wheel horse hydraulic pump brands

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Here is another pic of the fixture that holds the pump. There is a screw and bolt at the bottom of the fixture to allow adjustment to put tension on the belt driven by the PTO on the front of the engine. Probably almost any small pump will work. I have seen the brand Cessna used in the Wheel Horse literature when talking about their hydraulic pumps. The system also has two quick connect fitting to disconnect the pump lines from the rest of the system so you can remove the loader without removing the pump.  The tension on the belt needs to be sufficient to drive the pump properly. My loader was not working properly until I tightened the PTO clutch in order to turn the pump sufficiently.

I am not a Wheel Horse collector and know very little about them.  So this section just contains the information that I’ve managed to collect while finding information on rebuilding Cub Cadet pumps.  The two pumps are built so similarly that I would recommend reading the Cub Cadet section for anyone that’s interested in rebuilding a Wheel Horse pump.

The major differences that I see are:  The WH pump (red pump in above picture) obviously has different fittings for the hydraulic connections.  The control handle for the WH pump screws into the top of the control instead of the side.  The Cub Cadet pump has  a fill plug in the reservoir while the WH pump as a fill plug in the “head” of the pump.

had major internal differences.  Take special note of the valve return spring and the configuration of the valve itself.  Also, it’s not obvious in the picture,  but the right-hand stub shaft that holds the driven gear, is 1/2″ diameter.  In a Cub Cadet pump, that stub shaft is 3/8″ and the driven gear has a 1/2″ O.D. by 3/8″ I.D. bearing in the gear to fit the smaller shaft.  The Wheel Horse pump contains no bearing.

I had planned to use the pump for parts, but managed to find a new spring  that can be ordered from JC’s Farm &Garden Supply.  It is part number 4837 and their phone number is (219) 299 4708.  They also carry replacement gears.  They have the replacement spring for the pump like the one used on a Cub Cadet as well, Part No. 5281,  If you want to order parts from them, just call the number above and leave a message.  John will call you back.  Do Not use the JC’s Supply website.  It belongs to a previous owner and has no connection to the present owner. )

Now the only problem was getting hydraulic fluid into the reservoir.  (I always use Hy-Tran hydraulic fluid in these pumps.)  The WH manual shows using their brand of hydraulic oil in a smaller squeeze can.  I tried using a plastic bottle that I had, but only succeeded in making a mess.  I ended up using a system I use to fill the creeper on a Cub Cadet.  I’m sure if I worked at it, I could come up with a simpler pipe system, but these are the parts I originally had and continue to use.  I only had to add the bottom fitting to get it to match up to the WH fill hole.