stallion85
1/2 ton status
Great thread with lots of good info!
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Hydro assist on the cheap...Under $100
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blazd88
1/2 ton status
Guess what showed up at my house today (end hijack)
Thats the same one I ordered right? 1.5x8x1 from SurplusCenter?
I ordered mine 2nd day air last night, won't be here till Tuesday.
I ordered mine 2nd day air last night, won't be here till Tuesday.
greywolf
1/2 ton status
ttt for this dummie/coward great post
blazd88
1/2 ton status
ya jethro i ordered mine on the 21st and its just getting here on the 29th. What are you going to run through the ends to mount it. I have looked but havent fount any cleveses that are big enough.
blazd88 said:
Just gonna run 3/4" bolts...I thought that was normal? Why a clevis?
blazd88
1/2 ton status
was just worried about bolts backing off is all.
Locknuts?
muddyblzr
1/2 ton status
maybe some blue loc-tite also.
when u get this all wrapped up tell us how it does. i might go that way for my DD later on
when u get this all wrapped up tell us how it does. i might go that way for my DD later on
BozoWise
1/2 ton status
blazd88 said:
I can just safety wire the nut when I do mine.
Damn, I guess I started something...SurplusCenters getting alot of buisness from this I guess. 
BozoWise
1/2 ton status
KidJethro said:Damn, I guess I started something...SurplusCenters getting alot of buisness from this I guess.
Well I had stole the idea from Pirate a few months ago
Not sure if the parts you have listed are the exact same. But I recoginized the ram for sure. Now if I only had it mounted.The hydro parts came from surpluscenter.com
2 9-1503-4-4 1503-4-4 1/4" 45 SWIVEL 5.90
3 916-1436 1/4" X 36" 1/4 NPTM X 1/I HYD HOSE 22.05
1 9-6645 1.5X8X1 DA HYD CYL 49.95
2 9-6405-4-4 6405-4-4 SAE4,7/16-20 TOTER 4.38
2 9-1501-4-4 1501-4-4 1/4" M/F R.A. S 3.90
Total $: 86.18
BozoWise said:Well I had stole the idea from Pirate a few months ago
The hydro parts came from surpluscenter.com
2 9-1503-4-4 1503-4-4 1/4" 45 SWIVEL 5.90
3 916-1436 1/4" X 36" 1/4 NPTM X 1/I HYD HOSE 22.05
1 9-6645 1.5X8X1 DA HYD CYL 49.95
2 9-6405-4-4 6405-4-4 SAE4,7/16-20 TOTER 4.38
2 9-1501-4-4 1501-4-4 1/4" M/F R.A. S 3.90
Total $: 86.18
Same ram and almost the same total price. My total was $87.93. I stole the idea from Pirate too.
So how exactly are the ends of this the wrong way? they look like they work fine?
They will work fine, but as it is, the lines coming off the ram will have to be pointing to the front or to the rear of the truck. Most people like to thave them pointing up to keep them alittle more protected. All ya have to do is cut the tube off the fixed end of the ram and weld it back on 90* from where it was.
KidJethro said:
That is incorrect. The reason they have a higher stated force rating is because the larger shaft ram is rated for more pressure, 3kpsi vs. 2kpsi. Therefor the rating on the 1" rod ram is given at 3kpsi whereas the rating on the .75" rod ram is given at 2kpsi.
At the same pressure the ram you ordered, with the 1" rod, will exert less pressure than the one with the .75" shaft due to the smaller surface area on the rod side of the piston. The non piston side will be equal in force to the .75" rod ram.
In other words, the ram you ordered will have a larger force differential between left and right and be weaker when contracting than the ram with a .75" rod.
Also as far as speed, your 1" ram will be faster when contracting than the .75" ram, not slower. The speed will be the same when extending though.
Sigh....
Like I said on the other board...where were ya when I asked this stuff ealier?
Like I said on the other board...where were ya when I asked this stuff ealier?
91GMCSuburban
1/2 ton status
Is any of this street legal? If not, how can you make it street legal?
so it really doesnt matter than operation wise...just to keep the thing safe? sounds easy enough, i just dont trust my welding abilitys yet... also i am running an lt1 so i have a type 2 pump. anyone used hydraulic assist with this type of pump? i know the resivoir will be easy enough because its remote so i can make it as big as i want, but ive had problems with these pumps crapping out before ans was just wondering what it would be like with assist. final hijack question... would it be better if you went with a assist specific ram? meaning if you werent to concerned about cash is it really that much better?
