pump issue

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jasonhydraulic

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i built a loader for my vintage 12 hp garden tractor using an 11 gpm 2 stage wood splitter hydraulic pump and it worked great this year i decided to add power steering using a priority diverter valve set at 3 gpm to the steering so the problem i'm having is the steering works as it should but the loader is now insanely slow so the question is do i just need a bigger pump or is there something else i can do to speed up the loader
 
   / pump issue #2  
You're using the wrong pump for that application. The 2 stage pump is most likely kicking out to low flow/high pressure when the flow divider is installed.
 
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#3  
what would you recomend for a pump it's only a 12 horse power tractor
 
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what would you recomend for a pump it's only a 12 horse power tractor
I would say something around the 0.3ci to 0.4ci. It will never be as fast as it was with the 2 stage pump, but it should match the hp of the engine. About 5 GPM at 2000 PSI. Some of that will go to the steering though-
 
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#5  
ok thanks i think i'm going to try a little bigger pump and repower it with a 20 hp engine if i have to
 
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