Re: RE:Matt/Jay/power steering discussion

[farna@xxxxxxx]

Or a hydraulic pump! Hydrostatic drive is used in really big construction equipment (some CAT bulldozers, I'm sure others) and on the other end of the spectrum in lawn tractors. Not used very often at all in between! Now a hydrostatic 4x4 similar to a CJ...

On May 5, 2005 Tom Jennings wrote:

> I often fantasize about making a motor where the front of the
> crank (balancer end) is nothing but a multi-KW alternator/starter
> motor and everything (oil, water pumps, valve actuation) is
> electric, with electric-drive servo steering. This last is
> happening now, and electric water and oil is used on various race
> cars.
> 
> Make that alternator a big enough motor with a funny coupling and
> you'd have a hybrid.
> 


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