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Chris Senior Enthusiast

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i have a tonneau cover for my truck. i want to put an in bed tool box under it to house a hydraulic system that will operate opening and closing both bed cover and tail gate. i figure ill need:

 

1ea vented reservoir

 

1ea pump

 

1ea battery

 

1ea electric motor

 

1ea alternator

 

2ea 3 position selector valves

 

1ea 2 position selector valves

 

5ea small actuators

 

3ea relief valves

 

2ea plunger style grounding switches

 

various tubing, hose, and fittings

 

some type of electrical sequencing

 

key fob to operate it

 

i want the electric motor that drives the pump to have an alternator tied in to the system like a serpentine belt to charge the battery while the system is running. i want it to be electrically sequenced so i can hit one button on the key fob to open and one to close. when it opens i want it sequenced so that when i press open it raises the bed cover. then when that hits the stop switch it unlocks the bed, then the actuators lower the bed. the when i hit close i want the bed to close, lock and then the bed cover to lower. and i want the pump to automatically turn on and off when it needs to.

 

im a hydraulics mechanic so building it would be no problem. but what is practicality over awsomeness.

pennzoil29 Senior Enthusiast

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No offense, but I chose completely retarded. I can't justify the means for such a device. :D It sounds cool, I just don't see the practicality of it. :D

Ranger Senior Enthusiast

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It may be unique but what'd be the point? You'd have so many pumps, hoses, wiring, and cylinders around that you can't actually use the bed for anything.

Draenor Senior Enthusiast

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Why hydraulic? Can be too messy and can get complicated. Just get 2 linear motors, fab up some brackets,runs power wire and call it a day.

superjim Senior Enthusiast

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I say "DO IT."

 

I don't see where you would need an extra battery and alternator...unless you were going to be using it a LOT at one time and not starting the engine.

 

Like Draenor says..it may be easier and less complicated to do with electric motors.

bill190 Enthusiast

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Well you only live once!

 

If you enjoy doing this type of thing, then do it, live it up, and have fun!

 

The only thing is drop the alternator thing. An electric motor driving an alternator will not charge a battery. It is a net loss situation due to the friction of the motor and alternator and electrical losses.

 

If this idea would work, I could use an electric motor connected to an alternator to power my house and everybody would have one!

 

More on this...

http://www.phact.org/e/z/freewire.htm

Chris Senior Enthusiast

Chris

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hydraulics is easier for me cuz i know it like the back of my hand. and i want th batery and alternator for it so t canbe a self sustaining system

Chris Senior Enthusiast

Chris

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i can see where u guys getcompletely retarded from but ihad put a lot of thought in to how this would work. it would be cool. i work on C-130's in the air force. the way i planned it is the way the caro ramp and door open

Chris Senior Enthusiast

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oh and i dont really use my bed, its a giant trunk

Chris Senior Enthusiast

Chris

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no hopping an all weather chill spot is what it needs.

killterrorists Enthusiast

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Since you know hydraulics build your setup that way. It seems like electric motors would be cleaner though. Just make shure to post some pictures when you are done however you do it. Who knows it could be pretty gangster. Just don't do the alternator hooked to an electric motor. Generating electricity with electricity is just completely pointless and you will never come out ahead. Just add some extra batteries hooked up to a second alternator running off the engine. There actually a few ways to power your setup that would work just fine depending on how much power you need.

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