power steering

[caldog-HT]

I have a 1978 1500 and when the bucket is loaded it is preety hard to steer , is there such a thing as a bolt on power steering unit?

 

[Aaron-HT]

No. We have been playing with the idea of building a kit using these parts--

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click on the "sub compact kit"


That is the closest to being the right size kit I have ever seen.

 

[alan-HT]

I installed a Yanmar PS kit on my 226. Works fine but troublesome: three broken knuckle arms, another broken attachment twice (the piece that goes from the front-end joint and screws into the cylinder and takes a special puller to get off), and the cylinder seals leaked. And if I use a non-Yanmar oil filter, it's slightly longer and the PS components hit it. Pump up your front tires (and your arm muscles).

 

[Norm-HT]

I don't believe the steering components of a non-powersteering tractor are beefy enough to withstand the added pressures of powersteering. I hear a lot about broken components caused by add-on powersteering units.

 

[caldog-HT]

thanks for all the input guys it all makes sence , still working on the arms.