I had posted some time back about changing the manual steering of this puppy over to a power box. That part works great but I
had another question; While grading with it the blade hydraulic pistons always "slip" down requiring constant readjusting of the
blade. A couple of neighbors (one of whom should know his stuff) rebuilt the cylinders years ago (because of rust on the shafts
and subsequent leaks) and said that the piston lip seals were designed (angled or what have you) to only apply down pressure so
fluid will leak past them while trying to hold the blade up. This doesn't sound right to me. Anyone have experience with these
cylinders?
had another question; While grading with it the blade hydraulic pistons always "slip" down requiring constant readjusting of the
blade. A couple of neighbors (one of whom should know his stuff) rebuilt the cylinders years ago (because of rust on the shafts
and subsequent leaks) and said that the piston lip seals were designed (angled or what have you) to only apply down pressure so
fluid will leak past them while trying to hold the blade up. This doesn't sound right to me. Anyone have experience with these
cylinders?