Oski1868
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Looking for a little advice on an idea I had for my M1078 hydraulic system. Specifically I am wondering if the standard system could be altered to have the "suspension" units re-tasked to run a lift off the back of the truck.
As I am slowly working on transforming the truck into an RV I want to be able build a lift capable of supporting a dirt bike ... or two. I have a design that will fit in the frame rails ... I just need to drive the pistons. I haven't done much with hydraulics in the past ... but it seems pretty straight forward. my concern is that the units for the lift would be larger than the ones for the suspension. I don't know if that is an issue or not. That said ... it would be really slick to be able to operate the rear lift at the same control point as the cab and spare tire.
Any thoughts from the brain trust would be appreciated ...
PS: Here are a couple of shots of the old girl ....
Now that the bed is off ... I just have to weld some extensions on the frame ... build a subframe and a comfy RV box and it's off to Alaska! (If only it were that simple!)
As I am slowly working on transforming the truck into an RV I want to be able build a lift capable of supporting a dirt bike ... or two. I have a design that will fit in the frame rails ... I just need to drive the pistons. I haven't done much with hydraulics in the past ... but it seems pretty straight forward. my concern is that the units for the lift would be larger than the ones for the suspension. I don't know if that is an issue or not. That said ... it would be really slick to be able to operate the rear lift at the same control point as the cab and spare tire.
Any thoughts from the brain trust would be appreciated ...
PS: Here are a couple of shots of the old girl ....
Now that the bed is off ... I just have to weld some extensions on the frame ... build a subframe and a comfy RV box and it's off to Alaska! (If only it were that simple!)