Re: (ET) other thing not designed for elec traks....

[Bfayette aol com]

I put a little thought into the hydraulic thing while back.  I used to 
have a 
Citroen that ran everything on hydraulic power.  They had an accumulator 
to 
maintain pressure in the system.  Seems like you could rig something up 
with 
a pressure switch to turn the pump on when the pressure in the system 
drops, 
and off again when it is back up. The accumulator would help even it out.  
The electric jack screw idea is good, but you would have to calculate if 
it 
is powerful enough, since 300 LB in the bucket would be a lot more where 
the 
screw would be mounted.  I would question whether the duty cycle of the 
jack 
screw would be appropriate for such an application, and whether dirt is 
going 
to be a problem. 

Brad Fayette

"The geeks shall inherit the earth."