Auxiliary hydraulic pump

[J-Mech]

Originally Posted by cooperino

I guess this all depends on what you want to run with the hydraulics.
On on hand if you add a pump you will need a tank, plumbing, etc etc.
On the other hand, A ported pump will allow a lot of different attachments to work.

Can you run a loader off a ported pump?
Jon will have the best answer for that.

I do not know what pressure or volume can be achieved from the ported pumps offhand or if there is enough oil in reservoir to handle something like a loader. Also, Now I am basing this on a loader which probably has the highest demand of any attachment but, if you did that and you tried to use both hydro circuit and loader at same time. Would it keep up?

What do you think Jon?? or anyone else who has done this with either?

I don't know that we need to get into it. OP agrees that a ported pump is the best way to go.

Quick answers:
You can run even an auxiliary pump using the rear fluid.
Yes, you can run a loader off the ported pump, but it won't be super fast. The pump makes enough pressure, and you can set it to make more. You have to remember, that a GT with a loader isn't a uni-loader, and it won't act like one. Even with a dedicated pump, they don't run real fast. As long as you use all double acting cylinders, even with the loader all the way up, you won't be out that much fluid. As a note, most of the GT loaders have the reservoir built into the frame of the loader. No, you will not "outrun" the hydro. The hydro circuit is priority in the system. No fluid goes anywhere until the hydro is satisfied. As long as the reservoir doesn't go dry, you're fine. Besides, you seldom move far or fast with the loader in the full up and dumped position. (Most fluid used.) You would only be out the fluid that the rods take up, which on that small loader might be what, a gallon? The rear holds two, so should be fine. If the rear wasn't large enough, I would make an extension housing at the rear where the cover is. Adding 2 or 3" would likely add more than a gallon of fluid.

[cooperino]

All good point Jon, thank you for elaborating on it.