Caterpillar Tractor Co.

Samuel G Dunlap, Jr

John R Cryder

Gerald D Hall

A hydraulic motor and control system therefor which includes a pump for delivering fluid to a control valve, the control valve having a Float position which connects a first end of the motor to a sump, a First position for applying fluid from the pump to power the motor in a first direction by delivering fluid to the first end of the motor via a flow path and a Second position in which the motor moves in a second and opposite direction. A conduit connects the control valve to the sump. A check valve is provided in the flow path which always allows flow therethrough towards the first end of the motor and normally blocks reverse flow therethrough and also a mechanism for opening the check valve to allow reverse flow therethrough responsive to operation of the control valve in the Float position and in the Second position.

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Goodfield, IL, United States of America

Samuel G Dunlap, Jr