A test platform is established as per the practical working condition of elevating platform fire truck. The influences of pipes and load on dynamic characteristics of load-sensing system are studied by series of step response experiments. Experimental results show that the feedback pipe makes the most important influence on the dynamic response speed of load-sensing system. Its internal diameter should be optimized for given length of pipe. On the other hand, the stability of load-sensing pump is improved as the length of input pipe increases in a certain range. The influence of input pipe on the dynamic response speed is caused mainly by the pressure-wave travel time in the input pipe.