I grew up on a Stage II SM w/ Behlen p.s. back in the '50s. We also had an H with Behlen p.s. that was used daily as a loader tractor feeding 4-500 head of feeder cattle. Never had any problems with the Behlen units. However we did buy a 450 which had the Behlen p.s. from the factory. That tractor always had a "catch" in the steering which always seemed to occur at the wrong time, especially when cultivating row crops.
A few years ag I bought a SMTA to restore & later purchased a Behelen p.s. unit for it. The unit came off an M & had it's own distributor driven pump & reservoir but I used thelive hyd pump on the SMTA & plumbed it into the tractor's hyd system using a priority flow divider. P.S. worked aboyut the same as I remember
Later I purchased a Stage II Louisville SM that had Charlyn p.s. I ended up switching the p.s. units because I wanted the SM to look like the SM I grew up on. I'm still working on this tracot (should say it's been regulated to the corner of the tool shed for the last couple years. One thing I have noticed since moving the Charlyn to the SMTA is that the steering is smoother ( easier) than what it was when the Behlen was on the tractor. Whether the difference is between individual units or design I can't say but this is what I have noticed in comparison between the two units on the same tractor. Pretty much goes along with most comments I have heard in comparison of the two types by others.
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