Re: Is it better up or down..

Posted by mkirsch on January 13, 2009 at 17:10:16 from (64.80.108.55):

In Reply to: Is it better up or down.. posted by Rick(MN) on January 13, 2009 at 15:34:37:

Old wives' tale. Under pressure you're stressing the hoses and seals. There's still oil in the cylinders when you lower the implement to lube the orings and seals.

Frankly I have never seen in 30-odd years of being around farm equipment, a cylinder dry out from being left relaxed. Even a cylinder that sat outside on a chopper, partially extended for 20 odd years before it was cannibalized for my plow. Nary a drip.

What I have seen is hoses, hose ends and fittings fail under pressure.

If it's got a transport lock, use it. Otherwise, lower it when you're not transporting it.

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