FLUID POWER SYMBOLS

RENR3569-04
July 2005

MAIN AUX.

DESCRIPTION
Item No.

Rear Steering Cylinder (If Equipped)

All Wheel Steering Valve (If Equipped)

Steering Cylinder All Wheel Drive (If Equipped)

Steering Cylinder

Multipurpose Bucket Cylinder (If Equipped)

Broom Motor (If Equipped)

Auxiliary Control Valve

Coupler Cylinder

Coupler Valve

10

Diverter Valve

11

Tilt Cylinder

12

Line Relief Valve for Rod End of Tilt Cylinder

13

Inlet Cover

14

Auxiliary Relief Valve

15

Line Relief Valve for Head End of Tilt Cylinder

16

Steering Priority Valve

17

Two Bank Valve for Loader

18

Three Bank Valve for Loader

19

Loader Lift Control Valve

20

Loader Tilt Control Valve

21

Lift Cylinder Loader

22

Ride Control Solenoid Valve

23

Pressure Switch

24

Ride Control Accumulator

25

Steering Metering Pump

26

All Wheel Steer Pressure Switch

27

Back Pressure Check Valve (Return Oil)

28

Hydraulic Oil Filter

29

Hydraulic Oil Cooler

30

Hydraulic Tank

31

Piston Pump

32

Orifice Connector

33

Pilot Valve (Hydraulic Hand Control for the Loader)

34

Orifice Connector

35

Return Manifold

36

Solenoid Valve (Pilot Shutoff) for Hydraulic Lock Control

37

Stabilizer Control Valve (Two Bank)

38

Pressure Reducing Valve

39

Pilot Two Bank Control Valve

40

Pilot Oil Accumulator

41

Stabilizer Control Valve

42

Stabilizer Cylinder

43

Stabilizer Cylinder

44

Stabilizer Control Valve

45

Shuttle Valve

46

Inlet Cover

47

Flow Control Valve (If Equipped)

48

Boom Cylinder

49

Line Relief Valve for Rod End of Boom Cylinder

50

Line Relief Valve for Rod End on Swing Cylinder

51

Swing Cylinder

52

Swing Cylinder

53

Crossover Relief Valve (If Equipped)

54

Line Relief Valve for Head End of Bucket Cylinder

55

Backhoe Bucket Cylinder (High Rotation) Extendable Stick

56

Backhoe Bucket Cylinder (High Rotation)

57

Stick Cylinder

58

Line Relief Valve for Head End of Stick Cylinder

59

Extendable Stick Cylinder (If Equipped)

ATTACHMENT

LINE RESTRICTION
VARIABLE and PRESSURE
COMPENSATED

VALVE PORTS

TWO POSITION

ONE POSITION

TWO-WAY

THREE POSITION

CHECK VALVES

AB

P T
SHIFTED POSITION

P T
NORMAL POSITION

INFINITE POSITION

PRESSURE

SHUTTLE

SPRING
LOADED

BASIC
SYMBOL

PILOT
CONTROLLED

ROTATING SHAFTS

FLOW

TEMPERATURE

UNIDIRECTIONAL

BIDIRECTIONAL

FLUID STORAGE RESERVOIRS

420D, 430D, 432D, and 442D Backhoe

Hydraulic System
Volume 1: Parallel Lift, Side Shift
420D:
430D:
BKC1-919
BNK1-UP
BMC1-1059
BML1-UP
BLN1-UP

