You need to find a hydraulic lift tractor and just change all the parts over. None of the 200s left the factory with the hydraulic lift and all were installed by the owner or the dealer. Thousands if not hundreds of thousands of people have done the conversion for that reason. Be very careful you get every part to do the conversion as if you have to buy any missing pieces they are very expensive and hard to find. You do have to modify the left side engine cover for belt clearance. It would probably be easier and maybe cheaper just to find a hydraulic lift tractor. All of this is also true for electric lift tractors except cutting the engine cover. Roger

 

That's good to know. I've been trying to find a hydraulic lift tractor in my neck of the woods, no luck yet. Hence the question. Thanks

 

Ray, you can go to WFMfiles.com and find the installation instructions for the conversion. It will give you an idea of what's involved in the conversion. Bob

 

I've done it. It wasn't too terrible. One other thing to consider is that the K321 in your tractor came with a crankshaft that had a thread on the end and a flywheel nut. The drive pulley for the pump threads onto this shaft in place of the flywheel nut. If the engine has been replaced it may have the newer style crank which has an internal thread and a bolt to hold the flywheel on. This style of crank is not compatible.

 

This style crank is not compatible??????? The new Kohler short blocks come with a simple washer to center the hydraulic pulley on the flywheel. BTDT

 

Ray , the hydraulic kits often pop up on Ebay . The are usually around $350.00 and the will be a minimum of 24 years old. May need new O-rings & gaskets . I made my own system for my 112 for about $225.00. I posted a thread , but do not know how to create a link. If you type Nissan into the search box it is called "My 112 h1 conversion". It obviously isn't original equipment , but it works great.

 

Ray, I have done both. I converted my first 212 with parts I bought piece meal and it is a H2. And my second 212 I found a kit in the classifieds and is a H1. It is a very handy option to have if you are using a tiller or snow blower. It also opens other options, like a homemade 3 pt hitch and load lifter.

 

Looks like the other thread is here:
http://www.wfmachines.com/discus/messages/335/77497.html

Is that Nissan pump part of a power steering setup, or was it for a plow or something?

 

Yes , it's the P/S pump . We have a great scrapyard in CR . K's Acres . A scroungers dream come true. They let you pull your own parts from the vehicle and I got the pump , reservoir and mounting brackets which I used on the tractor.

 

Hey ed, you got mail.

 

Michael, would you mind sharing pictures of the H2? I have been wanting to do that for a while and I have the right tractor for it.

 

Stephen, I'll post some pictures later today, as I am at work right now. Michael

 

Stephan, Here are the pictures I promised last night. If you have any questions, let me know.

Michael

 

Micheal , I assume you use the 2nd spool to for blade angling . Can we see a pic of your plow w/ added cylinder ?

 

Dave, Here the pix's of the blade

I know it needs painted, and I may redo it if I can find time.

Michael

 

Thanks, Michael! I like the bigger fluid tank but I can see it would really crowd a car-sized battery. I like the modified left side console cover, too. Did you fabricate the pump mount bracket or is that a John Deere bracket? Thanks again.

 

The tank is a fuel tank off of an old Wisconsin engine, and the pump bracket and side cover were fabbed. I tried to copy the original. They are made out of 10 ga. steel.

Michael

 

Nice job Michael. Did you use flex hose from the valve to the front couplers? I did something similar and trying to locate where the plumbing could go was really difficult with the 200's. I finally bought 2 lengths of hose and ran over the top and in front of the air cleaner. Would have preferred to go down and under but there was too much stuff.

 

Nevermind, I just took a closer look at the pictures. That coffee is working now!