Adding hydraulics to MF35

It seems my options are a) tap into the existing hydraulics with an isolator value and then add a double acting control valve;

b) install some sort of power steering pump (car or truck?) to the gas motor on the tractor and route it through a double acting control valve;

c) install a PTO pump (I would prefer not)

d) install an electric/hydraulic power unit similar to what is used on some lift gates.

I would appreciate any guidance on these options from those who have traveled this road before me.

And another. Install a belt driven hydraulic pump.

With the independent system you will need a return oil filter and an oil reservoir (sometimes you can use parts of the loader frame to hold oil). I found a 5 gpm pump on the crankshaft of my MF-135 to run my loader just fine.

Gerald J.

I was not aware of a gear driven pump being available on the gas engine MF35's - what did you use?

The pump I put on my 135 drove through a shaft passing through the hollow front axle pivot pin. There were bolt holes in the crankshaft pulley and a flange so I made a flange with a hex hole to bolt on there and made a shelf out front and with a flexible coupling on the pump, I had to shim the pump mount slightly to get all in line and it worked fine with a MF-236 loader. There the loader pedestal served as the oil reservoir.

Gerald J.