Converting a single acting breaker circuit to two way

[Grahams]

How difficult/expensive is it to convert a single acting breaker circuit to two way? The guy who works for me wants to buy a 3 to 5 tonne machine to handle logs for his firewood processor and would like to use a grab to handle them easily and safely. All the machines he has looked at only have single acting breaker circuit. Is it easy/cheap to convert to two way? He could use a fixed thumb, but would prefer a proper grab.

 

[Smiffy]

Druids favorite cetop valves will sort it. Buttons on the joystick for direction/function and just operate the pedal to give the flow. Would even allow a selector grab if wanted. Just a pair of valves.
But before going to the expense have a really good look over the machine to make sure there is a way of making it double acting. Plenty don't have it labelled or in the operators manual. Just a tap that takes a spanner to turn buried in the depths of the machine. Or in hitachis case behind a random rubber grommet with the sticker well worn away.

 

[V8Druid]

Druids favorite cetop valves will sort it. Buttons on the joystick for direction/function and just operate the pedal to give the flow. Would even allow a selector grab if wanted. Just a pair of valves.
But before going to the expense have a really good look over the machine to make sure there is a way of making it double acting. Plenty don't have it labelled or in the operators manual. Just a tap that takes a spanner to turn buried in the depths of the machine. Or in hitachis case behind a random rubber grommet with the sticker well worn away.

two cetops on a manifold and he could have rotate too ... and simultaneous operation
looking at the manual that @Richard Hunton kindly sent me the other day, lil' jake is supposed to have a change over for two way on the breaker, behind a hole in the right side panel ... no hole though so will need to lift the floor and see if it does exist???

 

[Monkeybusiness]

Just plumb it into the bucket ram if it’s a dangle mount.

 

[Rob65]

two cetops on a manifold and he could have rotate too ... and simultaneous operation
looking at the manual that @Richard Hunton kindly sent me the other day, lil' jake is supposed to have a change over for two way on the breaker, behind a hole in the right side panel ... no hole though so will need to lift the floor and see if it does exist???

Druid, my 801.5 is older that yours but on mine there was a blanking plug in the valve which is under your left foot when sitting in the machine.