I always wondered about power steering pumps for other uses. Nice job.

@BeepBeepParkie

6 ай бұрын

My uncle has an International Scout that he used to use as a plow truck, his FIL rigged the power steering to the plow's hydraulic cylinder.

@Darwinpasta

6 ай бұрын

@@BeepBeepParkie Our '63 IH was set up like that from the factory!

@user-co3ul8sq4j

5 ай бұрын

was amazing didn't expect it had that power

@stefminnen2525

5 ай бұрын

on drift cars some use it to get oil to the turbo

@daliborzeljkovic672

5 ай бұрын

I use one on hydraulic press, control valve is also from car steering rack. Work flawlessly.

I never thought I would see this done again, Back in the 60's my uncle had lots of big trucks, He had 2 large steel ramps 20 ft, in all 4 corners he set 8 inch steel pipes, a Large piston 4 ft long sat down inside those pipe with a pin going though the piston eye, the top connected to the ramp, He had 4 electric motors running car power steering pumps, a switch turned all 4 on at the same time, Lifting his big trucks, I never thought they were strong enough to do that. Now I see you doing it, Awesome

Dinner n to cheap to smoke... yep! Minty

@noahsell5380

6 ай бұрын

Peg haven’t had a minute to watch a vidya recently but you’re still gettin my beer money every month, hope you’re putting it to decent use… HAMMER!

@brookerobertson2951

6 ай бұрын

Mint 👌

@toocheaptosmoke

6 ай бұрын

Right on man!! 👌

@wtchr6883

6 ай бұрын

I knew that was Peg or Dipchits in Dunlops when I saw the "Minty"

@brookerobertson2951

6 ай бұрын

DDs speed shop ?

Well you have a lift and the majority of us don’t, it works and that’s what counts, I love your videos

@toocheaptosmoke

6 ай бұрын

Thanks man, it was a bit of an impulse buy, haha

When things go completely off the tracks, it's people who can adapt junk into jewels who will be the "go to guys and gals" . Subsequently thriving in all situations.

Clicker pens are my main source for springs

Very ingenious! A friend called this sort of tinkering "Third-World engineering." Keep up the good work!

@toocheaptosmoke

6 ай бұрын

thanks man. 👍

I was wondering about using a power steering pump for a old tractor homemade three point hitch. Very good job there "McGyver" i absolutely love it!

That setup is alot better than any new " chinesium " pump. Great job!

This is why I love you tube. I love tinkering with stuff

For the safety latches, you should see if you can rig up the t-handle ebrake mechanism out of an old Toyota minitruck for the job. Pull out to engage, twist to unlock! Probably need 2 of them to run the pair of em on each side, still a hassle but far less hassle.

@toocheaptosmoke

5 ай бұрын

Not a bad idea

Interesting to see you solving all the problems along the way. This is way more helpful than pretending everything went perfect.

@toocheaptosmoke

5 ай бұрын

Things rarely go perfect, if you're not expecting them to do so it's less frustrating when things go sideways, haha

McGyver would be proud of you

When I bought my Dodge pickup it was called the snow fighter at the time in 1974 they had a power steering pump mounted inside the engine compartment with hoses that ran the snow plow, and the thing worked excellent and it never froze up, like the external pumps that hang on the plow itself

@Darwinpasta

6 ай бұрын

We've got a '63 Scout with a plow, same setup. Works great!

@davidkeller891

5 ай бұрын

that dodge set up was awesome, very simple and strong

I love it. That's how I feel as I'm busting into a project. Love the line: I'm dumb enough to think I can probably figure it out. I've got to use that!

First time watching one of your videos and had to subscribe. Nice job on the figuring and the content. Looking forward to catching up on past episodes.

@toocheaptosmoke

6 ай бұрын

Thanks, appreciate it. 👍

I wonder how many people got the Times Beach comment. I jog down there almost every day, so I am very familiar with the place. Good video, thanks for sharing 👍.

