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I would worry about the pump cavitating if it sits too long and the fluid drains back down to the reservoir. Maybe if you could run both lines higher than the pump before dropping to the reservoir it would act as a barrier to the fluid draining out of the pump itself.
Or perhaps an anti-backflow valve on the in-side of the pump?
 
IIRC, pump was mounted below the alternator, kind of low on the engine in the CJ7. The reservoir was mounted to back side of passenger fender, so reservoir and pump about same height. Can't remember how the hoses were routed, pictures on my thread might help.

EDIT - no pictures of hose routing. Top of reservoir was mounted higher then pump. Pretty sure you want gravity helping you out here.
 
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IIRC, pump was mounted below the alternator, kind of low on the engine in the CJ7. The reservoir was mounted to back side of passenger fender, so reservoir and pump about same height. Can't remember how the hoses were routed, pictures on my thread might help.

EDIT - no pictures of hose routing. Top of reservoir was mounted higher then pump. Pretty sure you want gravity helping you out here.
Unless I missed something I couldn't really find any pics of the tank. Even online I couldn't find anything. I took this screenshot from that video in your thread. I just wasn't sure how high it was in relation to where the pump was.
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I would worry about the pump cavitating if it sits too long and the fluid drains back down to the reservoir. Maybe if you could run both lines higher than the pump before dropping to the reservoir it would act as a barrier to the fluid draining out of the pump itself.
Or perhaps an anti-backflow valve on the in-side of the pump?
This is my concern as well. I think I'm just going to remount it just to be safe. I'm going to eventually replace this fender anyway so I don't mind drilling a bunch of holes in it.

Side note. All we've been having lately is like 40° weather. Most of the snow is melted and will likely be gone within the next couple of days. It will likely be spring by the time I get this done. Lol. This is Wisconsin though, it can go from being 50 in March to having gnarly snow storms in April. You just never know.
 
I relocated the tank. The top is at least 4-5 inches higher than the pump. I think I'm good now. I just added some angle iron and made a little brace. It is super solid. The fittings are also pointed in a good orientation too.
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This is great!, just makes me wonder how much power that pump actually needs to run the plough bits at a reasonable speed.
That poor old 4 cylinder wont know whats hit it 😁
 
This is great!, just makes me wonder how much power that pump actually needs to run the plough bits at a reasonable speed.
That poor old 4 cylinder wont know whats hit it 😁
I'm not sure. Probably a lot. Lol. But during the winter this thing will never leave my driveway. The most it will see is only like 10 mph. I have plowed with a late 80s Toyota Pickup 4 cylinder before which has similar power to this thing and it did well. In spring I will bypass the pump with a shorter belt for the summer months.
 
This is great!, just makes me wonder how much power that pump actually needs to run the plough bits at a reasonable speed.
That poor old 4 cylinder wont know whats hit it 😁
Only needs power to tilt and raise it. That is best done stationary and you can increase the RPMs to get more fluid flow. I would not try to move the plow while pushing snow, just my opinion.
 
When it was on the 258, and then removed, no power increase that I noticed. That pump/system is very powerful. Even at idle it would raise and lower fast, and pivot side to side quickly. When the choke/fast idle was on, watch out, that thing would move!!! I think you could easily pivot the blade while pushing snow. This set up is pretty heavy duty/hard core, very powerful.
 
Those old Meyers all hydraulic set ups are sweet. Very fast, no electrical drain and little to no power loss to operate.

So THAT'S where it went! My hunt continues........
 
YJs have a wider frame than CJs. So I had to widen the lift frame. Pretty easy to do. That angle iron is 3"x4" with the 3" part on top. I simply cut them off and re welded them back on with the 4" section now on top. This gave me the ability to move them out far enough for the YJ frame width and still have plenty there to weld.
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I had to drill new holes in the sides. I drilled them to line up with the pre existing holes in the frame.
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It looks like it has angry eyes. Lol. 🤣
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I can live with angry eyes when they have a purpose. In this case I like it a lot. On a TJ with a Millennial's sleeved arm sticking out the window and a bunch of cross fit stickers on the back window... not as much.
 
You're lucky to get this sorted during a winter where almost no plowing is needed. At least if your winter has gone like ours.
 
You're lucky to get this sorted during a winter where almost no plowing is needed. At least if your winter has gone like ours.
Yeah, this winter really sucked. We got like 2 ft. of snow, then it went well into the negatives, then went straight to the 40s and 50s and melted. We haven't had decent weather to go snowboarding, tubing, or just have a good old fashioned violent snowball fight. It would be nice if it snowed and stayed around 20° for a few weeks. Oh well, this dorky little thing is giving me something to do.
 
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