Wrappin' It Up

So, what I do is buy a used Char-Lynn power steering system from a salvage yard. Salvage yard says it is off an M, but it will sure work on a H as well..... WRONG!

Boy!, have I ever got a lot of parts left over!. The only thing that worked was the darned torque motor.

Then, I can't wait; just gotta see if that torque motor works since it is out of a junk yard and all. Yes, it works fine, but it seems like it is starting to "jerk".

Hmmmmm, really should have put some oil back in the steering sector first. What with the weight of that loader and all..... ..... :>)

Okay, one small leak at a new swivel coupler and adjust that proportioning valve and we are good to go.

Allan

GOOD LUCK

What you say makes a lot of sense and the more I think about it, the more I think you're right.

Harley'83 says his properity valve is a 4-port valve with a port that dumps to the tank. This sounds more reasonable to me.

Although this one seems to work just fine, I'm just a little disappointed in this feature of the switch-over. Heck, I wanted the real fast loader plus the power steering too.

I'll have to do a little research and see if I can find a better divider valve.

Thanks, that's what I needed to know,

Allan

Perhaps you are right, I just don't know as I'm really a dummy when it comes to this stuff.

This valve needs to be adjusted out. I guess it is really just an " adjustable divider" of some sort.

If I move the handle down to "0" the loader works faster than it ever did with that Farmhand 12gpm pump at the PTO, but then I don't have much power steering. On the other hand, if I set the valve up around 4.5 or 5, the engine starts laboring because it is shoving all the oil to that torque motor. Dunno.....maybe I'm using the wrong valve; it does work great where I've got it set tho.

The $245 for a used torque motor sounds about right as they are somewhere around $500 new. I can't believe the muscle that this little motor can put out. It is only about 3" in diameter.

Allan

Nice work btw.
Jay

(First photo scared me for a second....looks like it's connected into the gas tank. Ha)

Yes, bad angle on the picture. :>)

I wanted that proportioning valve tucked up under the hood so it is out of sight. The tractor is gonna look odd enough the way it is with all those black hydraulic lines running back to the tank. I'll see if I can get another shot when I get all her clothes back on.

Maybe one day I can take the time to plumb this thing into the belly tank as it should be.

Thanks for the hollar,

Allan

Allen,

Remember the quick connectors on my M to go back and forth from the loader tank to the on-board tank on the tractor? Their may be a problem with plumbing it into your belly pump for a reservoir. The belly pump may not be large enough on it’s own to hold enough oil for the loader. If that turns out to be true, then you will need to go back to the tank on the loader but if you couple the two together, the fluid levels in the two will try to equalize. This may cause the supply tank on the H to overflow.

Just trying to prevent your having a mess someday…

Allen,

Remember the quick connectors on my M to go back and forth from the loader tank to the on-board tank on the tractor? Their may be a problem with plumbing it into your belly pump for a reservoir. The belly pump may not be large enough on it’s own to hold enough oil for the loader. If that turns out to be true, then you will need to go back to the tank on the loader but if you couple the two together, the fluid levels in the two will try to equalize. This may cause the supply tank on the H to overflow.

Just trying to prevent your having a mess someday…

That darned porportioning valve doesn't work like I thought it would. Yes, it guarantees flow to the steering all the time, but it takes away from the rest of the system.

I thought total flow was available to the rest of the system if no power steering was called for. It ain't the case with this particular valve, so it requires a very fine adjustment to get it divided out accordingly.

But, it does really work sweet.

Allan

You don't understand. This loader only has a capacity of 3700 lbs.

Whooooo ps!! Did I say that? :>)