Pump set-up for hydraulic winch

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Bear80 said:
Do you have the pump specs by chance? And I assume you could make a few extra brackets?
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It is PSC pump SP1200X. I am not saying that is the ideal pump for the winch, but we have used it very successfully with full hydro steering on rock buggies.

http://www.pscmotorsports.com/index.php?cPath=138_176_185

We used the york bracket and pulley and just made the pump fit by welding some tabs to the york bracket. We sell the York kits and the pumps are available from PSC.

As for the reservoir, we used a PSC reservoir and a bracket that we made. We are going to produce the bracket to fit those reservoirs. The reservoir is nice since it is bigger for more fluid capacity. Would even be a nice upgrade for a truck that gets wheeled.
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So I take it that this new pump is replacing the existing PS pump - not in addition to it?
 
Alot of money just for a stand alone pump, that is the set-up with the electromagnetic clutch I had in mind though.
 
The trick would be to set up the two belt drive. I think to really drive a hydraulic winch effectively you need to be able to pull about twenty HP off the engine. That demands a two belt drive instead of just one. The pressure and flow rates would give you both power and speed and would easily outrun an electric winch with a six HP motor.

David Sword
 
The winches have different size motors. Cu/In measurements. The 9000 lb has the smallest cu/in and thus the fastest line speed.

Also the bypass on the yota pump could be altered a touch. I would bump it a touch above 1500 psi so that 1500 is no problem yet it can bypass if there is ever a dead head or other problem with the system.
 
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