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Martin
Martin
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Allis-Chalmers tractor purchase. Now, The Old Tractor thread. Post yours.
- Thread starter ktmoutfront
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It failed. Pulled one critical weld off of the cap. I did not have enough heat in the material.
At this point what would a new cylinder cost, and how soon to get?
That is where I am at now.
That looks fairly big. I'm guessing it will be a lot. Might need to expand your hydraulic shop search and go farther out.
I gave up after the weld broke. Called another company and told them what I had done. He said it was a lot more than they would try.
Both sides of the weld held to the material. Split the weld down the middle. So I V-notched it. Piled a crap load of weld on it and put another gusset across that weld. Started pushing the cylinder and I fooled myself into thinking it was moving.
But I needed another 1/2" shim when I let the cylinder off. Then another. I looked at my indexing marks. It had moved 1/8". Now I have a longer cylinder. So progress is being made.
Both sides of the weld held to the material. Split the weld down the middle. So I V-notched it. Piled a crap load of weld on it and put another gusset across that weld. Started pushing the cylinder and I fooled myself into thinking it was moving.
But I needed another 1/2" shim when I let the cylinder off. Then another. I looked at my indexing marks. It had moved 1/8". Now I have a longer cylinder. So progress is being made.
The lower right side and the collar were original marks. The upper right side was a remark to see if it was truly moving.
Wow
Used the forklift to spread it more 
It is to this point as of this evening. A friend will help getting farther Friday.
It is to this point as of this evening. A friend will help getting farther Friday.
I was wondering when (and how) the forklift was gonna make an appearance
looks like 5-10 pd of rod in that fixture
What?
Welding rod.
MIG welded all of it. Turned it up to 24/315 and heated base metal to 400* before welding.
Know when to buy a new cylinder!
Send me your CC. $4k.
Holy cow, I didn’t know they were that high!
That's almost double of what I was thinking, ridiculous! I was guessing $2500 at most.
I bought a 4 section dump bed hoist cylinder 2 years ago and it was $3300.
Odd ball sizing on everything. Only one manufacturer makes it. Not a lot of volume, so not in stock. It is made to order.
With as much weld you've done to build the fixtures, modifying the tractor to fit a more common cylinder might have been easier.
I certainly hope this cylinder is serviceable
I certainly hope this cylinder is serviceable
