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Old 11-12-2013, 11:43 PM   #39
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Re: '72 C3500 GMC flatbed project

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Originally Posted by JJorgensen52 View Post
I've never seen a Muncie belt driven hydraulic unit for a bed before, that's interesting! It's fairly common to see that sort of set-up on period snowplows, but they're basically just a second power steering pump. Is the Muncie set-up some kind of heavier duty pump?
At one time, I never saw a HD belt-drive PTO either, but here it is:

http://www.munciepower.com/products/...&back=Products

Mine is an older 4-5 GPM PH series unit. Works great to operate the bed. I have a large hydraulic recovery tank, so there is plenty of extra fluid for the large rams on my setup. The bed setup is fairly new, but the 40 year-old hydraulic winch (possible original) is SOOOOO slow. I can't bring myself to replace it because it can pull a house.
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