PineRidge
Super Member
3RRL said:Hi Mike, I'm sure you know when I gave the following advice I was not insinuating to make it so long as to be able to puncture the tires....hahaha....that's why he should "check" the tilt to be sure it's going to work. One thing your post brought to my attention is that he should check that tilt with the rippers fully extented (fully down) to avoid exactly what you warned against.
As far as sources for hydraulic cylinders, I would go to Surplus Center because they have a great selection and list the specs either right on the page or on "SPEC SHEET" so you can get all the measurements for designing. Go here: SURPLUS CENTER HYDRAULIC SECTION
They also offer a relatively new "Brand new PRINCE double pilot-operated lock valve designed to lock a cylinder in place when control valve is in the neutral position." Go HERE for the ½" npt model. I know it's not the same (specs) as the TNT check valve but in talking to them they seemed to think it would work. I am going to install them myself so I will report on them in another Thread. There has been much discussion in previous threads about using "other than TNT" check valves, but in light of the fact that we can't get any from them, that's what I'm going to do.
Rob the only reason that I make mention of this is when my rippers are fully lowered while the top link is fully extended the rippers are dangerously close to the rear tires. For that reason I never fully lower them.