Thomas Skid Steer 173 HLS II Hydraulic question

[yooper906]

Hey everyone,
I'm new to the site but hoping someone can help me or give me some direction.

I have recently purchased a Thomas Skid Steer 173 HLS II with only 500 hours on it. A couple weeks back I picked up a snowblower for the front of the skid steer.
The issue I have is; the blower takes 16-24 gallons/minute to operate. My skid steer I believe is maxed out at 15.8 or 16 gallon/minute. The blower works and will blow the snow but is very easily bogged down.

Can the Pump be changed on the skid steer to a higher gallons/minute? If so, anyone have a good source to where to purchase a new pump? Thomas no longer makes a high flow pump for my model.

Thanks

 

[J_J]

Hey everyone, I'm new to the site but hoping someone can help me or give me some direction. I have recently purchased a Thomas Skid Steer 173 HLS II with only 500 hours on it. A couple weeks back I picked up a snowblower for the front of the skid steer. The issue I have is; the blower takes 16-24 gallons/minute to operate. My skid steer I believe is maxed out at 15.8 or 16 gallon/minute. The blower works and will blow the snow but is very easily bogged down. Can the Pump be changed on the skid steer to a higher gallons/minute? If so, anyone have a good source to where to purchase a new pump? Thomas no longer makes a high flow pump for my model. Thanks

A larger pump will use more HP.

Do you know the specs on your current pump?

Look for a pump with larger cu in capacity and the shaft and mounting holes match.

Do you have enough HP?

 

[joefromga]

It's torque vs rpm. If you lower the rpm the torque goes up but there's no way around it with constant flow/pressure.

If you change the pump to a more torquey one it will slow down the spin. Just like gears.

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