Just talked to son. He extended the rod all the way and used a porta-power jack slid between the cylinder rod and the beam. He disconnected the rod end of the cylinder only, and raised it up to provide clearance for the porta-power. He used blocks of wood with V-cuts in them to protect the shaft. Blocks of wood with V-cuts and log chain were used to anchor the rod end of the cylinder to the beam, and two more chains/blocks were used to isolate the area that he wanted to bend. With the cutter disconnected from the cylinder rod, you can rotate the cylinder rod to your advantage (with bend toward the beam). Like straightening a bent lawnmower crankshaft, he had to over bend it a little and let it come back straight. It was all strictly eyeball work. He cautions you to be very careful with fingers, eyes, etc., and if this is not your area of expertise, just don't fool with it. Son mechanics for a living, and is comfortable with projects like this. He also said to tell you that the shaft has bent slightly since he straightened it, (I didn't know that) and he's going to build a bracket to tie the mid point of the cylinder to the beam, as you originally suggested. He has about $300 in this splitter, and did not have much to lose if it wouldn't straighten. His shaft was pretty badly bent when he bought it - enough that you could spot it from across the store parking lot. Let us know how it turns out, and good luck with what ever you try.
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