Valve group subassembly

Claim 1

In a vehicle having hydraulically operable mechanisms, means for providing controlled delivery of hydraulic fluid from a pressurized supply to said mechanisms including a plurality of main valves and a plurality of pilot valves for controlling operation of the main valves, each of said valves having removable movable valve members, a cab, a housing carried by the vehicle remotely of the cab, and operator-controllable controls in said cab for operating said pilot valves, the improvement comprising: a unitary support; means mounting said main valves to said support; means mounting said pilot valves to said support; a manifold; means mounting said manifold to said support; interconnecting duct means hydraulically interconnecting said valves and manifold; connecting means for removably connecting said interconnecting duct means to said supply; connecting means for removably hydraulically connecting said main valves to said vehicle mechanisms; connecting means for removably hydraulically connecting said pilot valves to said controls in said vehicle cab; and means for removably mounting said support with said valves, duct means, and connecting means as a unit in said housing with said valves disposed to permit removal of said removable valve members from the valves with the valve body portion being maintained mounted to the support.