So the problem I’m having now is I can’t pull the front section out 1 1/2 feet to take pin out which I took out yesterday.
I wrapped the chain around middle section because there’s nothing on the middle section too hook to.
Two excavators pulling, one broken chain, customers operator even tried the vibrating plat on the middle section ( against my warnings) - it just wouldn’t budge!!!
The top cylinder is loose on the back end.
I didn’t see any levers at the rod eye that would operate mechanical lock - simply two holes thorough the walls of the front section and pin that go through those holes and the rod eye.
Don’t see any other hydraulic lines anywhere with which hydraulically operated mechanical lock would be controlled!
And why would it be mechanical lock between front and middle section, but not between middle and rear section.
I understand that there’s whole lot of crap in there ( oil mixed in with sand, dirt and other crap), just not sure if it can lock up like that?!?!
This thing is sequential, because of that I had to suck front section in to middle section to retract the middle section in to the rear section to not to have the whole thing too long and protect the rod from damage!!!
When I was retracting everything went smooth and I didn’t hear any load at all on the pump or the engine.
Engine was at idle but I over shot the first
Inspection hole and wanted to come back and boom didn’t want to extend ( it extended OK yesterday when I just started working on it).
As oil was leaking heavily from the boom, I thought that maybe seals just bad and wouldn’t build the pressure, so I proceeded to remove front and middle sections together out of rear section.
Now I am astonished as why in the hell it locked up like that, and at this point I don’t know about anything else I can do beside take the bolts out of the slider pads ( the ones I can do from the outside) and hoping that it’ll help to get things loose!!!
If you guys have any info or ideas about the prob I am having - pleas share!!!
Anything will help!!!