Haywire Haywood
Fiscal Conservative Social Retard
Well... not really a build, more like some assembly required before use. Here's the 28gpm pump that I got off ebay for $329 and the 3 point hitch splitter I got from ericjeeper in trade for a BP rifle. It's a 4" cylinder and the control valve is open center, so I won't have to buy a new one.
The hoses are going to be 3/4 all around except for the suction line from tank to pump. That will be 1". Stopped by Napa today and talked to them about making them. The plan is to get it finished and then tow it to them. They'll make up what I need on the spot.
I went down to a local metal fab shop and ordered the tank/axle today. It's going to be 3/16 plate folded into a tube 12" tall x 6" wide x 48" long and will have one baffle inside to slow down the swirlies. They said it would be about a week. It'll hold about 15 gallons of fluid. I picked up 3 buckets of Supertech R&O hydraulic oil from Walmart yesterday.
Dustytools is scrounging up some 6" square tube drops to use for axle spacers. Another buddy of mine has a pair of bolt on torsion axle hubs he's contributing. Gotta appreciate friends... They sometimes make life cheaper. Sometimes they coerce you into driving across state lines to watch people run chainsaws.
I originally bought a return line filter from Tractor Supply, but in looking at it online that night, found that it was only rated at 20gpm. I returned it today and ordered the large 35gpm filter from Northern Tool. It's got 1.25" fittings
Had the fab shop weld a 1.25" nipple into the tank and I'll screw the filter mount right to it like I've seen on other splitters. On the inside, there will be a 45 deg elbow to direct it down and away from the intake. I bought a 1.25 x .75 bushing to adapt the 3/4 return line to the other side of the filter housing.
I need to go look at a lawnmower graveyard this week after work and see about getting an engine. Will post more pics as the pieces come together.
So far, I have $485 in pump, fittings, filter housing and oil... the tank will be about $125 and so will the mower engine. It appears that I'm looking at about $735 + hoses out of pocket.
The hoses are going to be 3/4 all around except for the suction line from tank to pump. That will be 1". Stopped by Napa today and talked to them about making them. The plan is to get it finished and then tow it to them. They'll make up what I need on the spot.
I went down to a local metal fab shop and ordered the tank/axle today. It's going to be 3/16 plate folded into a tube 12" tall x 6" wide x 48" long and will have one baffle inside to slow down the swirlies. They said it would be about a week. It'll hold about 15 gallons of fluid. I picked up 3 buckets of Supertech R&O hydraulic oil from Walmart yesterday.
Dustytools is scrounging up some 6" square tube drops to use for axle spacers. Another buddy of mine has a pair of bolt on torsion axle hubs he's contributing. Gotta appreciate friends... They sometimes make life cheaper. Sometimes they coerce you into driving across state lines to watch people run chainsaws.
I originally bought a return line filter from Tractor Supply, but in looking at it online that night, found that it was only rated at 20gpm. I returned it today and ordered the large 35gpm filter from Northern Tool. It's got 1.25" fittings
Had the fab shop weld a 1.25" nipple into the tank and I'll screw the filter mount right to it like I've seen on other splitters. On the inside, there will be a 45 deg elbow to direct it down and away from the intake. I bought a 1.25 x .75 bushing to adapt the 3/4 return line to the other side of the filter housing.I need to go look at a lawnmower graveyard this week after work and see about getting an engine. Will post more pics as the pieces come together.
So far, I have $485 in pump, fittings, filter housing and oil... the tank will be about $125 and so will the mower engine. It appears that I'm looking at about $735 + hoses out of pocket.
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