[AT] Add-on hydraulics and power steering?
Larry D Goss
rlgoss at evansville.net
Sun Apr 22 07:18:00 PDT 2007
Are you sure the pump is turning the right way? Some pumps have the
pressure relief valve built into them and won't run backwards.
Larry
----- Original Message -----
From: "John Wilkens" <jwilkens at eoni.com>
To: <at at lists.antique-tractor.com>
Sent: Saturday, April 21, 2007 11:15 PM
Subject: [AT] Add-on hydraulics and power steering?
> Anyone know of a good book on very basic practical application of
> hydraulics and old tractors? One specific is...can you use a front
> or rear mount hydraulic pump that is being used to run a loader (etc)
> to run an add-on power steering unit also? What capacity pump would
> be required? What kind of plumbing and fixtures would be
> needed? Also, can a pump be too big to run such a system. I
> tried to run a wood splitter off of a large BeeGee pump hooked up to
> the belt pulley shaft on an AC WC tractor (came off of a Cat) but
> about all it did was heat up the oil and stall the tractor. One guy
> told me the pump was "just too big." ???
>
> In the wide-open spaces of NE Oregon
>
>
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