new "dump truck"

[EddieWalker]

The plug on the side of the cylinder looks like an overflow plug like on a rear end diferential. Is there anything on the cylinder above that plug on the side?

My fill hole is in the same area as that one on the side, except mine is at the top of the cylinder. I don't have anything else on mine, so that might be the only one on yours.

The first time I opened mine up, I had all sorts of blocking on it because I had no idea what would happen. Nothing did, as there is no preasure on the oil on that side of the piston on my setup.

Yours is totally different then mine. I forget my manufacturer, but I do remember finding out that they have been out of buisness for decades.

If there is no other plugs anywhere, I'd add more blocking and when I was sure there was no way for the bed to drop on your skull, take out that plug and see what's in there. Stick your pinky in there and see if you can touch oil. If not, try a stick or anything flexible that you can get an idea of what's in there and how it looks.

I use the same hydraulic oil in mine that I use for my tractors.

Eddie

 

[Charlesaf3]

I'd check your block by lowering the bed on it before I got under there. Can't really tell from your pic, but if the block is just a chunk of 6x6 it could squirt right out.

Can you get jack stands under there?

 

[schmism]

I'd check your block by lowering the bed on it before I got under there. Can't really tell from your pic, but if the block is just a chunk of 6x6 it could squirt right out.

Can you get jack stands under there?

ya the bed is currently sitting on it. i even got in the bed with it blocked up and it was "solid".

Im going to spray the bottom down with de-greaser and let it sit over night and then hit it with the pressure washer and see what i can find for other plugs toward the bottom.

 

[EddieWalker]

... washer and see what i can find for other plugs toward the bottom.

I don't think you want to fill from the bottom of the cylinder. This is where all the preasure is going to be on the piston to hold the bed up. If you do have a plug on that part of the cylinder, then removing it will release all the preasure on the piston. This would be bad.

Look at the high end of the cylinder for that plug. There is no preasure on anything on that side, unless yours is a two way cylinder, which doesn't make any sense.

Do you have a can of break cleaner? Nothing clean off grease like that stuff. You can get it cheapest at Walmart, but any break cleaner will just melt away the grease.

If it's there, it shouldn't be too hard to find. If it's not there, then pull that side plug and see what you find out. My guess is that you only have the one plug, and it's on the side of your cylinder.

Eddie

 

[schmism]

I don't think you want to fill from the bottom of the cylinder. This is where all the preasure is going to be on the piston to hold the bed up. If you do have a plug on that part of the cylinder, then removing it will release all the preasure on the piston. This would be bad.

understood, I just liked the idea of draining what little fluid was in it and refilling.

as the bed was set down onto the block(s) i assumed there would be little to no pressure on the cylinder as weight was being carried by the blocking.

got to get my 75 strawberries in the ground this morning before the rain hits later today.

Ill be back on the new toy this afternoon. (with an update)

 

[schmism]

i just went ahead and filled it up with out draining it first.

put nearly a gallon and a half of fluid in it. well see if it finds its way out some place.

bed raises all the way up now. I will admit sticking my arm in there to undo that fill bung the first time was nerve racking.