Full hydraulic steering is definitely the best because you don't need a steering shaft going all the way to the front axle and it has the most steering power but it is also very expensive and since I am trying to make this a low budget project it would be hard to get all the needed parts and stay under budget. Here's a picture of a full hydraulic setup, the shaft going to the front axle is the drive line, not the steering shaft.
I have for the most part checked hydraulic assist steering off my list of options because it still has the high cost of hydraulic steering and yet it still needs a steering shaft going all the way to the axle so it really defeats one of the purposes of hydraulic steering.
Conventional steering with a steering shaft going all the way to the axle into a power steering box is usually much cheaper than the other two options but doesn't have as much steering power. Here's a picture of a more conventional steering setup.
Although it is going to be hard to find all the parts to put together a good full hydraulic steering setup and have the project stay within the budget I'm going to give it a shot. I'll have to scavenge some parts off some old machinery which will take a lot more time to refurbish and get back to good condition than just ordering them new but when trying to stay relatively cheap that's the way it's got to be done.
I would like to hear your thoughts about the best steering setup, which one do you think would be best? Let me know in the comments below.
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