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I've got an accumulator that has bad threads on the schrader valve that's used to charge it with nitrogen. I attached a picture of it and was wondering if anyone knew where I could find one of them? Thanks.

Does anyone know where the clip on style spacers can be bought for a cylinder with a 2.25" dia rod? All I'm finding online are 2" and smaller. I'm hoping they're out there somewhere so I don't have to try and make some. Thanks for any help. Justin

I've been told by some that the counterweight in this picture may have come off of a crane or some other large piece of construction equipment. I'm curious if anyone recognizes it and knows what it came off of? I had 13 of these that average 1140 lbs. a piece. They're stackable and have holes...

I purchased a 1486 IH recently and it has three remotes. After getting all the levers freed up I've run into another issue that I'm not sure what's going on. The two outer levers work normally, but the inner most lever in the cab will push forward but will not pull back beyond the neutral...

I have a piece of equipment that's homemade and recently I've started having a problem with the hydraulic system. Under a heavy load or when a cylinder maxes out, it has started loudly squealing. It used to be pretty much quiet. I thought it might be the pressure relief and changed it, but it...

If any of you all are familiar with tractor pulling, I have one of the sleds that the tractor pulls. It has a set of wheels on the front that lower to pick the pan up and steer to drive the sled around when its not being pulled. This steering setup does not use a tie rod, but an individual...

Can someone take a look at the fitting in the pics below and tell me what I need to attach to this? It's on an accumulator I picked up and this one is a little different than anything I've run across in the past. Thanks, Justin

Does someone care to take a look at the attached picture on the right and explain to me how it works? The picture on the left makes perfect sense to me. Home position is where P, T, A, & B are, and depending on which solenoid is powered determines which side it goes to. The right picture is...

I'm trying to get two cylinders synchronized. The catch is that one is always extending and one is always retracting. They need to always operate at the same speed so that when one is extending it becomes extended at the same point the other becomes retracted, and vice versa. I haven't tried...

I'm trying to get my head around hydraulic accumulators and am having some trouble. I need to add one to a piece of equipment for storage (5 gallon bladder style) that will be used to quickly extend two cylinders. Here's where I'm not sure what to do. After the cylinders are extended, how...

Got an unusual question I'm hoping you all can help with. While in float, does anyone know if a hydraulic motor (char-lynn) would have more parasitic drag on it if the hydraulic pump is turned on or off? Currently I have a setup like this where I put the valve controlling the motor in float...

I am needing a double acting electric solenoid valve to operate a hydraulic motor. When not operating the motor, I need the valve to be in float so that the motor can turn freely. I would prefer the valve not need electricity to stay in float, but to just be there naturally. I have found this...

I'm working with an electric valve (Parker BV-18 I believe is the #). What I'm wanting to use is for is a microswitch will be flipped which will trigger it to extend a cylinder. Once that cylinder is extended, is there any way to trigger something that will stop the power? I'm concerned about...

I have a 12 gpm hydraulic pump out of a combine that has two pressure ports on it. One flows 8 gpm out of it to supply the hydrostat and the other port flows 4 gpm to supply the rest of the machine. It's not going to be used in a combine anymore and I'm wondering if the small port could be...

In the process of reworking and adding to the hydraulics on a piece of equipment. I need a valve with two spools (to control 2 separate cylinders). Just one that is normally in neutral and you can push or pull to extend or retract the cylinder. No need for float. Can someone give me a...