLINDER GP
(11) MOTOR GP PG BOOM
390-4188 (6) CYLINDER GP (5) CYLINDER GP
TRAVEL (RH)
STICK BUCKET
450-6330 DB (9) MOTOR GP 385-2831 385-2834
SWING
422-9182
F Pp3
F
Pp3 MU

T1 T1

T2 T2

PA PB

1B 1A 5B 5A 6A 6B
AG BG AG
BG

PB PB A B

A B B A 2A 2B

(29) VALVE GP
4B 3A TRAVEL
(28) VALVE GP
COUNTERBALANCE (RH)
E TRAVEL COUNTERBALANCE (LH)
349-9520
E
349-9520 4A 3B
(21) SWIVEL GP
162-4696

(1) ACCUMULATOR GP
164-6981
(24) VALVE GP
(25) VALVE GP
CHECK (OIL COOLER BYPASS)
MAIN CONTROL
171-0002 DR1 1A 1B 2B 2A 3B 3A 4B 4A 5A 5B 6B 6A 446-0969
F R1 PAC
UP DOWN R BKWD FWD BKWD FWD OUT IN OPEN CLOSE
B A L

C
MAIN
D E

D PD-Pi
D

TRAVEL L
TRAVEL R

BUCKET
STICK
SWING
BOOM
HYD LOCK SOL

(22) VALVE
BALL PILOT
Pi1
112-1817
(16) SWITCH AS TRAVEL SPEED
CHANGESOL
PRESSURE
(IMPLEMENT)
2SPEED
319-4407
PSW

Pi2

PRV
(26) VALVE GP
(23) VALVE GP
PILOT (TRAVEL, SHUTTLE)
369-8502
BRAKE CONTROL BB
(SLOW RETURN)
DOWN UP L R BKWD FWD IN OUT
463-1931 BKWD FWD OPEN CLOSE
P1 G2
(18) SWITCH AS
LS p1b p2b p3a p4b P2 p5b p6b DR2
PRESSURE (20) SWITCH AS
TRAVEL (LEFT p4a p3a
PRESSURE p1a p2a p3b p4a p5a p6a
C FORWARD) T2 T4 TRAVEL (RIGHT (13) SENSOR GP
C
319-4407 (FWD) (FWD) FORWARD) PRESSURE (PUMP)
(14) SENSOR GP 319-4407 338-6971
PRESSURE (15) SENSOR GP
(TRAVEL, LEFT) PRESSURE
338-6970 (TRAVEL, RIGHT)
(BKWD) (BKWD) 338-6970
(17) SWITCH AS
T1 T3 CC LINE PATTERNS
LS
PRESSURE p4b p3b Pressure Line
(19) SWITCH AS DB6
TRAVEL (LEFT PRESSURE
DB3 Pilot / Load Sensing Pressure
TRAVEL(R) DB5 DB2 X
BACKWARD) TRAVEL(L)
TRAVEL (RIGHT Drain / Return Lines
DB4
319-4407 TT
BACKWARD)
DB1
Component Group
TP 319-4407 DR1
B5 Attachment
PB4 PB1 B6 B1
PB5 PB2 B2 B4
Air Line

PB6 PB3 CALLOUTS

(27) VALVE GP
EE
PS PRESS EPRV
B7
B3 PILOT TRAVEL YY Taps (Pressure, Sampling, Sensor - by letter)

DR2 TRAVEL PILOT LIMIT

LIMIT EPRV
p1b-1 183-8360 P2
B p5a-1 T B
JL1 JRP
JR1
JLT P
(OUT) (DOWN) T1 G M A

STICK
SWING BOOM (12) PUMP GP
p2a-1 BUCKET
MAIN HYDRAULIC
p6b-1 A
JL4
JR4 p6b-1 p5a-1 450-5374
(L)
(CLOSE)
JL2
p1b-1 p2a-1 AA
JR2
(R) p6a-1 p5b-1
p2b-1 SWING
p6a-1 BUCKET (OPEN)
STICK
BOOM p1a-1 p2b-1 Vg max Vg min
JL3
(7) FILTER GP
JRT JR3
PATTERN-2 PATTERN-4 PATTERN-1 OIL (HYDRAULIC,
(IN)
JLP (2) CONTROL GP (UP) (3) CONTROL GP A C E G
KOBELCO CJL MHI
CASE DRAIN)
p5b-1 HAND (JOYSTICK, LH) HAND (JOYSTICK, RH) B
B D
D F
F H
H
289-8194
HYDRAULIC CIRCUIT COLOR DESCRIPTIONS
p1a-1
235-8969 235-8970 PILOT OUTPUT
MAIN PUMP OUTPUT
LOAD SENSE CIRCUIT
SUPPLY LINE
(30) VALVE GP 2
2 4
4 6
6 8
8 STICK CYLINDER CONTROL CIRCUIT
171-0024 1 3 5 7
OUT IN R T2 M1 S
LEFT TRAVEL MOTOR CONTROL CIRCUIT
SWING MOTOR CONTROL CIRCUIT
PATTERN-3
SAE(JIS) p5a DRAIN / RETURN LINE
SWING BRAKE CONTROL CIRCUIT
p2b TRAVEL SPEED CONTROL CIRCUIT

A
p1a
p5b DD BUCKET CYLINDER CONTROL CIRCUIT
RIGHT TRAVEL MOTOR CONTROL CIRCUIT A
BOOM CYLINDER CONTROL CIRCUIT
p6a p2a (8) FILTER GP
p6b
OIL (HYDRAULIC, MAIN RETURN)
p1b 392-2876 THIS SCHEMATIC IS FOR THE 312F GC EXCAVATOR HYDRAULIC SYSTEM
ATTACHMENT: ALTERNATE CONTROL PATTERN (FOUR-WAY)
MEDIA NUMBER: UENR5813
SCHEMATIC PART NUMBER: 448-5113, CHANGE: 02, VERSION: HE
Components are shown installed on a fully operable machine with the key and engine off, transmission shifter
in neutral and with parking brake set.
Refer to the appropriate Service Manual for Troubleshooting, Specifications and Systems Operations.
Refer to the Parts Manual using a specific serial number prefix in SIS before ordering parts from this schematic.
8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1
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12
4

10

28

11 29
CAB BOTTOM VIEW
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AA 27

30

17

15 20 19 14 18
MAIN CONTROL VALVE
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HYDRAULIC
TANK 1

22

23

16

BB
FRONT VIEW

13
24

REAR VIEW
MAIN HYDRAULIC PUMP AND TANK
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EE 7 8

DD CC
OPERATOR CONTROL (CAB REMOVED)
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