Power Steering Repair
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Minnesota handyman Ken Sprick did a double take when he heard that repairing the power steering pump on his 35-year-old 990 David Brown tractor would cost $500 or more. “That was way more than I wanted to spend,” says Sprick. “So instead I figured out a way to repair the hydrostatic pump with off-the-shelf parts.”
Sprick bought a hydraulic pump from a local retailer and built brackets to mount it on the tractor. “It worked for awhile,” Sprick said, “but it wasn’t supplying enough oil to the orbital valve.” Sprick then replaced the orbital valve with a new one that he bought at another retailer. “Plumbing it in wasn’t the easiest job in the world,” Sprick says, “especially since it needed a small oil storage tank.”
Instead of purchasing a new tank, Sprick used an existing stainless steel tank from a small submersible water pump that he bought at an auction. “I welded some fittings on the tank, plumbed it to the valve, and it worked really well,” says Sprick. “The whole set up cost me only about $200, so I thought it was a very economical repair. I’ve probably got the only stainless steel oil reservoir in the country,” Sprick says.
When he mounted the homemade system on his tractor he used a spring-loaded idler pulley on the belt that drives the pump.
Contact: FARM SHOW Followup, Kenneth Sprick, 59565 390th Ave., Zumbro Falls, Minn. 55991 (ph 507 753-2337; ksprick@centurylink.net).
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Power Steering Repair FARM SHOP Handy Hints Minnesota handyman Ken Sprick did a double take when he heard that repairing the power steering pump on his 35-year-old 990 David Brown tractor would cost $500 or more “That was way more than I wanted to spend ” says Sprick “So instead I figured out a way to repair the hydrostatic pump with off-the-shelf parts ” Sprick bought a hydraulic pump from a local retailer and built brackets to mount it on the tractor “It worked for awhile ” Sprick said “but it wasn’t supplying enough oil to the orbital valve ” Sprick then replaced the orbital valve with a new one that he bought at another retailer “Plumbing it in wasn’t the easiest job in the world ” Sprick says “especially since it needed a small oil storage tank ” Instead of purchasing a new tank Sprick used an existing stainless steel tank from a small submersible water pump that he bought at an auction “I welded some fittings on the tank plumbed it to the valve and it worked really well ” says Sprick “The whole set up cost me only about $200 so I thought it was a very economical repair I’ve probably got the only stainless steel oil reservoir in the country ” Sprick says When he mounted the homemade system on his tractor he used a spring-loaded idler pulley on the belt that drives the pump Contact: FARM SHOW Followup Kenneth Sprick 59565 390th Ave Zumbro Falls Minn 55991 ph 507 753-2337; ksprick@centurylink net
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