Volp
Silver Member
- Joined
- Jun 14, 2002
- Messages
- 110
- Tractor
- Massey Fergussom MF35, Kubota B6001, JD LX186 Lawn tractor. Ford Super Dexta 3000
I once had to renovate one of the swing cylinders on my backhoe. The piston rod was disengaged from the piston!
I did not know how this has happened but maybe it could have been that the piston hit the top of the cylinder at the end of the swing?
To be on the safe side I put two rubber dampers on each side and I have had no recurrence of this problem.
However, when looking at pictures of other backhoes I see no dampers or mechanical stops.
Are there other means to prevent damage to swing cylinders?
I did not know how this has happened but maybe it could have been that the piston hit the top of the cylinder at the end of the swing? To be on the safe side I put two rubber dampers on each side and I have had no recurrence of this problem.
However, when looking at pictures of other backhoes I see no dampers or mechanical stops.
Are there other means to prevent damage to swing cylinders?
