Hyd cylinder broken end

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"
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?

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
 
I have this hydraulic cylinder on my wood splitter. The end broke off. What is my best option here besides buying a new cylinder?

It only needs to push. The force on it when retracting is very small. I think the side to side forces are what broke it. Like when a chunk of wood is slightly uneven it pushes to the side a little

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Do they make ends like the one on this cylinder, that I could bolt or weld on?

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I think my options are these…

-Weld the end back on. It probably wouldn’t last long though

-Find an end to weld/bolt on like the above picture

-Drill a new hole in the rod. I’m not even sure if that’s doable.


The rod is 1 1/2” diameter and the pin hole is 1”. It’s a Prince 3.5x20 cylinder

Thanks
post a picture of the complete unit so a person can see how the other end is anchored and stop this
I have this hydraulic cylinder on my wood splitter. The end broke off. What is my best option here besides buying a new cylinder?

It only needs to push. The force on it when retracting is very small. I think the side to side forces are what broke it. Like when a chunk of wood is slightly uneven it pushes to the side a little

View attachment 78161

Do they make ends like the one on this cylinder, that I could bolt or weld on?

View attachment 78162

I think my options are these…

-Weld the end back on. It probably wouldn’t last long though

-Find an end to weld/bolt on like the above picture

-Drill a new hole in the rod. I’m not even sure if that’s doable.


The rod is 1 1/2” diameter and the pin hole is 1”. It’s a Prince 3.5x20 cylinder

Thanks
post a picture of the complete cylinder set up so we can stop this maybe stuff. all thats needed is a 1" bolt through that block with an end welded on the cyl. and let the bolt do the work , not push on the rod end.
 
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?

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
Since you want to be right, the heim joint would work good, I thought they would be more expensive at that size but 3 point setups make them readily available. It really wouldn’t be much different than a heavy wall sleeve bolted on through that repaired hole in the rod end and over the end a 1/2” or 5/8” thick push cap on it. And just a loose bolt in there to pull it back on the return stroke. Either way in my opinion it needs more added to it to make it “track” the slides. I didn’t notice earlier that it must be 2 deep channel irons back to back with something between to create the trough between them. The rollers are a slick idea but I don’t see how they are being that beneficial the way it is set up. As I alluded to and rustred is saying, seeing the front would tell more of the tale. He must have a lot of straight grain wood to split or that would have not held up very long like that. No one can “make” someone on the opposite end do anything, all they can do is give my suggestions and opinions.
 

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