B219 owners, favor needed

[Lil Foot]

Could someone with a B219 FEL do me a favor & measure the outside diameter of the hydraulic cylinders? I meant to do this myself & it slipped my marginally functional mind until I was about 75 miles from the tractor. DOH! My guess is about 2.375, but I need a more solid figure to research a new project for improving said FEL.
Thanks in advance.

 

[BadDog]

Is the B219 the one with the front PTO pump? If it is, I have one and can get you the measurements.

 

[BadDog]

I just measured mine at roughly (not accounting for paint) 2.350".

 

[Lil Foot]

Is the B219 the one with the front PTO pump? If it is, I have one and can get you the measurements.

Yup, that's the one.
Just for clarity, 2.350" includes paint? If so that's what I'm interested in. I think mine have been repainted, so they may be a little larger, but if someone else will chime in for kind of an average, I'll be good to go.
Thanks!

 

[BadDog]

Well, it includes paint such that it is. Most of it is pretty well burnt, but it's there. If you need more precise, I can put a micrometer on it (or even a good caliper) instead of the worn vernier caliper I grabbed (which I generally use around the shop for rough measurements).

 

[Lil Foot]

I'd appreciate a more accurate measurement if it's not too much trouble- it's one of my curses- 30+ years as a Toolmaker & Research Technician.

 

[Tooljunkie]

Lil foot is definetly not a T.L.A.R. Graduate. If i dont have to, i wont measure....that looks about right.

Good luck with the project.
Mine is a carrier for 128"steel wheel that broke off the center.
For drying fire hose. Its built into a room,so onsite repair is necessary.

 

[Lil Foot]

Lil foot is definetly not a T.L.A.R. Graduate.

LMAO- you're right there. Borderline OCD on some things.

 

[Lil Foot]

Another measurement needed- Could someone please confirm the ram diameter? Should be 1.125", but I'd like a confirmation before cutting material.
Thanks in advance.

 

[BadDog]

Ok, I drug out the micrometers just for you. The measurements were so surprising, I went back and checked calibration to be sure, and they were both accurate within tenths. Anyway, the tube on the cleanest closest to virgin place I could find checked at ~2.376(+) without paint (looks like my verniers are in worse shape than I realized). Shaft is at ~1.126. Both varied by a few tenths in different areas, particularly the tube (which varied by a couple thou +), but that's what I got. And that's setting in the sun with micrometers coming out of a cool dry room. Sorry, no environmental control room to normalize my tractor in for 48 hours, but best I can tell that material is imperial sized.

 

[Lil Foot]

Excellent! Thanks BadDog! I now have all the dimensions confirmed, all the materials on hand, and need to start making some simple tooling. Stay tuned!