Soooo. 14hp Kohler vs 13hp Honda Pony Motors. opinions??

Saw Mr.Rice and asked him to finish the story. He said what story. I said did you ever go into town and find that hooker. He laughed so hard I thought I had killed him.

 

ATF will work fine. These are very simple hyd systems, you can run just about any oil that meets the viscosity of the weather you are running in.

It's getting to where you can't hardly find straight hyd oil out on the road. Most parts stores will just have transmission/hyd oil, it will work for both so they just carry one kind.

 

I don't know the temp ranges of ATF. I do know a lot of hyd mobile equipment such as personnel lifts have ATF in them from the factory.

I tend to stay down south and stay out of the bitter cold. I've ran ATF in hyd systems without problems but I don't know how it acts when it gets really cold.

 

An electric motor driving the pump would be a bit slower, but a lot less hassle. Very easy to run a power wire from your truck batteries back to run it.

 

Lots of great advice. Putting a few replies posted already all together...if you are really OCD then do both. Run a PTO wetline with wing style or flat face quick connect fittings and you will not get more then a few drops spilled when you disconnect them. You can drop and slightly pull forward a foot to disconnect from 5th wheel to grease and not have to disconnect hydraulic lines. Have HONDA motor setup with non-ethanol and hook pressure and return lines into each other, so you can crank motor monthly just to get some kind of run time and charge battery. When not in use cover it with moving blanket if in base of neck and if on top of neck build a cover for it. If running up North then use cold climate hydraulic oil.

If you are only going to pick one then take out a quarter and call it in the air. Heads PTO and tails motor. Just my opinion

 

Honda is all I've ever had on hydraulic rgnsr and wouldn't change