Power steering question(Super M)

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• Charlynn PS for Super M

The box under the gas tank in the photo is the factory live hydraulic reservoir. It has a Lift-All valve built in though I've never used it (keep it locked back so I can use the remote 4-way valve)

The line running from the bottom of the flow divider runs to the hyd pump suction line at the reservoir outlet. It connects to a fitting brazed onto the large elbow that's screwed into the side of the reservoir at the bottom.

To obtain a Charlynn steering motor, try your local tractor boneyard. They were used on other tractors besides Farmall. Or check with Mathis Equipment (660-295-4456)- they carry both new and used motors, and complete PS kits.

The PS on my SM was installed about 30 years ago and has worked flawlessly for many thousands of hours. Makes driving the tractor really sweet - it needs less steering effort than my wife's car...

Flow control valves and priority valves are the same thing. The picture above is an MTA. The line at the bottom goes to the pressure port of the Liftall. Going clockwise the next one should go to the reservoir. The third one is pressure to the actuator and the fourth one is pressure from the pump. Most set-ups will have an elbow rather than the 1" tee you see in the picture. In this case the extra leg on the tee goes to feed a PTO driven hydraulic pump. The second port from the priority valve can attach there or on the other side where the filler plug is. You should be able to get a Behlen actuator for around $100-150 dollars at a salvage yard. But you will need to call 4-5 outfits because some people are quite proud of their PS equipment. Mathis equipment is one of them. Don't get one off a 400-450 because the input steering shaft won't be long enough. But then maybe you could weld on an extension. Pricing on this stuff is all over the place, particularly if you go to auctions. I once bought a brand new Char-lyn for $40. It was in a lot of misc items. Most auctioneers aren't too sharp when it comes to parts.