Slurry tanker pump hydraulic conversion

[stablegirl]

We have a Major tanker with a Battoni Pagaini 11000 pto pump on it.

It usually gets pulled by a fastrac which even with the arms would all the way up has a bad habbit of catching the pto, wrecking guards, bending PTO's and twice now smashing the front casing off the pump.

Im going to have to replace the front case and dint know whether to take the chance to convert it to hydraulic drive.

Is there any major disadvantage? do you still use the the change over or just run the pump one was for suck and the other for blow?

Ive found conversion kits for around £900-£1000 which seem expensive but may be better than constantly replacing the parts damaged?

One thing i wondered is if they are so good hydraulic why do so many new tankers still have a pto?

 

[Mr Happy]

I have local company who run a vacuum tanker with a hyd motor. They use the lever on the vacuum pump to change from suck to blow. They are having some minor issues with the hyd motor but that's due to the age of the motor not the application. I can send more pictures if required.

 

[Blue.]

Changed mine to hydraulic over 6 years ago,bought a motor off flowfit and just fitted a double pto yoke to connect,cost sub £300 at the time.

 

[john432]

Theres a difference in the drive of the conversation kit ,and the factory built hydraulic direct drive pumps.

 

[owen r]

We had our last tanker with hydraulic pump fitted from new. Find it really good. Doesn't matter what angle tractor and tanker are at can always use pump.

 

[Barleycorn]

Have PM'd you.