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Old 10-18-2015, 08:21 PM   #12 (permalink)
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Another thought, maybe the steering box could be deleted, and instead use hydraulic steering rams?
2x8x1.25 DA DOUBLE ROD HYD CYL

They shouldn't flow when not being used, right? I think the control valve may be very expensive though.

This is the hydraulic pump I was looking at:
12 VDC 1.4 GPM 2500 PSI HYD PUMP UNIT
I might go with 24v instead of 12v. Could also probably add some sort of cooling fins to the motor to help the duty cycle. At only 1000 PSI it probably uses quite a bit less than 200 amps and has a slightly longer duty cycle.

If I had a big enough accumulator, I could use a hydraulic motor to assist the engine for acceleration as well as being a starter. This is what they are experimenting with for hybrid systems in big trucks.
Something like this would be really sweet:
25 GALLON VICTOR PISTON ACCUMULATOR 13069-J

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