Hydralic pump in scrap bin.

DeltaRed · Jan 17, 2018

I loaded my grain truck with scrap iron.I had a lot of scrap,it was time to haul it off.I toss scrap into an old pickup box. It was overflowing.....Down in the pile a ways was a live hydraulic pump for an M/sM/400....I have no idea how it got there.I don't remember ever having a loose one.I know I didn't take it off a tractor. That is something I would have saved,put up on the shelf.I wonder if it's any good? how do I tell,short of bolting it to a tractor?If it works,what a find! Steve

Tom Dowling · Jan 17, 2018

might be a lucky find
I have no idea how to check it

cornerpost · Jan 17, 2018

Spray some sea foam etc in to coat things. When shaft is turned should be hard to hold thumb on outlet. It works on a new pump. Friend showed me over 30 years ago.

BarnyardEngineering · Jan 18, 2018

Unfortunately, those pumps are throwaway, and it was probably where it belonged. As they run upwards of $1000 to replace, it's not likely that someone would remove a perfectly good one and toss it in the scrap pile.

They'll just up and stop pumping. I believe the shaft or bushing starts to wear, the gears get off-center, and chew out the inside of the housing. It doesn't take much, but it ruins the whole pump.

Badger bob · Jan 18, 2018

good things are saved for sow long and then its time to go. ive save things for 20 yrs and then tosted them. with in 6 months I was looking for them. sew now I don't throw anything sway. Bob

Phil Tibbetts · Jan 18, 2018

Amen on that Bob, I done the same thing, so now I keep everything that I think I may need someday. Funny thing is that the people who think I am crazy for having so much "junk" around are the ones who come to me looking for parts.

Young_NY_Kid · Jan 19, 2018

Do not throw things like that away, ever. My grandpa used to work for a Jamesway (barn cleaners, unloaders, chutes) dealer and he had ten Volumaxx gearboxes. He threw them all away, and a week later the silo on our farm broke down....luckily, he fixed it but still, always have spare. And make sure they can be saved quickly if there?s fire.

Teakettle · Jan 19, 2018

At work we moved the shop to a different part of the building and I told the folks there to get rid of anything that they'd never used and were sure we'd never use again. They filled a small dumpster, and the new space looked a whole lot cleaner and more organized. But within six months we'd spent literally thousands of dollars re-purchasing new copies of stuff that had been thrown out or given away.

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