forrest315
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- Jan 6, 2009
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- Upstate NY, soon to be Miami!
Well, brain storming a bit last night to resolve the issue of steep axle angles in a Samurai with big lift and tractor tires. So I got to thinking about hydraulic power and it's uses on industrial equipment and the power that can be created. So this is the idea,
hyd pump/ motor? powered by factory 5 speed, hooked directly to driveshaft.
hoses are connected to another hyd motor of equal displacement connected to a divorced/ relocated transfercase.
It is basically to be used just to transfer power with minimal loss. Yet allowing the transfer case to be mounted in a more optimal location. Let me know what you guys think.
some things to think about,
-RPM - most pumps/motors operate around 3k rpm , which would end up being 3rd or 4th gear in the Samurai?
-possibly higher displacement hyd motor :
for the transfer case : essentially gaining torque but losing rpm
-reverse? obviously a hyd motor can spin either direction, what about the pump? not many can
-noise- going to soundlike a damn piece of heavy equipment!
just a thought, has anyone seen this done? Just throwing it out there. I figure why not give it a shot. I've got access to the parts, might haveto get a couple lines made, other than that should be very straight forward.
hyd pump/ motor? powered by factory 5 speed, hooked directly to driveshaft.
hoses are connected to another hyd motor of equal displacement connected to a divorced/ relocated transfercase.
It is basically to be used just to transfer power with minimal loss. Yet allowing the transfer case to be mounted in a more optimal location. Let me know what you guys think.
some things to think about,
-RPM - most pumps/motors operate around 3k rpm , which would end up being 3rd or 4th gear in the Samurai?
-possibly higher displacement hyd motor :
for the transfer case : essentially gaining torque but losing rpm
-reverse? obviously a hyd motor can spin either direction, what about the pump? not many can
-noise- going to soundlike a damn piece of heavy equipment!
just a thought, has anyone seen this done? Just throwing it out there. I figure why not give it a shot. I've got access to the parts, might haveto get a couple lines made, other than that should be very straight forward.
