Belt Driven Hydraulic Pump

[Bacon4x]

Has anyone installed a belt driven hydraulic pump for a dump bed, or winch, etc..? If so can you post pics of your install? I want to gather some ideas before starting the project.

 

[RangerBob]

In the area of 'etc..?', some of my antique snowcats have hydraulics to adjust their track height. Here are a couple of so-so videos showing the hydraulics in action. I'll see if I can find some under-the-hood pictures tomorrow. These cats have 1200cc VW engines, but I think the sound will give that away.

[media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TUPSllyeK7k[/media]
[media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w373YfJsC_o[/media]

 

[Bacon4x]

Thanks, but I mean on a multifuel.

 

[patracy]

You'll want a double pulley setup at the least. If you try to use one of those setups, expect the belt to slip under hard loads.

 

[porkysplace]

You can also set it up with a electric clutch pully , so it's not pumping when it's not needed.

 

[spicergear]

My buddy used one with the electric clutch...looks like an AC compressor clutch. Nice set up.

 

[Bacon4x]

Yea, the electric clutch is what I was thinking. I would like to see where and how others mounted it on their multifuel. Seems like this setup would be more versatile than a PTO pump.

 

[gimpyrobb]

You'll want a double pulley setup at the least. If you try to use one of those setups, expect the belt to slip under hard loads.

How much they are in the pulleys makes a big difference too. If they only ar in contact with 1/3 of the surface, they will slip more.

 

[m16ty]

I don't think a belt pump would be any more versatile than pto pump. IMO it's easier to find a place to mount the pump to the pto than it is trying to mount it to the front of the engine.

Nothing wrong with a belt pump, I just prefer a pto pump.

 

[flyxpl]

I have a clutch actuated serpintine Belt driven hyd.pump on a cat 3116 . Pump is also available in a v belt . Pump will run dump bed , plow setup and salt preader . About $500 for the pump .Pump is not very big and should be possible to mount on a LDT.

 

[rizzo]

I saw some of these with electric 24v clutch in the Surplus Center - Hydraulics, Engines, Electrical and More catalog a while back. I heard they use them for modern tow trucks.

 

[Bacon4x]

I was thinking that the belt driven pump would be better because you could have the clutch in or out, you could be in our out of gear, and as long as the motor is running you have power.

 

[RangerBob]

Ok, so not in a deuce, but useable in one...

One of my snowcats has a starter motor-driven pump. A second battery was installed just for it. Switch it on, use it, switch it off, engine running or not. I don't know why the previous owner converted to this from the belt-driven, but here it is...

 

[m16ty]

If I was going to install a belt driven pump I would definitely want one with a electric clutch. You wouldn't want the pump running all the time when you didn't need it. It will heat the oil, wear out the pump much faster, and rob hp with it running all the time.

 

[Bacon4x]

I was thinking something like this from Northerntool.

High Pressure Hydraulic Clutch Pump — 2.32Cu In. | Pumps | Northern Tool + Equipment