Interesting A on Craig’s List

[Lt.Mike]

Here’s an interesting one. I noticed the cultivators but also noticed it’s an early A with no hydraulic pump but where’s the hand lift?
There’s after market hydraulic controls but there’s no pump on the PTO.
Ok, then I noticed the belt driven pump off the alternator. It looks like an automotive power steering pump. Wow. Could that actually work?
If so it’s creative.
Mike

https://southjersey.craigslist.org/grd/ ... 62681.html

[SONNY]

No reason why it wouldn't work!! neat idea!! LOL!!!! thanks; sonny

[Eugene]

Family reunion at a church hall, years ago. There was an A or perhaps a C without hydraulics. Had a mid tractor mounted mower and a hydraulic pump from a vehicle mounted on the front right side of the motor.

[Super A]

Long ago, as in the early 90s when I was in high school, a neighbor had an A Farmall with add-on hydraulics. As I recall, the pump was part of the generator--it was mounted to the rear of the generator and was one unit--generator and pump together. It is a shame there were no camera phones then. I don't know what ever came of the tractor, but as I recall the whole setup looked factory, like something someone like M&W or Heisler made as an aftermarket attachment.

Al

EDIT: Thanks to the good folks at google, I'm thinking this is where the generator/pump probably came from. I don't recall the pump portion being that big, but it's been close to 30 years.....if it was homemade, it was well done....

[Lt.Mike]

These pumps look to be much smaller that the factory unit. Can they possibly lift as well?

[jpc0403]

Power steering pump works great for adding hydraulics to a tractor. Back in the early "60s" my farther made a home made tractor out of "32" Chevy truck using a GM power steering pump for the FEL on it. We used it mainly for moving snow, but we loaded gravel with it occasionally. Looking back, I wish I still had the 32 Chevy back in it's original condition.

[Lt.Mike]

Ok , if you hooked up a pump like this in an early A, if you swapped out a torque tube and touch control from a super it’d work?

[Super A]

Ok , if you hooked up a pump like this in an early A, if you swapped out a torque tube and touch control from a super it’d work?

Depends on what you are trying to do. If use a touch control block off a Super A, then I don't see why not.

Al