VENTED

442D:
BRG1-UP
BRY1-UP

RETURN BELOW FLUID LEVEL

COMBINATION CONTROLS

SOLENOID
or MANUAL

SOLENOID

432D:
BLD1-UP

RETURN ABOVE FLUID LEVEL

PRESSURIZED

SERVO

SOLENOID and
PILOT or MANUAL

SOLENOID
and PILOT

PUSH-PULL LEVER

MANUAL SHUTOFF

GENERAL MANUAL

PUSH BUTTON

PEDAL

SPRING

PILOT CONTROL SYMBOLS

RELEASED PRESSURE

Volume 2: Single Tilt, Center Pivot

420D:
430D:
BKC1-919
BNK1-UP
BMC1-1059
BML1-UP
BLN1-UP
FDP1-UP

DETENT

THERMAL

MANUAL CONTROL SYMBOLS

EXTERNAL RETURN

REMOTE SUPPLY PRESSURE

INTERNAL RETURN

SIMPLIFIED

CROSSING AND JOINING LINES

ACCUMULATORS

SPRING LOADED

GAS CHARGED

LINES CROSSING

HYDRAULIC PUMPS
FIXED
DISPLACEMENT

VARIABLE DISPLACEMENT
NON-COMPENSATED

FIXED
DISPLACEMENT

HYDRAULIC AND PNEUMATIC CYLINDERS

LINES JOINING

SINGLE ACTING

UNIDIRECTIONAL

BIDIRECTIONAL

BIDIRECTIONAL

DOUBLE ACTING

INTERNAL PASSAGEWAYS

VARIABLE DISPLACEMENT
NON-COMPENSATED

UNIDIRECTIONAL

INTERNAL
SUPPLY PRESSURE

COMPLETE

HYDRAULIC MOTORS

FLOW IN ONE
DIRECTION

TWO
POSITION

THREE
POSITION

INFINITE
POSITIONING

PARALLEL
FLOW

CROSS
FLOW

Printed in U.S.A.

2005 Caterpillar
All Rights Reserved

57

25

32 33 34

30

Electrical Symbols Table

55 56

Hydraulic Symbols (Electrical)

Check Valve (If Equipped) for the Rod End of the

Extendable Stick Cylinder (If Equipped)

11

Stick Control Valve

Transducer
(Fluid)

Check Valve (If Equipped) for the Rod End of the

Stick Cylinder
Line Relief Valve for Head End of Boom Cylinder
Backhoe Bucket Control Valve

69

Line Relief Valve for Rod End of Bucket Cylinder

70

Backhoe Control Valve (Four Bank Valve) (If Equipped)

71

Backhoe Control Valve (Five Bank Valve) (If Equipped)

72

Backhoe Control Valve (Six Bank Valve) (If Equipped)

73

Swing Control Valve

74

Boom Control Valve

29
Transducer
(Gas / Air)

Generator

Electric Motor

59
Pressure Switch
(Adjustable)

Pressure Switch

Electrical Wire

Temperature Switch

Check Valve (If Equipped) for the Rod End of the

Boom Cylinder

76

Line Relief Valve for Rod End of Stick Cylinder

77

Extendable Stick/Auxiliary Control Valve (If Equipped)

78

Pilot Valve for the Backhoe Joystick

79

Selector Valve (Joystick Pattern) (If Equipped)

80

Pilot Valve for the Backhoe Joystick

Electrical Symbols (Electrical)

Pressure
Symbol

Temperature
Symbol

Flow
Symbol

Level
Symbol

48
Wire Number Identification Codes

39

Electrical Schematic Example

Hydraulic Schematic Example

Current Standard

Current Standard

Tap Locations
Pressure, Sampling, and Sensor

Harness identification code

This example indicates
wire 135 in harness "AG".

50 49 47 46 45

Wire
Circuit Number
Identification

Description

AA

PUMP PRESSURE TEST PORT

BB

PUMP SIGNAL PRESSURE TEST PORT

CC

PILOT PRESSURE TEST PORT

DD

USED WITH PARALLEL LIFT LOADER

EE

USED WITH ALL WHEEL STEER

FF

USED WITH NON-ALL WHEEL STEER

GG

USED WITH ALL WHEEL STEER

HH

NOT USED WITH ALL WHEEL STEER

JJ

WIRED TO THE CONTROLLER

61 60 58 54 53

325-AG135 PK-14
325-PK

66 65 64 63 62
71 70 69 68 67
76 75 74 73 72

43 42

40

37 38

79

22 23 24

80 78

41 44

21 27

10

Circuit Identification
Number

Wire Color

Wire Color

Wire

36 35 26

12

Wire Gauge

Previous Standard

31 28

77
51 52

Wire Color

325-PK-14

13 14
15 16 17
18 19 20

B
Circuit Number
Identification

Wire Gauge
(EXAMPLE VALVE)

20 Page

Head End Relief Valve (If Equipped) for the

RENR3569-04 VOL 1

Extendable Stick Cylinder (If Equipped)

68

Tap
Number

FLOW ALLOWED IN
EITHER DIRECTION

Volume 1

Line Relief (If Equipped) for the Rod End of the

Extendable Stick Cylinder (If Equipped)

FOUR-WAY

THREE-WAY

MEASUREMENT

67

75

PUMP: VARIABLE and

PRESSURE COMPENSATED

2-SECTION PUMP

HYDRAULIC
PNEUMATIC
ENERGY TRIANGLES

CONTROL VALVES

Valve Cover

66

PRESSURE
COMPENSATION

LINE RESTRICTION
(VARIABLE)

