On Fri, 05 Sep 2014 13:04:11 -0500, "Pete C."
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On Fri, 05 Sep 2014 10:09:58 -0500, "Pete C."
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On Thu, 04 Sep 2014 14:21:28 -0500, Ignoramus18095
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On 2014-09-04, Karl Townsend wrote:

I bought an all-hydraulic replacement for this system today. It was at
some point damaged by water and rust and was beyond repair.

glad you can find parts.

i have an old hyster, no parts available. When it breaks, its scrap.

Got a DEAL on an international backhoe. Found out i couldn't get parts
so i sent it on down the road before i got caught with it.

I'm surprised you can get anything for a tow motor.

This is my second towmotor. I can get some parts. This hydraulic
steering replacement is a very universal item.


Likely fits an early Ford car or pickup truck too.

Highly unlikely and not street legal. Iggy is talking about an
all-hydraulic steering system as typically found on construction
equipment. No mechanical link between the steering wheel and the wheels,
just hydraulic hoses.
If it is a full power steering unit instead of a power assist, the
job gets a LOT easier. Lots of "generic" parts availability.
I thought he said it had a steering box AND external cyls.
He did say he COULD steer it, but it took a lot of force the one way.
With a full power system you cannot "armstrong" it.With a power assist
you can - which also led me to believe he was talking about the power
ASSISTED steering system

From what I gather the original was a power assist system that was
rusted to death, and his replacement for it is a full hydraulic system
with off the shelf new parts. For a slow moving off-road machine full
hydraulic is nice and simple.
True
The power assist system would have been more complex, but parts to
retrofit a linkage assist system are still generally available too.

assist systems are also quite easy to retrofit - (column power assist
- using rotary hydraulic servos -also known as "orbitals" (eaton
CharLynn)

Classic Performance Parts in Buena Park (Placentia) California makes a
complete kit to retrofit power assist to the old F100 that could be
modified/adapted to just about any stanard steering system on a
tractor etc.