Quote Originally Posted by Tom F View Post
I remember junking out a Ford pickup that had that power steering on about two years ago. It was a mud racing 4x4. I'm trying to put a cheap power steering set up on my 1952 Farmall H tractor. Char Lynn or Behlen will cost me between $600 - $900. I figure the Ford truck system from a junk yard should go for $100 - $200. I'm thinking it was a 76 but not sure.
If it was a racing 4x4, it could have had some additional hydraulic cylinders or something on the steering I suppose. I'm not too familiar with the 4x4s.
Does your tractor have the wide set or narrow set wheels? If they are wide set, it might be interesting to explore hanging a rack & pinion steering on it. There are companies that have developed kits to adapt the racks to fit the straight axle Ford pickups. They often use the rack from the GM J-cars, which are a center steer setup. You can find them in the salvage yards for cheap and play around with some ideas. Since I assume you probably won't be running the tractor at highway speeds, bumpsteer, etc probably won't be that big of an issue. Anyway, here's a pic of one of the kits. Maybe it will spark some ideas....
1955-56 Ford Full Size Rack & Pinion Kit | 1955-1964 Ford Rack and Pinion | Ford Steering | Seach By Vehicle | Unisteer Performance