SPRING
(ADJUSTABLE)

VARIABILITY

AB

Extendable Stick/Auxiliary Control Valve (If Equipped)

65

LINE RESTRICTION
(FIXED)

RESTRICTION

VALVES

62

64

CONTROL VALVES

SPRING

FLUID CONDITIONER

VALVE ENVELOPES

61

63

PUMP or MOTOR

Component

60

BASIC COMPONENT SYMBOLS

43
44
42
7

39

41

13

5
8

40
14
9
A

CC

10
35

GG
HH

12
11
15
36
DD

27

22

EE

21
25

37 38

FF

20

24

51

28
26

45

53

52

55 56

46

57
48

19

60

59

49

62

61

75

47

50

58

54

23

16 17 18

30

31

32

BB

34
77

73

74

76

72 71 70

69

67

68

66

65

64

63

LINES GROUP COLOR DESCRIPTIONS

MAIN PUMP OUTPUT
TILT CYLINDER CIRCUIT
STABILIZER CIRCUIT (LEFT AND RIGHT)
LIFT CYLINDER CIRCUIT

JJ

20 Page, Color 2

RENR3569-04 VOL 1

29

STICK CYLINDER CIRCUIT

BOOM CYLINDER CIRCUIT
SWING CYLINDER CIRCUIT

80
AA

33

SUPPLY LINE
DRAIN / RETURN LINE
STEERING CIRCUIT
LOAD SENSING (RESOLVER CIRCUIT)
BUCKET CYLINDER (MULTIPURPOSE) - (IF EQUIPPED)
COUPLER CYLINDER CIRCUIT
EXTENDABLE STICK CYLINDER CIRCUIT (IF EQUIPPED)
AUX CONTROL VALVE (EXTENDABLE STICK) - (IF EQUIPPED)

78

BUCKET CYLINDER CIRCUIT (BACKHOE) (HIGH ROTATION)

79

M
LINE PATTERNS
Pressure Line
Pilot / Load Sensing Pressure
Drain / Return Lines
Component Group
Attachment
Air Line

CALLOUTS
YY

Taps (Pressure, Sampling,Sensor) by letter

52

Components by number

THIS SCHEMATIC IS FOR THE 420D, 430D, 432D and 442D BACKHOE LOADER.
Components are shown installed on a fully operable machine with the key and engine
off and transmission shifter in neutral.

Description
Item No.

Component
All Wheel Steer Valve (If Equipped)

Steering Cylinder All Wheel Drive (If Equipped)

Steering Cylinder

Multipurpose Bucket Cylinder (If Equipped)

Auxiliary Relief Valve

Auxiliary Control Valve

Line Relief Valve for Rod End of Tilt Cylinder

Line Relief Valve for Head End of Tilt Cylinder

10

Tilt Cylinder

11

Loader Tilt Control Valve

12

Pressure Reducing Valve for the Tilt Control Valve

13

Lift Cylinder Loader

14

Loader Lift Control Valve

15

Ride Control Solenoid Valve

16

Ride Control Accumulator

17

Steering Metering Pump

18

Back Pressure Check Valve (Return Oil)

19

Hydraulic Oil Filter

20

Hydraulic Oil Cooler

21

Hydraulic Tank

22

Piston Pump

23

Pressure Switch

24

Steering Priority Valve

25

Two Bank Valve for Loader

26

Three Bank Valve for Loader

27

Pilot Two Bank Control Valve

28

Return Manifold

29

Pilot Oil Accumulator

30

Solenoid Valve (Pilot Shutoff) for Hydraulic Lock Control

31

Pressure Reducing valve

32

Stabilizer Control Valve (Two Bank)

33

Stabilizer Control Valve

34

Stabilizer Cylinder

35

Stabilizer Cylinder

36

Stabilizer Control Valve

37

Shuttle Valve

38

Inlet Cover

39

Flow Control Valve (If Equipped)

40

Boom Cylinder

41

Line Relief Valve for Rod End of Boom Cylinder

42

Line Relief Valve for Rod End on Swing Cylinder

43

Swing Cylinder

44

Swing Cylinder

45

Crossover Relief Valve (If Equipped)

46

Line Relief Valve for Head End of Bucket Cylinder

47

Backhoe Bucket Cylinder (High Rotation) Extendable Stick

48

Backhoe Bucket Cylinder (High Rotation)

49

Stick Cylinder

50

Line Relief Valve for Head End of Stick Cylinder

51

Extendable Stick Cylinder (If Equipped)

