Iowawoodguy
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I dont know if I'll be able to find a replacement piece since it's an old splitter. It would probably have to be specially made. Any ideas?
Broke the splitter
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I dont know if I'll be able to find a replacement piece since it's an old splitter. It would probably have to be specially made. Any ideas?
Search for hydraulic cylinder clevis and I think you'll be able to find something to match. Might want to know why it broke - binding, overloaded, flaw in material, or just plain worn out.
Iowawoodguy
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Thanks. I think there must have been a lot pressure on the bottom, and that's why it broke out. Plus it's pretty old.
Surplus center in Lincoln Ne has them listed. You may have some problems getting a new one to screw on there with out having the threads repaired. Like the others said double check nothing is binding. Those clevis ends are cast and some times they break. I have had a few on field disks break over the years.
Iowawoodguy
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Had to get a new clevis and had to have the cylinder re-threaded, but shes fixed! Thank God we didnt have to get a whole new hydraulic.
NSMaple1
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I think I might have just got it drilled & run a bolt through it & come up with something that way. The bolt would then serve as a (easily fixed) shear point. Shouldn't be a lot of strain on it just pulling the wedge back. Unless something binds. Which can happen.
Fix looks good though, doubt you could find a clevis like that around these parts.
Fix looks good though, doubt you could find a clevis like that around these parts.
Hopefully you put a bolt on the split end of the clevis. Seen those bolts get lost or forgotten and ruin the threads on the end of the rod.
Iowawoodguy
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Yep. Just took the picture before putting it in.
thewoodlands
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That sucks, I hope you can fix it.
Yep ...he fixed it, at least that’s what the post 4 above yours says.
Im wondering what the O.P paid to have the cylinder disassembled and have the ram turned and rethreaded?
Iowawoodguy
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The part and rethreading cost a little under $90. I'm a little more cautious when splitting gnarly wood now.
That’s pretty cheap actually...I think you got good deal.
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