Be-Ge hydraulic system information

This is from member Jack Alexander’s book.
An interesting one that provides a bit of insight on the BeGe company and their products.
Not sure if Associated Tractor from Stockton, CA has any literature on the various models; they bought out the rights to BeGe years ago and is the main source for new/used pumps and parts.
Bought several of these to share with friends/members.
PM me your mail address and grumpy me can send you one if you like. JM

 Here is an AC with the BE-GE pump, somewhere I have some pictures of an IH O-4 with the same setup, in fact many of Orchard wheel tractors of that era had these pumps in this part of the world. Our 1960’s era Benner Nawman Tomato Harvestor had multi unit Be-Ge pumps and some of the high speed hydraulic motors were from Be-Ge as well as well as the Be-Ge hydrostatic “clutch”

Way cool CR... Never seen a side mounted unit. It works, it stays? LOL. The coolest, but very warm one was on a tailseat machine owned by Dave Starn. The entire unit took the place of a seat base for a D2/D4. Some said they could get very toasty. Imagine sitting above that warm reservoir all day. JM
***Mike S., I dropped a copy of the book in the mail box today. Enjoy. JM***

17A: I have an 8U with an oval tank 850? Mine got super hot while ripping an olive orchard, but I thought it was because the vent was plugged and it could not breathe. It came with in on the machine, and I have seen plenty of other 8U/9U machines with the same unit. Needless to say, I either swapped caps or cleaned that one out and never had the chance to see if it cured the over heating issue. Oil got hot and had no place to go, it was pressurizing the unit. I thought it was ruined, but works just fine. JM

17A: I have an 8U with an oval tank 850? Mine got super hot while ripping an olive orchard, but I thought it was because the vent was plugged and it could not breathe. It came with in on the machine, and I have seen plenty of other 8U/9U machines with the same unit. Needless to say, I either swapped caps or cleaned that one out and never had the chance to see if it cured the over heating issue. Oil got hot and had no place to go, it was pressurizing the unit. I thought it was ruined, but works just fine. JM

I have seen all the common Be-Ge pumps mount on the front of crawlers to give live power. Several where in Hydreco systems with just the BeGe pump. So assuming BeGe was cheaper, easier. or fast to get than rebuilding the Hydreco pump. I have a very nice BeGe 2 valve control and tank fender mounted on a 9u with cheap Surplus Center vane pump about 15 GPM in 1600 to 2000 PSI so the smaller rams most equipment has any more work well. Yes a completely different type valve than they used on any pump valve combination units for the back of a Cat.

I have had both 650 and 850 pumps on the back of 9u's and never blown one YET. I have seen the 1000 series pumps on the back of 9u's that have expanded the tank a whole lot. But never had the history to know how the damage was done. The first time I was very surprised, how well the pump worked.

In the good old days of wondering the Myers-Ward yard in Fresno you could find BeGe's mount on many different wheel tractors. I think many MM had a mount and on the rear PTO the same as crawlers.

I have seen those BE-GE mountings on the back of Case LAs the 500 diesel was the same I know of one I am pretty sure is still around, they could pull 4 yard maybe? 5 yard carryalls with them my dad bought a Be-Ge drag scraper right after the War and they mounted a little Be-Ge pump on an SC Case, sure beat 4 mules and a Fresno and if I am remembering right 1957 was the last time the mules and the Fresno was ever used. regarding a 650 on a 9U the 850 I had on the D6 got a problem and I jerked the 650 that was on a 3 cylinder D6 I had at the time off and stuck it on the 6 cylinder and in not to long it got hot! and had run fine on the 3 cylinder long story short the 850 got fixed quick. 17a