Not seen this kinda build on this tube before. Nice one man 👍💪

@toocheaptosmoke

6 ай бұрын

Appreciate it. 🍺

This was an absolute treat for me, as your garage and mindset matches mine. Another great success but many failures to come. I welcome to be humbled by my projects, but it's really amazing winning sometimes.

This guy lives by my motto: Do the best you can with what you have..

I knew that tank wouldn't work in your original configuration, because I went through the same learning curve about thirty years ago.

I've seen all kinds of implementation of a power steering pump. Even a complete car crusher. The power of hydrolics is amazing. Good job sir. I think.???.

I got a 2 post lift from Marketplace and this is a great inspiration to get mine up and running. All the modifications done here are great. Great because it works.

@edwardutter6975

5 ай бұрын

Just remember what you are lifting will increase the pressure, And practice with dummy weights first. Watch somr failed lift videos to see how dangerous they can be if not used right.

@rupe53

5 ай бұрын

A 2 post lift needs a substantial floor because the weight will likely be off center. IOW, you can't set them on footings as he did in the video. A 4 post lift will always push straight down so footings are not as critical.

I need a low post lift I'm realizing......good job brother 👍❤️🇺🇸

This totally reminds me of the red green show. Good work

@toocheaptosmoke

6 ай бұрын

That show's a great reference for tech tips. 👍

Dude. You are awesome. Love the sense of humor and engineering skillset.

Nice work. Wish I had a lift, lying on my back in the gravel/mud/snow isn't the most fun...

@toocheaptosmoke

6 ай бұрын

I hear ya man, been there way too often, haha.

i use one of those pumps to lift used motor oil about 6 feet . after a while it stopped working . removed internal filter , and it has been working great for a few years now . i get 15-20 gallons from a service station once a week , and it goes into pump unfiltered . over the years , it has pumped about 2000 gallons .

@toocheaptosmoke

6 ай бұрын

Nice, yeah that little screen on the pickup isn't very big. Wonder how many gallons a pump recirculates in 100,000 miles on a car?

"One bungee cord is fine. But when you have to start doubling them up, that's just sloppy fabrication" You had me there!! LMAO

Nice yankee ingenuity! Have almost chased that exact same project several times w/near acquisition misses! Finally got concrete poured in barn, so I still may have to resurrect that one! It's pure miracles that we can dumpster dive in our own junk drawers, junk piles, et al -- and magically find just the right part (or amend the design on the fly based upon available inventory)! Thanks for sharing the process! Could only guess on the fluid fountains, but sorta glad you spared us! :)

@toocheaptosmoke

5 ай бұрын

haha, thanks! Yeah, luckily the camera didn't get sprayed with oil

Great video! I would not have thought to use a power steering pump on the lift. This unit will probably out live any of the import pumps you could have purchased. Keep up the great work and look forward to your next video.

@toocheaptosmoke

6 ай бұрын

Thanks man, we'll see how long it keeps going, haha

@rupe53

5 ай бұрын

@@toocheaptosmoke worst case in a replacement pump (guts only) is under $50 as a reman unit.

safety latch things, my immediate thought was universal car door lock actuators. I use them a lot for projects that need a push pull action. They're cheap on the rainforest site.

My neighbor had a rusted out dump trailer when my hoist motor quit working , them work really well

Dude! We must be soul mates. Most people don't understand the joy of building from "junk".

@toocheaptosmoke

5 ай бұрын

Haha, that's why old farmers never throw anything away

You have some great videos! I love rigging up stuff and keeping things going long after most folks would toss them. Before retiring from the two-way radio field, I wasn't very popular with the salesmen because I would keep customers' equipment working when they were told they needed new stuff. Since retiring, I now help out at the local public safety training center rigging up vehicles to be crashed remotely to gather data for classroom training and research. There is no manual for rigging up that kind of stuff and a lot is homemade, such as the steering servo made using a windshield wiper motor. I don't mind putting things in harm's way because I figure if you break a homemade item, just make another one! I wish my small workshop was as well equipped as yours. Keep up the good work!

