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Sure would be lost without this old truck as it works so well for the tasks demanded.


Edited by Codger - 18 Jul 2023 at 10:56pm
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Sarco Hydraulics Service dispatched a truck to pick up my cylinders this morning. They are now in their hands and care.
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Originally posted by Codger Codger wrote:

... I purchased the truck in August, 1985 in Memphis, TN to pull my 14X70 mobile home from the Millington, TN navy base to Decatur, IL, and then never sold the truck...


I went to avionics school at Millington in 1976 (USMC) Smile
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Originally posted by Les Kerf Les Kerf wrote:

Originally posted by Codger Codger wrote:

... I purchased the truck in August, 1985 in Memphis, TN to pull my 14X70 mobile home from the Millington, TN navy base to Decatur, IL, and then never sold the truck...


I went to avionics school at Millington in 1976 (USMC) Smile


I really enjoyed the time there but did not know it would be the launch pad for a career for me at the time.

Think I spent as much time at the "hobby shop" painting cars as did in class. 
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Picked up the cylinders on Friday as they weren't going to have any deliveries till next week and I want to get this project done. I spent almost three hours hot pressure washing the greasy pig this afternoon but it will  be a lot nicer to work in tomorrow being clean. Chased all the external and internal threads clean so everything will go back together easily. The dirt, grease, and oil was almost two inches deep so a lot of scooping while bent over a structural cross brace like a small balance beam at waist height. The rotation motor is right there too so only access is over the top.

I'll post up some photos in a bit.
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Installed both cylinders today and after bleeding the main lift cylinder and stroking it full length eight times, actuation is very linear. Basket stays almost perfectly level through the arc of the boom raise and lower too. Leaks in these two cylinders are now history.

Spoke with the guy that rebuilt the cylinders directly when I questioned the cost which was higher than anticipated. He told me the cylinder barrel required honing, and the gland had to have a new bronze wear guide made as the old one was worn out. The cylinder rod looks good so was able to be reused. 

I had solvent washed all hardware and ran die stocks over the male threaded fasteners, and a tap through the female threads so everything went together with finger assembly easily. I let the boom stay self supported with it's cylinder for 2.5 hours with the winch chains still attached but loose to check for "creepdown" of the boom, but it didn't move, so calling it good. 

The reservoir is still a bit low so will grab a couple of pails of AW-32 hydraulic oil tomorrow morning and top it up. 

Overall a fun little job with granddaughter. We enjoyed it greatly.
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Reman cylinders on the shop floor:

Cylinder bleed port at the top next to three punch dots:


Empty space cylinder goes back into:


Area cleaned up and mud, dirt, oil removed. This area was over two inches deep and the bottom row of bolts seen could not be as buried:


Dropping cylinder back in with "Fred" offering assistance:



Back in and hoses reconnected. Was really happy I snapped a photo prior to disassembly as most paint markings blasted off under the heat and pressure of washing:


Boom is supported by cylinder here but safety chains are still attached. I had just driven the main support pin home through it's bores:


Self supporting now. Safety chains are still attached but loose to check for main boom creeping down. None found after 2.5 hours so removed them:


Cycled lift several times through full stroke iterations purging system of air. This is the lift the next morning in front of the shop where I'd left it and no changes noted in positioning of elevation:


Cleaned up the work area and mowed under where equipment was located:


Happy as a pig in slop I am with this completed and serviceable again. Got a few trees to take down and some second story building maintenance and depainting to do shortly, (sandblasting) and the lift will come in really handy for that.
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sounds like you got plenty of work to keep it busy.. I could use one 2-3 days a year... Just cant justify having it set the rest of the time !!   NICE RIG !
Like them all, but love the "B"s.
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I'm not using it any kind of full time yet but when needed it's used a lot. So much easier than a ladder, or scaffolding. It's heavy, and very slow are about it's two drawbacks but I don't work construction sites so being only 2wd hasn't really been a factor. It gets stuck really easy but when new tires are installed, they will be weighted and that will help tremendously. I'm considering installing a couple of front driven hubs to make it FWA, but that would be a selectable tandem center solenoid valve actuated function via pressure compensated flow valve to match rotation speed.

Got some work to do in a small town on old "Rt. 66" where they want to put murals back onto two story buildings that are long painted over. Couple trees needing trimmed back that are encroaching upon a cattle loafing shed at my uncle's place, and a couple more that will seriously compromise our mobile home or newer Morton building if they fall at the family property. This is all high work so the lift plays handsomely.  
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Originally posted by steve(ill) steve(ill) wrote:

sounds like you got plenty of work to keep it busy.. I could use one 2-3 days a year... Just cant justify having it set the rest of the time !!   NICE RIG !

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View from the top. All dry underneath so calling it good:
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