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plots1
Join Date: Jul 2003 Posts: 563 mo Pics |
2004-07-18 91256
This weekend I droped the bucket to install forks and noticed that the pistons that dump the bucket don't seem to move togather(right side moves a bit futher the left side)Is this a sigh of a bad piston are something. was lifting full loads of wet dirt with no problem so I wouldn't think it was bad but no sure? Almost like it was out of time.
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beagle
Join Date: Jan 2004 Posts: 1333 Michigan Pics |
2004-07-18 91258
I think you are saying you were moving the pistons free ended. If thats the case, there probably isn't anything wrong. With no load on the piston, the cylinder closer to the control valve will probably run faster, since it is closer to the power source. The longer line to the far cylinder means more line losses and will run slightly slower with no load. As pressure builds in the system from load, it will roughly balance between the two cylinders, ....
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plots1
Join Date: Jul 2003 Posts: 563 mo Pics |
2004-07-18 91259
Thanks BEAGLE, that sounds like that could be it. there was no lack of power but wasn't sure why it would do that. ....
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TomG
Join Date: Feb 2002 Posts: 5406 Upper Ottawa Valley |
2004-07-19 91286
In addition, fancy expensive volumetrically matched cylinders are used for some applications. I doubt they'd be found on CUT loaders though. ....
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