I have 2 of this 4 post lifts & 4 of the 2 post lifts & to be honest the $200 Amazon pumps from China have performed great, a couple i cave are over 5 years old & used daily with no problems. I love to reuse old parts also. My office has a custom built 1995 GM truck air conditioning unit capable of producing over 18,000 btu &keeps the room a cool 70 degree. My hot water comes from a steel tank mounted on roof with a hot water element that kicks on to maintain 100 -120 degree. It never comes on in summer & uses little power in winter months with temp blankets placed over tank. Nessesity has always been the mother of invention, great job.

@toocheaptosmoke

6 ай бұрын

Thanks man, I debated the amazon pumps for a while, just seemed to be hit or miss. While agonizing over spending the $200 this idea came up, haha.

Good job buddy! I was always wondering about the power of a power steering pump and now you answered all my questions 👍👍👍

Very Good!! Your presentation has put me way ahead on my upcoming hydraulic project.

@toocheaptosmoke

6 ай бұрын

glad to hear. 👍

First time viewer. LOVE the video. Great attitude. Full of funny observations and comments & I really appreciate your closing words. Subbed & 👍

@toocheaptosmoke

5 ай бұрын

Awesome, glad to hear! 👍

I happen to have a lift with no pump, I am planning on using an old log splitter as the tank should be big enough but my backup is the old power steering pump fix, thanks for sharing

@toocheaptosmoke

5 ай бұрын

Cool, hopefully it work. 👍

Super awesome!! I was just thinking about if this could be done.. SO happy you did ti.

I've been waiting to see the vidya on this beauty! Well done again fella!

Mary Shelley would’ve drawn great inspiration from this video!! 😂

Well I just found a new favorite youtube channel. I love living in the junk and repurpose.

@toocheaptosmoke

5 ай бұрын

Right on man! 👍

Necessity is the mother of invention!!

This is my kinda stuff right here. Good job and improvisation.

Cool video! There are a few old 90’s Volvo that have a compact steering pump and remote mount reservoir. Lots of extra hose as well!

@toocheaptosmoke

5 ай бұрын

Cool, always good to know about different parts that could be repurposed. 👍

There is a name for your work…… southern engineerin

Great idea. The pump could also power a ram for bending metal.

@davidgroskopf7898

6 ай бұрын

Or a press

@tennwalt

6 ай бұрын

...Or a log splitter@@davidgroskopf7898

I love when a plan comes together.

great job 👍 love it. I'll surely use this knowledge

Looks like I'll have to give those footings a try myself! As mek-a-niks we always get to improvise things don't we? I would have to make those lights switched but also in sections, maybe, just to make it complicated 😁

@toocheaptosmoke

6 ай бұрын

Will never run short on problems to fix!

Nice ingenuity my man 👌

Wow , your the winner for the best hack job i've ever seen . Very ingenious and resourceful , be sure those locking tabs are working good before you get under it because if there not you didn't save anything . I think I'm gonna subscribe to see what other wild stuff you come up with .

That’s some great fabercobbling I love it

Really appreciate the video. I subscribed and will look for your content often. Thanks.

@toocheaptosmoke

5 ай бұрын

Appreciate it, thanks for watching.👍

Great information

I really like the way you think, you earned my subscription!

Sweet! "Must See TV" is back!

Awesome video, thanks for recording and posting this...I would mount the control valve so that lifting the handle would lift the cylinder, and pushing the handle down would lower it.

@toocheaptosmoke

5 ай бұрын

That's brilliant in its simplicity. 👍

Every bit as safe and reliable as a commercially engineered hydraulic four-post lift.

i love reusing stuff like this for diffrent non intended use.

Somehow, this reminds me of something Mustie1 would be doing

Best video I've seen in yrs

Well done 👍

Well done

Man, that is so cool. Only slightly jealous. Besides, dirt driveways build character

@toocheaptosmoke

6 ай бұрын

Haha, exactly!

