Roland,

I just wanted to tell and show you that my cousin Bernie and I did get the power steering unit installed on my 860 Ford tractor with a loader attached.  We finished it last week and it works great.  I can only operate the tractor with one arm so having power steering is a real benefit.  Hauled the tractor down to my farm now and can’t wait to start using it there.  We were able to put it on without removing the loader which made the installation a little unhandy but eventually everything worked out.  Thank you for your advice while we were doing the installation.

A video is attached.

Sincerely,

Dan Leuenberger

Lincoln, NE

Hi Roland,

About 15 years ago I bought a one of your PS conversion kits for my 850, which at that time had a mounted loader. About 5 years ago my son and I moved that loader to my 841 with its factory PS. I contacted you at the time with the question of how to continue powering your PS apparatus.

As these photos show, I mounted a power steering pump, salvaged from a 1962 Ford Galaxy 500 and plumbed your controller from that pump.

I’m happy to report that, while not always being as responsive as I’d like, this setup works just fine.

Regards,

Tim

(Read Tim’s original letter here)

Mr. Jackson,

I’m one happy old man 75 thanks to Jackson Power Steering. As I told you I bought this tractor new in 1955. It’s had a loader on most of the time when I farmed and loaded manure out of a small barn and from packs of youngstock manure. In my younger days steering was no big deal but at 75 it was tough.

Installing was not bad. My Freeman loader’s spool valve had a pipe welded between the base to the reserve tank. Cutting that out and welding in couplings was the toughest. But the end result was worth it all.

Thanks
Fred A. Will

Roland,

Just wanted to say thanks, you have a great product! We had no problems with the install at all. I had already made the power steering pump brackets last week (though I redesigned them today), so we had a headstart, but we still were able to make quick work of it. We started around 9:00 this morning, measured for the power steering lines, went to town and had them made. We actually started work around 10:30 took a test drive around 2:30- even had enough time to lay rows for our garden this evening. I still need to build a new alternator bracket, but everything works and lines up really well with the one belt system. Oh, and yes you can turn from far left to far right with one finger- father-in-law says it was money well spent.

Thanks A Lot!
Merle Hughes

“I want to state emphatically that this was the best ‘accessory’ I have purchased for my Ford 850.”

-Tim Knutson

Tim wrote all about his experience installing the JPS kit on his tractor here on his website, and posted more pictures here.

Jimmy Flint’s 800 Ford has a power steering pump to power the steering unit.  Jimmy was one of the first to install a power steering pump on his tractor.  Until then, JPS power steering units were powered by the front mounted loader pump.

Mr. Bruning is a 92 year young farmer that still farms!  He brought  his tractor to me for power steering.  It was an honor to build steering for his tractor and to watch him steer it for the first time with  JPS power steering.  He didn’t have to say a word…the grin on his face said it all.

Rick Meyers’ 850 was the first 800 Series Ford to get a Jackson Power Steering unit.  That was in 1999.  I build steering units to last and to date, I do not know of one that has failed.  My thanks to Rick for the picture and kind words.