TWO POSITION

CHECK VALVES

AB

P T
SHIFTED POSITION

P T
NORMAL POSITION

INFINITE POSITION

SHUTTLE

SPRING
LOADED

BASIC
SYMBOL

MEASUREMENT

PILOT
CONTROLLED

ROTATING SHAFTS

FLOW

TEMPERATURE

UNIDIRECTIONAL

BIDIRECTIONAL

420D and 430D Backhoe

Hydraulic System
Volume 1: Parallel Lift, Side Shift
420D:
430D:
BKC1-919
BNK1-UP
BMC1-1059
BML1-UP
BLN1-UP

VENTED

RETURN BELOW FLUID LEVEL

COMBINATION CONTROLS

SOLENOID
or MANUAL

SOLENOID

432D:
BLD1-UP

RETURN ABOVE FLUID LEVEL

PRESSURIZED

442D:
BRG1-UP
BRY1-UP

SERVO

SOLENOID and
PILOT or MANUAL

SOLENOID
and PILOT

Volume 2: Single Tilt, Center Pivot

420D:
430D:
BKC1-919
BNK1-UP
BMC1-1059
BML1-UP
BLN1-UP
FDP1-UP

DETENT

THERMAL

MANUAL CONTROL SYMBOLS

PUSH-PULL LEVER

MANUAL SHUTOFF

GENERAL MANUAL

PUSH BUTTON

PEDAL

SPRING

PILOT CONTROL SYMBOLS

EXTERNAL RETURN

REMOTE SUPPLY PRESSURE

INTERNAL RETURN

SIMPLIFIED

CROSSING AND JOINING LINES

ACCUMULATORS

SPRING LOADED

GAS CHARGED

LINES CROSSING

HYDRAULIC PUMPS
FIXED
DISPLACEMENT

HYDRAULIC AND PNEUMATIC CYLINDERS

LINES JOINING

SINGLE ACTING

FIXED
DISPLACEMENT

VARIABLE DISPLACEMENT
NON-COMPENSATED

UNIDIRECTIONAL

UNIDIRECTIONAL

BIDIRECTIONAL

BIDIRECTIONAL

DOUBLE ACTING

INTERNAL PASSAGEWAYS

HYDRAULIC MOTORS

VARIABLE DISPLACEMENT
NON-COMPENSATED

INTERNAL
SUPPLY PRESSURE

COMPLETE

FLOW IN ONE
DIRECTION

TWO
POSITION

THREE
POSITION

INFINITE
POSITIONING

PARALLEL
FLOW

CROSS
FLOW

FLOW ALLOWED IN
EITHER DIRECTION

Volume 2
Printed in U.S.A.

2005 Caterpillar
All Rights Reserved

Check Valve (If Equipped) for the Rod End of the

Extendable Stick Cylinder (If Equipped)
Head End Relief Valve (If Equipped) for the
Extendable Stick Cylinder (If Equipped)
Stick Control Valve
Check Valve (If Equipped) for the Rod End of the
Stick Cylinder
Backhoe Bucket Control Valve

61

Line Relief Valve for Rod End of Bucket Cylinder

62

Backhoe Control Valve (Four Bank Valve) (If Equipped)

63

Backhoe Control Valve (Five Bank Valve) (If Equipped)

64

Backhoe Control Valve (Six Bank Valve) (If Equipped)

65

Swing Control Valve

66

Boom Control Valve

Electrical Symbols Table

Hydraulic Symbols (Electrical)

49

47 48

17
Transducer
(Fluid)

Check Valve (If Equipped) for the Rod End of the

Boom Cylinder

21

68

Line Relief Valve for Head End of Boom Cylinder

69

Extendable Stick/Auxiliary Control Valve (If Equipped)

70

Pilot Valve for Backhoe Joystick

71

Selector Valve (Joystick Pattern) (If Equipped)

72

Pilot Valve for Backhoe Joystick

Transducer
(Gas / Air)

Generator

Electric Motor

10
Pressure Switch
(Adjustable)

Pressure Switch

51

20

PILOT CONTROLS

Electrical Wire

Temperature Switch

Electrical Symbols (Electrical)

DESCRIPTION
STABILIZER DOWN POSITION

STABILIZER UP POSITION

STABILIZER DOWN POSITION

STABILIZER UP POSITION

BACKHOE BOOM DOWN POSITION

BACKHOE BOOM UP POSITION

BACKHOE BOOM SWING LEFT POSITION

BACKHOE BOOM SWING RIGHT POSITION

BACKHOE BUCKET DUMP POSITION

BACKHOE BUCKET CLOSE POSITION

BACKHOE STICK OUT POSITION

BACKHOE STICK IN POSITION

Pressure
Symbol

Temperature
Symbol

Flow
Symbol

Level
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".