You have gotten another sub & like. I got to tell you, the ending was epic. You're absolutely right, and a lot of people wouldn't understand it. you're just like me, when it comes to mechanical stuff & engineering.... a genius, if you will. It's our ability to take devices around us, get a basic understanding of their function, repair, and successfully repurpose them. That is how I am able to fix a car that I've never worked on before, I understand the functions of things, and just wing it on the rest. many of that understanding, I owe to doing projects like this. Yeah, you can buy another hydraulic pump setup for quite a bit of money, or you can use that knowledge of things, and how they work to your benefit. And just so you all know out there, a 5 gallon drum of hydraulic oil is way more than $65.😏👍💯💯💯

@toocheaptosmoke

5 ай бұрын

Thanks man! At this point I'm pretty sure that wasn't even hydraulic oil, haha.

@jcrandall8646

5 ай бұрын

Same!

Best video on KZread. Subscribed.

Love the way you think. From a fellow McGiver.

Nice work!

@toocheaptosmoke

5 ай бұрын

Thanks 👍

Finally I have an example for when I tell my wife that things could be worse.

Very educational! Thanks!

@toocheaptosmoke

5 ай бұрын

Glad to hear, thanks for watching!

Need to get me my property in the sticks. I want to keep all my scrap. Hate scraping it.

Thank You for teaching the rest of us

@toocheaptosmoke

5 ай бұрын

Glad to help, thanks for watching!

Should have tried connex bushings. There expand and designed to squeeze slightly when droven in. Great for slightly worn holes.

a neat idea i saw using a power steering pump was a home made transmission fluid pressure washer that was used back in the 70s to spray used fluid on fences and barns. the old man had to tell me what it was because id never guessed.

I like your work.

@toocheaptosmoke

5 ай бұрын

Appreciate it. 👍

You have awesome videos.🥰 keep up the good work

@toocheaptosmoke

6 ай бұрын

Thanks!

It does work!! I've been playing with this idea for a long time. : )

I used a GM power steering pump in the mid 1970's to power a scraper. it was slow bur worked great for a poor boy !!!

@toocheaptosmoke

6 ай бұрын

Nice!

your a damn legend buddy...cant wait for more sled videos

@toocheaptosmoke

5 ай бұрын

Haha, thanks man, always got some sort of sled project in the works!

Great job, thank you for sharing.

@toocheaptosmoke

5 ай бұрын

thanks for watching!

You’re Kun-fu is STRONG. Frigging awesome

You a hillbilly philosopher and scholar. I applaud you!

Nice job.

you have given me an idea

Never wind up your cord like that. The more coils, the more heat. Shorten the power cord to the length needed and it will not get as hot.

Thank you

I HAVE HAD ONE OF THOSE FILTERS ON MY 71 SPITFIRE FOR 30 YEARS. THE TRICK IS TO NOT PUT THE FILTER WHERE A ROCK CAN BE KICKED UP TO IT

Great watching. tHanks for the video

@toocheaptosmoke

6 ай бұрын

Thanks, glad to hear. 👍

Good stuff here knowledge is power

This is exactly the type of crap i end up doing. And people call me a "junk" collector...

Good job

It's properly sketch and I love it.

to quote AvE "nothing more permanent than a temporary fix" EDIT: this was cool. i dig it.

@toocheaptosmoke

5 ай бұрын

haha, yup!

"warranty just expired." Gee... ya think? LOL!!! You know -honestly - could you please call the tech support line for that and record the call so we can all enjoy how it goes. LOL!!! You should mention the christmas rope lights as frequently as possible.

Excellent video.

@toocheaptosmoke

6 ай бұрын

Thanks. 👍

Simply brilliant. I am using powersteering pumps to solve more hydraulic problems. I want a lift, I always thought Id make a pneumatic one. Maybe I'll go hydraulic.

@toocheaptosmoke

5 ай бұрын

Biggest thing is make sure you don't need a really high pressure supply, ~1700 psi seems to be about what I can get out of mine.

“It’s not hoarding if it’s good parts”.