Old IH Tractor Converted To Power Steering

Old IH Tractor Converted To Power Steering TRACTORS Conversions 21-1-9 "It's the best $300 I've spent in a long time. Makes my tractor unbelievably easy to steer, especially when it's equipped with a front-end loader," says Ed Snider, Chesley, Ontario, who borrowed the hydrostatic steering unit from an old New Holland combine in order to add power steering to his International B414 tractor. The hydrostatic unit consists of an or-bit motor and hydraulic cylinder from a mid 1970's New Holland 985 combine. Snider cut the steering column off the tractor and welded a steel plate onto it, then bolted the orbit motor to the plate and welded it back on in the exact position of the original steering column. The orbit motor operates the hydraulic cylinder that controls the steering arm. The tractor originally was equipped with a 2-stage hydraulic pump - one to operate the loader and the other to operate the steering system. He threw away the pump and replaced it with a separate hydraulic pump off an old skid steer loader. The pump is belt-driven off the tractor's alternator and is plumbed directly into the orbit motor. "The original tractor steered hard. Now I can steer it with one finger, even when the loader is mounted on it," says Snider. "I use the tractor every day to haul manure and to feed my cattle. I paid $150 for the hydro-static unit off the combine and $150 for the hydraulic pump and hoses." Contact: FARM SHOW Followup, Ed Snider, Rt. 3, Chesley, Ontario, Canada N0G 1L0 (ph 519 363-2795).

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