and even if the cylinder was reversed like i had it, it would work the same, just the rod end pivot to the beam pivot would have to be the same distance as you have the cylinder end pivot from the beam pivot...This is essentially how my grapple clamp is. Should work right? The mounts are 2" off the surface of the beam. This was going off of 12.5" high pivot and a cylinder with 38" extended length and 24" retracted length. Everything else I made assumptions on.
This is almost exactly how I have it drawn up now. Thanks for the drawings!This is essentially how my grapple clamp is. Should work right? The mounts are 2" off the surface of the beam. This was going off of 12.5" high pivot and a cylinder with 38" extended length and 24" retracted length. Everything else I made assumptions on.
With only 14" of stroke it doesn't work well. Not very good set-up IMO.
Yes. I tried for over an hour moving the points all over. Nothing worked right to use the entire cylinder stroke.
just becase you can figure it out, doesnt mean it doesnt work... the way i had it the rod mount on the beam should be around 10" from beam pivot, and the cylinder base mount would be around 32" laterally from the center line of the beam pivot, that would leave you with about an inch of overstroke and 1/2" of stroke left when in the down position.
I don't want to be an A**. But I used Cad and had it drawn many times. Yes you can do it that way. However, you will not be able to use the cylinder fully. It just doesn't work out. Your illustration of the dump bed isn't exactly what we are doing here either. I don't know, but I've never seen a dump bed go from laying flat to 90 degrees. Think the most they go is 45 degrees to dump? Not sure. Never owned one before.
Have pics of the underside? mounts etc?
they dont need to go 90 deg. they only need to go enough to dump the **** out of the bed...longer cylinders would make it go 90...
i dont have any here but ill get some pics of it tonight in the up (travel) position, and the load position.
i meant if you take the way i drew it, it would be esentally the same as yous but upside down
I had a 4x8 trailer that I used to haul wood in up to the house with. The floor and sides all rotted and I found the tiny 12" wheels to be not heavy enough for a cord of wood! So I found a heavier trailer for that duty and now using this frame for my splitter. Worked out great.
Sorry, I haven't followed this thread, just saw the pic of the cylinder, and to me it looks like an air cylinder rated for a couple hundred pounds of pressure, and not a hydraulic cylinder rated for a couple thousand pounds. Not trying to be a jerk, just don't want to see someone get hurt. Please correct me if I am mistaken.
