FORM 3
 UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *
  Fulton Tricia L
 2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year)
03/04/2006		 3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
SUN HYDRAULICS CORP [SNHY]
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)
1500 WEST UNIVERSITY PARKWAY		 4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
_____ Director _____ 10% Owner
__X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
Chief Financial Officer
 5. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year)
(Street)

SARASOTA, FL 34243		 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line)
_X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person
___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person
(City)
(State)
(Zip)
Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned
1.Title of Security
(Instr. 4)		 2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned
(Instr. 4)		 3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 5)		 4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 5)
Common Stock 6,990
D
 
Common Stock 964
I (1)
BY ESOP TRUST

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Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security
(Instr. 4)		 2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date
(Month/Day/Year)		 3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security
(Instr. 4)		 4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 5. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 5)		 6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 5)
Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares
Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy) 09/29/2006 09/29/2010 Common Stock 1,500 $ 4.726 D  
Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy)   (2) 10/15/2011 Common Stock 810 $ 8.2333 D  

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
Director 10% Owner Officer Other
Fulton Tricia L
1500 WEST UNIVERSITY PARKWAY
SARASOTA, FL 34243		       Chief Financial Officer  

Signatures

Gregory C. Yadley, as Attorney-in-Fact for TRICIA L. FULTON 03/13/2006
**Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

* If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 5(b)(v).
** Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1) Reflects allocations of shares under the Sun Hydraulics Corporation Employee Stock Ownership Plan.
(2) Options exercisable as follows: 405 shares on 10/15/06; and an additional 405 shares on 10/15/07

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