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Power Steering on a U

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The Dukester

12-07-2006 17:30:27




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I've bought a '47 UTU with the KEF engine and the big crown style fenders. The tractor also has power steering with a actuator that looks to be a Char-lynn. The common factory live hydraulic pump provides the pressurized flow for the steering actuator and the hydraulic system with it's integral cylinder seems to work fine.....plenty of volume for anything I've tried to do with it so far. Put the cylinder on my John Deere #55 3-14's plow and went plowing...this was a pretty nice outfit...the U played with the plow. I was really surprised to find a nice set-up like this on a tractor this old, it really makes this old girl a pretty nice handling machine. Was this power steering set-up a factory option or an aftermarket product? This tractor also has 15.5-38 rear tires on widened rims and is a very capable puller. I paid good bucks for this tractor, but it looks like I found an "old jewel" here. Any comments?

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Harrold Rhodes

12-11-2006 16:53:11




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 Re: Power Steering on a U in reply to The Dukester, 12-07-2006 17:30:27  
I don't think the uni-matic hydraulics was offered as a factory option until the split block engine in 1948.



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Harrold Rhodes

12-11-2006 11:02:10




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 Re: Power Steering on a U in reply to The Dukester, 12-07-2006 17:30:27  
Power steering was never a factory option on the U



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ILL John

12-08-2006 16:06:59




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 Re: Power Steering on a U in reply to The Dukester, 12-07-2006 17:30:27  
I've got a Brown Jet with a Char Lyn p/s. Have 3 Behlen p/s units, 1 to go on my UTS/LP and 1 to go on my GTB/LP. I plowed with my U at our local club plow days, any kind of p/s would be a plus. Guess I'm not as strong as I used to be!! Go to Ebay, type in Char Lynn and/or Behlen, there is usually at least 1 unit on there for sale.



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Bob M

12-08-2006 05:50:12




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 Re: Power Steering on a U in reply to The Dukester, 12-07-2006 17:30:27  
Over the past several years I�ve run across perhaps a half dozen or so U's with Charlyn power steering. But no two were set up exactly the same. Indicates to me they were all probably kits added by their owners.

Further, the original parts book that came with my �47 UTU makes no mention whatsoever of power steering.

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Incidentally I�ve operated both U�s and G�s with Charlyn steering. Really makes them a pleasure to operate. (I wish mine had it � with the snowplow mounted it can be a real handful operating in tight quarters...) But even without PS, the U is a fine old tractor!!

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