Forklift Hydraulic Valves

Roughly 1,100 listings carry the word valve, and forklift hydraulic valves make up the largest share of them. Because the word also names engine valves and valve cover gaskets, a quick sort by type saves time. The sections below separate the hydraulic circuit from the engine, then show how to match a number once you're in the right group.

Forklift Hydraulic Valves by Type

Solenoid valves are the most common, with about 190 listings that name a solenoid, such as "FOR HYSTER SOLENOID - VALVE 1390609" and "FOR CROWN LIFT TRUCK 1.0 RCTL SOLENOID - VALVE 084106". Overload valves are next, with about 145 listings, mostly plugs: "For Hyster Plug - Overload Valve 1390900". For solenoids of every kind across the catalog, see the solenoids page.

The rest depend on the job. About 60 listings name a check valve, about 50 a counterbalance valve, about 25 a relief valve and about 20 a cartridge valve, and 23 are lockoff valves, as in "FOR HYSTER 258321 VALVE - LOCKOFF". These counts overlap, and some include the seal kits below: 6 of the check valve listings are seals or seal kits, and 2 listings are both relief and cartridge valves. Pressure ratings appear in 24 names, mostly counterbalance and relief valves, which makes them easy to compare: "GENIE 50481GT VALVE - COUNTERBALANCE 3500 PSI" and "For Genie 52906, 52906GT - NEW For Genie 3200 PSI Relief Valve" are two.

Valve Seal Kits and Related Parts

Replacing the whole valve isn't always required. About 80 listings are seal kits, written like "Genie GR-20 SEAL KIT - VALVE 44229" or "FOR NISSAN SEAL KIT - HYD. CONTROL VALVE 69399-L1202". The seal kits page and the seals, gaskets and O-rings page have more.

Engine Valves Are in This Set Too

About 135 listings are engine valves and the parts around them, including 47 valve guides, 25 collars, 22 valve seals, 14 tappets and 14 intake or exhaust valves: "FOR KOMATSU VALVE - EXHAUST 4D95S-W ENGINE 6204-41-4210" and "For Mitsubishi Guide - Valve A000020290" are two. About 90 more listings are gaskets, mostly for valve covers, such as "FOR CLARK 8950 VALVE COVER GASKET". If you want a hydraulic part, skip anything that mentions an engine, a guide, a tappet or a cover. For the hydraulic side as a whole, see hydraulic pumps, valves and cylinders, and for pumps alone, hydraulic pumps.

Matching Valve Numbers by Make

Genie has the most, about 310 listings, and many show a GT version of the number beside the plain one. Then comes JLG with about 90, Yale with about 45, Caterpillar about 40, Skyjack 37, and Hyster and the Linde and Baker pair each about 35. You can search by part number at the top of any page, or browse by manufacturer to see one make's range, for example JLG, Skyjack, Linde and Baker or Yale.

Numbers sometimes repeat across makes. "For Caterpillar/Towmotor Plug - Overload Valve 27809940" and "For Jungheinrich Plug - Overload Valve 27809940" share a number, so a part listed under another make may still be the one.

Hydraulic Valve FAQ

Do the 1,100 listings include engine valves?

Yes, about 135 are engine valves or parts around them, plus about 90 gaskets. Read the name in full: an engine listing says guide, collar, tappet, breather, exhaust or intake, or names an engine, while a hydraulic one says solenoid, relief, overload or counterbalance.