Apparatus for recovering pressure oil returned from actuators

A hydraulic actuator return pressure fluid recovery system, comprising:

• a plurality of fluid recovery circuits associated with a plurality of hydraulic actuators for accepting flows of a hydraulic pressure fluid returned from said actuators;
• a main fluid recovery circuit;
• and
• a selector means for permitting at least one of said plural fluid recovery circuits selectively to communicate with said main fluid recovery circuit, wherein
• said selector means is adapted to selectively establish a first state in which any one of said fluid recovery circuits solely lies in fluid communication with said main fluid recovery circuit and a second state in which more than one of said fluid recovery circuits lie in fluid communication with said main fluid recovery circuit, and wherein, when a first fluid recovery circuit of said fluid recovery circuits is in fluid communication with said main fluid recovery circuit, said selector means prevents a second fluid recovery circuit of said fluid recovery circuits from being in communication with said main fluid recover circuit.