Hydraulic design

[RPW]

Leejohn- I did consider a mechanical hookup but 1 don't have the room for the gearbox and I would need a a transmission for forward/reverse. I agree there are limits for the pump but as this thing only had about a 5hp electric motor. Also this is for work around the ranch and speed isn't an issue. I've still got some calculations on the gear ratio of the differencial etc.

 

[aczlan]

How about one of these:
https://www.surpluscenter.com/item.asp?item=13-1506&catname=powerTrans
https://www.surpluscenter.com/item.asp?item=13-1468&catname=powerTrans
An electric valve will be at least $150 and a pump will be $100+ as well.
If you want to run a hydraulic dump box down the road, drop a car PS pump on it and use that...

Aaron Z

 

[RPW]

Yep, looked at those also and I wish I could go that way but I still run into the problem of a vertical shaft motor, then the transmissision, then the right angle gearbox. It would work if I had the vertical room to mount everything. I've got maybe 12in. from the driveshaft to the bottom of the seat. More mechanical problems than I want to tackle. The only other method that's practical is going electric. But the cost of batteries is prohibitive.