It certainly is and very hard to beat into owners of equipment how important it is.Grease is very cheap
Third strike and this vendor for cylinder repair is out, and history for me. I drove the three cylinders over to another repair facility 34 miles distant this afternoon. Not far at all and I didn't know they existed but it is a relatively new startup. They are equipped for the task I did see.Cylinders leave in the morning for rebuild. Hope to have them back early next week and can button this one up.
I have a "Broco" burning bar setup and was almost tempted to use it on this but really for a 1.50" diameter pin, didn't want to get into the machine by not driving it through straight. I've went through the center of 4.00" pins or better quite easily but it's messy and hot. However, most formerly stuck pins usually tap out easily afterward.After messing around with 5 stuck pins including a 5" excavator boom house pin, porta powers, and a portable cat hydraulic press. I have come to the realization that heat is the best way to go, used in combination with an air hammer or a hydraulic press.
The problem always happens when you can't drive it out, do to access issues. But i have heated a boss assembly got the pin to move and watched it reseize when the heat was removed. Also don't ever reassemble a dry pin and bushing. Use grease.
If you can bring that boom by my house I need to clean my gutters!
Received photos a bit ago of my lift with the guy trimming trees at quite a distance up. Says it works very well and without any issue. I gave some pretty detailed training and he's a smart guy so really don't expect anything to turn up.Time to generate a bit more revenue with the lift. Loaded up to trim some tree canopy's and clear an area to dump clean concrete demolition into.
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Haven't heard back on the other lift cylinders as of yet. Hopefully no problems with them.