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  1. m16ty

    transfercase PTO Hydraulics

    A open center system will work fine but I still wouldn't want it running all the time. The reason I said a closed center would work better because no fluid is moving anywhere in a closed center system when not called upon. You seem set on running the hyd all the time. Go ahead. Just know that...
  2. m16ty

    transfercase PTO Hydraulics

    You don't want your pump running all the time. They don't make a pump with some sort of "relief" that allows the pump to run all the time. To run the pump all the time you'd really need a closed center system (high dollar and overly complicated for what you're doing). There are a bunch of...
  3. m16ty

    transfercase PTO Hydraulics

    No, all the dump trucks I've ever seen only run the PTO when they are dumping. Concrete trucks usually run the pump all the time but they have hyd coolers and big pumps. You need a way to turn the PTO on and off. Even if you did make a setup that wouldn't melt down at hwy speeds you'd still be...
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