muddstopper
Veteran Member
I ran across a 5inch bore cylinder today I thought would be good for a wood splitter. The cyl is a tierod type with the 4 long bolts running down each side to hold the caps on. Since the cyl needed to be shortened by 16 inches, I dismantled the cylinder and discovered the tube wall was only 1/8in thick. This has me wondering how much hydraulic pressure is going to be safe. I gave $50 for the cylinder and cant take it back, but dont wont to use it if it is going to blow apart the first time I throw 3000psi at it.