testing for hydraulic cylinder bypassing.

[nowing75]

Had a d6t that was told it would not lift a full blade of dirt. Felt for heat and thought i could feel it but not for sure. I got out my steelman wireless chassis ear and attached them to the 2 lift cylinders and it was amazing how you could easly tell the cylinder bypassing. I think they are around $300. I had originally got them for hearing noise under vehicles that needed to be moving to hear it. next is a thermal camera.

 

[Mike L]

I’ve got the thermal camera but have never heard of the wireless chassis ear. How does it work?

 

[nowing75]

There is a control box you hold that lets you select witch device your listing to and the head set plugs into. There are 4 wireless boxes about the size of a cell phone and it has an alligator clip on it to clip to what you want to hear. I just put a magnet on the cylinder and clipped to it. Worked better than I expected.

 

[Tinkerer]

I never knew such a handy device existed until reading this thread.
I had to do an internet search as soon as I read about it !
https://www.amazon.com/Steelman-60635-Wireless-ChassisEAR/dp/B07K3XZR7R

 

[kshansen]

Sounds like a very handy trouble shooting tool!

 

[JD955SC]

So what does a bypassing
Cylinder sound like?

 

[Vetech63]

So what does a bypassing
Cylinder sound like?

SSSSSHHHHHHHHHHHHUUUUUSSSSSSHHHHHHHHH

 

[nowing75]

yep makes a ssssshhhhhhhhuuuuuuuussssshhhhh sound very noticeable when comparing the 2.