Fritz Maurer
Well-known Member
You still want him to overhaul the thing based on part of a picture and not knowing other variables… suppose you get the push block so tight that it squeaks going down the beam… what are you going to do about the beam flexing under a heavy push?How about:
"From what we can see in the provided picture the splitter carriage mechanism is very different from those commonly seen and appears to provide little support to prevent non-axial loads from being applied to the hydraulic cylinder rod"
Since the rod needs to be fixed anyway, would it not be easier to get a top link end from TSC and weld it to the end of the rod, and eliminate the side loading at the same time?
Not saying anyone is dead wrong, I am simply talking it from the standpoint of beginning with the cheapest/easiest repair