sheepfoot
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It will not take much of a incline to have to drop a gear, 4th is flat land and down hill.
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Ford 4500, first start in 6 years, need advice
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HardmanGT
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At some point before I connected the swing chain, the swing cylinders were actuated and both cylinder retracted. I need to get them out far enough to reconnect the swing chain. Can anyone recommend a good method to get the swing cylinders to pull back out? I have tried to pressurize the vent lines but I only have 100psi available. I could barely get one cylinder to move. I have not tried the other cylinder. Do I need to actuate the controls to help? I just tried to use a come a long from the bucket to pull it out but I didn't notice it working. All it did was swing boom.
sheepfoot
Senior Member
The pressure is on the rod ends, I would unhook the crossover line and remove the line at the barrel end to pull them out, you will loose some oil so have the drip pan handy.
HardmanGT
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I like that idea. I will give it a shot tomorrow. Thanks!
HardmanGT
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All good to go!
It took some swearing and I sacrificed some blood to make it happen but I was able to get the swing cylinders extended enough to reconnect the swing chains. I loosened the lines at the combination valve, attached the rod ends to a come along and got one out far. Couldn't get the other line loose so I attached the swing chain to the cylinder I could reach. With the boom off the ground I was able to swing the boom far enough by hand to connect the other chain. With the vent line still off I just worked the controls a few time and all of the slack was taken up. Just need to attach the vent line and make sure everything is ready to dig!
It took some swearing and I sacrificed some blood to make it happen but I was able to get the swing cylinders extended enough to reconnect the swing chains. I loosened the lines at the combination valve, attached the rod ends to a come along and got one out far. Couldn't get the other line loose so I attached the swing chain to the cylinder I could reach. With the boom off the ground I was able to swing the boom far enough by hand to connect the other chain. With the vent line still off I just worked the controls a few time and all of the slack was taken up. Just need to attach the vent line and make sure everything is ready to dig!
HardmanGT
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Time for some fresh paint
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HardmanGT
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sheepfoot
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Looking good!
HardmanGT
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denver m farms
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Looks good, now you need to go dig something.
HardmanGT
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Found plenty of stumps to dig out. This one was a beast!
