is it possible?

[scott2432003]

just curious if anyone has ever heard of anyone turning their truck into an ultimate utility truck with hydraulics for a snow blower, backhoe attachments, towable log splitter and what not if that is at all possible im interested i have a 1989 f-350 with a 460.... can it be done or is it a pipe dream?

 

[beenthere]

Welcome to the forum.

Just might be. What else is in this dream? Can you give a better picture of what you envision? Big hyd. pump on the 460 engine? Then what....and why? And for what kind of budget might we need to follow?

Give us more to go on...thanks

 

[AKKAMAAN]

Toughest part would be to build that high power PTO.....almost easier to just build a new complete power unit with engine and everything.....on the bed or towable...

Also a pump for a snow blower would need constant high rpm's from the engine, and at the same time the engine is serving the drive transmission on the truck....

Using the same engine for high powered attachment, like snow blower, and drive transmission, will put a hydrostatic drive transmission on top of your SANTA wishlist.....

Look at all the 1500$+ lawn mowers .....there is a reason all of them have hydrostatic drives......

 

[20 20]

The old willy's were used like farm machines, they had PTO etc.

 

[J_J]

To produce 20 GPM's, at 3000 psi from the main engine, or a separate engine, requires about 41 HP. 30 GPM's requires about 62 HP. This clutch pump will pump 20 GPM's at 2200 psi.

https://www.surpluscenter.com/item.asp?UID=3508012715290934&item=9-1738&catname=hydraulic

Yes, I believe you could make yourself a power wagon/transporter out of that F-350.

 

[Scooby074]

So you want to turn a F350 into a UNIMOG?

Might be easier to fund a used AG Mog.

Check unimogexchange.

 

[Redneck in training]

The old willy's were used like farm machines, they had PTO etc.

Google Unimog (The fastest tractor in the world)

 

[scott2432003]

yeah i dont really have a budget in mind. just thinking that if i completely restore this truck and put exactly what i want back into it it would be great to have a hydraulic system that could power a snowblower, backhoe attachments, post hole digger, basically anything out there hydraulic. i would like to do it without the extra engine if possible. the bucket truck i work on kicks up the rpms when kicking on the pto. we have hydraulic chainsaws, jackhammers, and drills also the digger trucks we have got augers that dig up to 24" diameter holes for poles. i know my F-350 is alot smaller then those trucks but just curious what would have to be done to get the powerfull hydraulic system in there neatly hidden for when i needed it.

 

[Bird]

I know of a fellow who has a commercial pecan orchard in Navarro County and he made his own tree shaker to shake the pecans out of the trees. I've seen it but don't remember a lot of details. I just know it's the chassis and engine of an old International pickup truck. So I would assume you could do something like you ask about.

 

[J_J]

yeah i dont really have a budget in mind. just thinking that if i completely restore this truck and put exactly what i want back into it it would be great to have a hydraulic system that could power a snowblower, backhoe attachments, post hole digger, basically anything out there hydraulic. i would like to do it without the extra engine if possible. the bucket truck i work on kicks up the rpms when kicking on the pto. we have hydraulic chainsaws, jackhammers, and drills also the digger trucks we have got augers that dig up to 24" diameter holes for poles. i know my F-350 is alot smaller then those trucks but just curious what would have to be done to get the powerfull hydraulic system in there neatly hidden for when i needed it.

The clutch pump I mention above is the answer. Nothing showing. Tank/reservoir and hyd cooler can be hidden under the truck body.

I only have 13 GPM off my hyd PTO, and I can dig a 30 in hole, run a 72 in tiller, 72 in flail, stump grinder, just about anything hyd . The 13 GPM at 3000 at the motor develops about 23 HP. A larger pump feeding a larger motor, will develop more HP.