Hydraulic

[BENTIL RICHARD]

I am a final year mechanical student interested in tractor operations from hydraulics to it design, am interested in learning more and finding answers.
Would like to convert a manuel hydraulic bottle jack to an elecric one by integrating an external hydraulic pump, can i ask if it is feasible?

 

[Mrsig]

and enjoy the forum!

 

[BENTIL RICHARD]

thanks

 

[oldnslo]

Are you wanting to use the jack as the reservoir like it is from factory or use a totally separate pump motor reservoir assembly?

 

[JRH02]

Yes. The machine shop, tool making, tool sharpening shop I worked at from my earliest years (yes, I dated Jerry's daughter) had a bottle jack that had a hydraulic pump attached to the shop press. But you need the right bottle jack. Not any one will do. Then some mods may be necessary because the pressure went in to the bottle jack pressure release valve and the flow rate of the pump can not be too much or it's too hard to control. The hydraulic pump was for fast movement but the hand pump was for fine work.

Not too many things are more dangerous than the shop press. A stout frame that does not flex. An over pressure bypass. Pi times R squared times pump pressure. Not a mod for a harbor freight frame.