Richard
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- Joined
- Apr 6, 2000
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- Location
- Knoxville, TN
- Tractor
- International 1066 Full sized JCB Loader/Backhoe and a John Deere 430 to mow with
Wondering if you agree with my thought process.
Flexwing mower has two cylinders that change the height. Both were leaking & dead when I bought the mower. Couple weeks ago, I took one apart, took to shop (the rod/piston, the rest of it was at home) and they fitted new seals to it and gave me another set of seals to rebuild the other one when I got home. I also bought a new breather for them (old ones had been torn up)
Yesterday, got mower out to try to find the right height so I can put those height adjusters (donut things on the rod) to get a fairly workable cutting height
Turns out one of the cylinders is leaking (slow leak) from the vent. So I'm presuming one of the following:
1. The seals/gland on the piston got twisted, nicked and fluid is getting past it and leaking out
2. The seals they gave me are size "X" and I need a slightly larger more snug fitting size (although the OTHER cylinder does NOT seem to leak......yet)
3. Question....do the cylinder walls themselves wear down much where all the moving parts could be good but the walls have thinned slightly enough to make this happen?
My hydraulic fluid is something like $130'ish for a 5 gallon bucket so when I see it dripping out I see quarters falling out of my pocket. (it's not dollars yet)
I'll probably live with this for a while to see how much it really leaks but knowing how much that annoys me, I'll tackle it sooner or later.
Thoughts on above?
Flexwing mower has two cylinders that change the height. Both were leaking & dead when I bought the mower. Couple weeks ago, I took one apart, took to shop (the rod/piston, the rest of it was at home) and they fitted new seals to it and gave me another set of seals to rebuild the other one when I got home. I also bought a new breather for them (old ones had been torn up)
Yesterday, got mower out to try to find the right height so I can put those height adjusters (donut things on the rod) to get a fairly workable cutting height
Turns out one of the cylinders is leaking (slow leak) from the vent. So I'm presuming one of the following:
1. The seals/gland on the piston got twisted, nicked and fluid is getting past it and leaking out
2. The seals they gave me are size "X" and I need a slightly larger more snug fitting size (although the OTHER cylinder does NOT seem to leak......yet)
3. Question....do the cylinder walls themselves wear down much where all the moving parts could be good but the walls have thinned slightly enough to make this happen?
My hydraulic fluid is something like $130'ish for a 5 gallon bucket so when I see it dripping out I see quarters falling out of my pocket. (it's not dollars yet)
I'll probably live with this for a while to see how much it really leaks but knowing how much that annoys me, I'll tackle it sooner or later.
Thoughts on above?