Hydraulic Rotary Broom with extra hydraulic pump belt configuration

[kiu 0]

Hi, 

I've just bought a wheelhouse 523dxi which came with a bunch of attachments, most of which I got working.

The hydraulic rotary broom however remains a puzzle. It seems that in order to power it, an additional hydraulic pump was installed under the tractor. It keeps the hydraulics flowing though a reservoir which ist mounted at the left side and can be connected to the broom (see images).

Neither of the attachments has any label on it and I couldn't find any documentation. I don't understand how to integrate the the pump into the belt setup, no configuration seems to make sense. Currently the belt is touching and damaging the hydraulic hose when I use the mowing deck, so I can't use the tractor at all.
Has anybody seen this configuration and can give me a hint? 

Thank you!


 

[Dennys502 245]

I haven't seen this setup but like most attachments you can't have 2 at the same time. I'm guessing you can't run the deck and have the broom mounted also. From the picture of the pump it looks like you need to get a belt to run from the pump to the engine. You can probably leave the deck mounted and run the broom but will have to remove the pump to run the deck.

[cheesegrader 433]

I think Denny is right.
What brand is the broom?
Is there some use of the Wheel Horse main hydraulics to lift/angle/spin the broom,
or is everything on the broom run off this separate pump?

[cheesegrader 433]

On further review,
I have a relative with a case tractor sutup that has a broom driven by its own pump.
Think of it like the pump system common for loaders.
The pump is dedicated to the attacment.  A belt drives that pump, and the pump powers all aspects of the loader, broom, etc...
If you want to run another attachment, you have to get the whole thing off.  Pump, subframe, belt.
You can't run other attachments if you leave the pump or subframe on.  They will be in the way.
I think you have to take the pump, reservoir and controls off to make room for other attachments like a mower deck.
P.S.
I spent a good chunk of my life in Rheinland-Phalz at Landstuhl, Pirmasens and Kaiserslautern.  Stunning paart of the world.
I really miss it.  

[kiu 0]

Thank you, cheesegrader for your answers.
We must have been neighbours, I live about 20 minutes from Primasens, very close to the former Zweibrücken Airbase.

I don't know the brand of the broom as it has no label whatsoever, but I should have poste images right away.
Maybe someone recongizes it.

I'm starting to settle with the Idea to change belt configuration every time I want to clean the farm (as you can see on the pictures we urgently need this large power-broom
As the broom didn't come with another belt I will have some measuring to do....

[cheesegrader 433]

That looks like it is a very solid broom.
The spiral brush is a little unusual.  I've only seen a few, always for sweeping on finished floors (airplane hangars, warehouses)
Steiner maybe?