Willie B
Senior Member
I've been months trying to repair a blade angle cylinder on a Dresser TD7G. I took it to a new hydraulic rebuilder, a young man who had done work for me before when he was an employee of a HUGE multi state trash company.
I reasoned that he might need work being a start up. I soon learned that a huge quarry had contracted him for three days a week, and was pressuring him for more than three days.
After a matter of weeks I called to ask how it was progressing. He sort of vented at me that he has no choice but take care of his big customers. He had no idea when he'd find time for mine. A couple weeks later I felt this was not going to happen. A dealer in a neighboring state felt they had pull with New Hampshire Hydraulics. My wait would be less if I took it to them, and let them send it. Though I didn't ask, they sent an estimate of exactly the same price a NOS cylinder would cost. I opted to go new. The "new" cylinder arrived with the keeper bolt hole drilled off center. The cylinder from California they would replace with two others identically wrong. In conversations, I agreed I could make it work, but $2400. was steep for a little hydraulic cylinder I'd then have machining cost to make it work. They were unwilling to negotiate, I sent it back.
Eventually I contacted Finney in Alabama. They had a used, tested cylinder for $700. They sent it the same day. Two weeks later UPS had no knowledge of it. Several phone calls later they acknowledged their cylinder was no good, so they never sent it. I've been a couple weeks since trying to get a Master Card refund for it without success.
Now Anderson Equipment in PA has sent me a new tube for the cylinder. This afternoon I tried to assemble it. The new packing kit is not the same as the old packing components. My parts manual, and my service manual show exploded diagrams of twenty identical rings. Trying to follow manual step by step instructions of heating item 13 in very hot water, it rolled to a 40 degree angle from the groove it should sit in. The next 13 items are indiscernible from any of the other items in the kit. I'm at a loss what to do now. Items 15, and 16 aren't in the drawing.
Is there any way to repack these cylinders without waiting six months for an expert?
Willie
I reasoned that he might need work being a start up. I soon learned that a huge quarry had contracted him for three days a week, and was pressuring him for more than three days.
After a matter of weeks I called to ask how it was progressing. He sort of vented at me that he has no choice but take care of his big customers. He had no idea when he'd find time for mine. A couple weeks later I felt this was not going to happen. A dealer in a neighboring state felt they had pull with New Hampshire Hydraulics. My wait would be less if I took it to them, and let them send it. Though I didn't ask, they sent an estimate of exactly the same price a NOS cylinder would cost. I opted to go new. The "new" cylinder arrived with the keeper bolt hole drilled off center. The cylinder from California they would replace with two others identically wrong. In conversations, I agreed I could make it work, but $2400. was steep for a little hydraulic cylinder I'd then have machining cost to make it work. They were unwilling to negotiate, I sent it back.
Eventually I contacted Finney in Alabama. They had a used, tested cylinder for $700. They sent it the same day. Two weeks later UPS had no knowledge of it. Several phone calls later they acknowledged their cylinder was no good, so they never sent it. I've been a couple weeks since trying to get a Master Card refund for it without success.
Now Anderson Equipment in PA has sent me a new tube for the cylinder. This afternoon I tried to assemble it. The new packing kit is not the same as the old packing components. My parts manual, and my service manual show exploded diagrams of twenty identical rings. Trying to follow manual step by step instructions of heating item 13 in very hot water, it rolled to a 40 degree angle from the groove it should sit in. The next 13 items are indiscernible from any of the other items in the kit. I'm at a loss what to do now. Items 15, and 16 aren't in the drawing.
Is there any way to repack these cylinders without waiting six months for an expert?
Willie
