The paint looks very nicely done!
As you mentioned it will be interesting to see which of the two paints last longer.
Scott
As you mentioned it will be interesting to see which of the two paints last longer.
Scott
Hi John,Hi Dookanooka
I brought my hydraulic cylinders 1st and then built the loader frame around them. I used 1.5 on main lift rams and 1 on the bucket tip cylinders.
Hydraulic hose size was 3/8.
I brought my cylinders from www.dieseltraders.com.au - happy with them and they have worked fine but paint quality is poor but they function well and were at the right price.
Cheers John
Hi Dookanooka,hi John,
thanks for the reply. I can definitely see the benefit in making a loader around the cylinders, it makes life much easier later. I'm having trouble sourcing the welded end tube type cylinders in Australia that I need for the existing frame. You look like you used the single metal tab to connect them to the frame, mine has 2 tabs. Also, i'm being a bit rough in my choice of cylinder retracted length to what looks to be available vs exact fit, hoping that's ok as long as the cylinders not too short to fit at all. As I say, i've found cylinders in the US, but boy the shipping's a killer! I shall try DieselTraders though.
By the way, when you brazed on the fittings to the thin hydraulic tubing, did you use a blowtorch for that, or Oxy? I'm wondering how easy it would be without a serious gas setup.