Dented cylinder

[6sunset6]

Add on grapple. This is the second time I have damaged something. First time I tore up the top of the bucket. This time I dented the cylinder. Not an expensive cylinder 2 x 6 2500 tie bar. But you know Can I fix it.? Has anyone here ever ironed out a dent in a cylinder wall? Make an aluminum plug with a tapered lead and turn it into the cylinder? I will probably spend 10 hours trying and it will leak when I get it back together and I will buy one anyway.
I have to fix the grapple so this does not happen again. It needs hard stops on each end of the motion so the cylinder is not doing the stopping.

 

[J_J]

Perhaps the geometry is not correct for that cyl. There are cyl stops that limit cyl movement.

Can you show us some pictures of the problem area.

 

[Soundguy]

pic of the damage too while you are taking requests..


soundguy

 

[Heavy Metal Doctor]

Let me guess....the cylinder gets damaged by banging it into things? Seems like the most obvious possibility to me, since the cylinder is mounted right on top of the bucket / thumb. I'd probably make up a shield for the cylinder since it's happened twice.

 

[kennyd]

Buy a new cylinder and spend your time fixing the root cause of the problem.

 

[RickB]

Buy a new cylinder and spend your time fixing the root cause of the problem.

Best answer yet.

 

[chad22]

Buy a new cylinder and spend your time fixing the root cause of the problem.

Yeah unless it was a really expensive cylinder then I would just buy a new one and be done with it.

Chad

 

[kennyd]

I just looked at the picture...that cylinder is mounted 180* backwards from most all grapple cylinders, is there a specific reason for that?

 

[J_J]

The grapple cyl, as Kennyd pointed out is installed upside down. The hoses are at risk of being jerked out or damaged. The cyl should be mounted so the hoses move as little as possible.

 

[wdchyd]

About the only cheap way is to buy a new piece of honed tube (Bailey Rod & Tubes) they sell it by the inch, square it off on a lathe and deburr....

The piece of honed tubing may cost almost as much as a new cyl though....

I like the idea of getting to the root cause......:thumbsup: