Add-On Power Steering Kits

Add-On Power Steering Kits TRACTORS Accessories 28-6-26 "I can custom-build power steering for nearly any kind of farm equipment that needs power steering," says Roland Jackson, Jetmore, Kan., who started out several years ago making add-on power steering units for older Ford utility tractors and has since branched out into all models of tractors and other self-propelled equipment. "Our power steering units are ætrue' power steering units, not power assist. They're built very strong with the same modern steering control units that are used in new equipment all over the world," says Jackson. Although specific components vary, depending on the machine, Jackson's kit consists of a steering cylinder on each side of the tractor. The cylinders attach to the tractor by heavy drag links, which which require no drilling or welding. His steering unit requires only two full turns of the wheel to move from extreme left to extreme right. The steering control unit is powered by the tractor's loader pump, using a priority flow valve to direct the correct amount of fluid to both the steering unit and to the loader. Jackson says installiong requires little modification of tractor so that if you ever want to return a tractor to its original condition, all you have to do is remove the unit and reinstall the original parts. He recently completed a power steering kit for a Deere 850 tractor that's shown in the attached photos. Power steering kits sell for $1,195. Contact: FARM SHOW Followup, Jackson Power Steering, Rt. 2, Box 220, Jetmore, Kan. 67854 (ph 620 357-6546; email: sales@jacksonpowersteering.com; website: www.jacksonpowersteering.com).

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