40

Wire
Circuit Number
Identification

Tap Locations
Pressure, Sampling, and Sensor

325-AG135 PK-14

37 38 39 41 42

Description

AA

PUMP PRESSURE TEST PORT

BB

PUMP SIGNAL PRESSURE TEST PORT

CC

PILOT PRESSURE TEST PORT

DD

USED WITH ALL WHEEL STEER

EE

USED WITH NON-ALL WHEEL STEER

FF

USED WITH ALL WHEEL STEER

GG

NOT USED WITH ALL WHEEL STEER

Wire Color

325-PK
Circuit Identification
Number

44 43

45 46 50 52 53

71

54 55 56 57 58
59 60 61 62 63

19 22

12 13 18

33 36
27

29

Wire Gauge

Previous Standard
Wire Color

Wire

31 32

35 34

64 65 66 67 68
69

15 16 23

70 72

Wire Color

5
325-PK-14

30 28

9 11

13 24 25 26

Circuit Number
Identification

Wire Gauge
(EXAMPLE VALVE)

20 Page

60

Tap
Number

FOUR-WAY

THREE-WAY

Extendable Stick Cylinder (If Equipped)

Line Relief Valve for Rod End of Stick Cylinder

TWO-WAY

THREE POSITION

CONTROL VALVES
AB

Line Relief (If Equipped) for the Rod End of the

59

ITEM

VALVE PORTS

RELEASED PRESSURE

Valve Cover

67

ATTACHMENT

LINE RESTRICTION
VARIABLE and PRESSURE
COMPENSATED

FLUID STORAGE RESERVOIRS

Extendable Stick/Auxiliary Control Valve (If Equipped)

58

PUMP: VARIABLE and

PRESSURE COMPENSATED

2-SECTION PUMP

HYDRAULIC
PNEUMATIC
ENERGY TRIANGLES

VALVE ENVELOPES

PRESSURE

54

57

LINE RESTRICTION
(FIXED)

RESTRICTION

PRESSURE
COMPENSATION

LINE RESTRICTION
(VARIABLE)

SPRING
(ADJUSTABLE)

VARIABILITY

CONTROL VALVES

SPRING

FLUID CONDITIONER

ONE POSITION

53

56

PUMP or MOTOR

VALVES

55

MAIN AUX.

Rear Steering Cylinder (If Equipped)

52

BASIC COMPONENT SYMBOLS

RENR3569-04 VOL 2

FLUID POWER SYMBOLS

RENR3569-04
July 2005

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33
27

6
5
3

36

34

29

CC

10

FF

28

GG

9
11
13

30

15
17

18

EE

12

DD

16

32 31

43
37

45

44

47 48

38

49

19

40
14

52

51

41

53

54

42

39

46

67

50

24 25 26

22
20

21

65

66

68

69

20 Page, Color 2

RENR3569-04 VOL 2

23

64 63 62

61

59

60

58

57

56

55

BB

72

AA
70

71

LINE PATTERNS
Pressure Line
Pilot / Load Sensing Pressure

LINES GROUP COLOR DESCRIPTIONS

MAIN PUMP OUTPUT
TILT CYLINDER CIRCUIT
STABILIZER CIRCUIT (LEFT AND RIGHT)
LIFT CYLINDER CIRCUIT

Drain / Return Lines

Component Group

STICK CYLINDER CIRCUIT

BOOM CYLINDER CIRCUIT
SWING CYLINDER CIRCUIT
SUPPLY LINE
DRAIN / RETURN LINE
STEERING CIRCUIT
LOAD SENSING (RESOLVER CIRCUIT)
BUCKET CYLINDER (MULTIPURPOSE) - (IF EQUIPPED)
EXTENDABLE STICK CYLINDER CIRCUIT (IF EQUIPPED)
AUX CONTROL VALVE (EXTENDABLE STICK) - (IF EQUIPPED)
BUCKET CYLINDER CIRCUIT (BACKHOE) (HIGH ROTATION)

Attachment
Air Line

CALLOUTS
YY

Taps (Pressure, Sampling,Sensor) by letter

52

Components by number

THIS SCHEMATIC IS FOR THE 420D and 430D BACKHOE LOADER.

Components are shown installed on a fully operable machine with the key and engine
off and transmission shifter in neutral.