Steering Pressures Advice Needed!

[KickerM]

Howdy All,

Does any one have a Bombardier SV 200, 250, 252, or any other Brake Steer Cat that they can help me out on....My SV is all tore apart and I need to know how much brake force is applied at the Steering Cylinders and Levers, So If you had a HD Fish scale or pull scale and could drive around and see how many pounds it takes to pull the levers that would be Fantastic!!!

I've got this crazy idea of using electric actuators and a joystick to steer vs brake fluid steering and I used some Norveegean math to calculate it out, I just need to confirm it with your actuals!!! I'm just trying to build a better mousetrap but Hydraulic steering is my backup option!

Thanks in advance

 

[Mt406]

Howdy All,

Does any one have a Bombardier SV 200, 250, 252, or any other Brake Steer Cat that they can help me out on....My SV is all tore apart and I need to know how much brake force is applied at the Steering Cylinders and Levers, So If you had a HD Fish scale or pull scale and could drive around and see how many pounds it takes to pull the levers that would be Fantastic!!!

I've got this crazy idea of using electric actuators and a joystick to steer vs brake fluid steering and I used some Norveegean math to calculate it out, I just need to confirm it with your actuals!!! I'm just trying to build a better mousetrap but Hydraulic steering is my backup option!

Thanks in advance

My sv250 is in pieces right now, but my sw48 is running now to find a scale.

 

[PJL]

Thiokol 1200 manual says 10-20 lbs.

 

[mbsieg]

I don't have a scale, but a 1450 you can do with one finger at the top of the stick.

 

[Snowy Rivers]

Actual pressure in the cylinders is going to be approx 400 psi
Force is multiplied by the ratio of the lever on the master cylinder and then the ratio of the master cylinder to the steering cylinder.