A hydraulic control device for a hydraulic motor having a working pressure line connecting a source of pressure with the motor and containing a non-return valve from which a bypass line branches off to communicate with the fluid reservoir or tank; a three-way flow controller is connected to the tank and is in communication with a two-way flow controller; characterized in that a single measuring orifice is common to several pressure balances with a single porportional magnet provided in the working pressure line.