IronMtnMan
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I have an old yard/farm machine for lifting stuff heavier than I care or dare to anymore, etc...not used for anything other than my own use around here. For years this old gal has given me nothing but help and a smile on my face each time I use it, and the 3K dollars it cost me was a great investment.
This past week we got 18" of snow so like any other day, I fire the old girl up and commenced to moving snow as usual. All of a sudden I hear a BANG, and look out on the loader arm and see the left side curl cylinder shaped like a U. For the life of me, I can't figure out why that did that, unless water got into the barrel somehow, froze and when I retracted that rod it bent it...? Hard telling not knowing.
I hate to have to buy a new rod and go that route, I wonder if anyone can direct me to a used parts yard someplace where I can buy a used salvaged cylinder for this machine, or even a new one if I had to...by the time I'm done paying the hydraulic shop to replace this rod I bet I can just about buy a new one...not 100% sure but that's what I've found over the years.
So, is there any JCB salvage yards around I may check with?
Thanks in advance!
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This past week we got 18" of snow so like any other day, I fire the old girl up and commenced to moving snow as usual. All of a sudden I hear a BANG, and look out on the loader arm and see the left side curl cylinder shaped like a U. For the life of me, I can't figure out why that did that, unless water got into the barrel somehow, froze and when I retracted that rod it bent it...? Hard telling not knowing.
I hate to have to buy a new rod and go that route, I wonder if anyone can direct me to a used parts yard someplace where I can buy a used salvaged cylinder for this machine, or even a new one if I had to...by the time I'm done paying the hydraulic shop to replace this rod I bet I can just about buy a new one...not 100% sure but that's what I've found over the years.
So, is there any JCB salvage yards around I may check with?
Thanks in advance!