Systems and Methods for Hydraulic Ride Control System

A ride control valve includes a valve body defining a work passage, a pump passage, a tank passage, and an accumulator passage configure to couple to an accumulator. A ride control spool is movably disposed within the valve body and configured to move between a a first ride control position to discharge the accumulator, a second ride control position configured to charge the accumulator at a variable charge rate, a third ride control configured to balance the accumulator pressure with the work passage pressure, and a fourth ride control position configured to couple the accumulator to the work passage. A pressure balancing spool is movably disposed within the ride control spool to selectively couple the accumulator passage with each of the pump passage and the tank passage to balance the accumulator pressure. The ride control valve is configured couple to a directional control valve without external conduit.