Need help with lift

[Colonial Cobra]

I have a Rotary SP84-8 that was given to me that has bad cylinders. The carriages were rebuilt before it was found out that the cylinders were not rebuildable. At $1000 each for new cylinders and $400 for a pump. I'm better off buying a new lift.

I need ideas on what to do with it????
Try to retrofit another type of cylinder??
My detached garage has lower ceilings. I thought about cutting the lift to fit. Installing shorter cylinders and using it as a low rise.
Scrap it for the $$$$


Any other ideas?

 

[RMR&C]

What do you mean by bad cylinders? do they just leak?

 

[Colonial Cobra]

Bad, as in, not rebuildable.
Chrome flaking on shaft and cylinder walls highly pitted. Evidently they had water in them for an extended period of time.

 

[c39er]

Time to buy a new lift?

 

[Colonial Cobra]

Any other ideas before I scrap this lift?

 

[Worsedog]

I'd try a local hydraulic shop.

 

[NewLogik]

i'd try a local hydraulic shop.

... X2

 

[Bob C]

Rotary used "Pacoma" and "Massey Ferguson" cylinders. Are you trying to buy them from Rotary? That's probably why you are paying thru the nose. There is a company called SVI International that sells aftermarket parts for the SP84.

855-417-3292 toll free.

 

[Charles (in GA)]

http://www.sviinternational.com/files/pdfs/rotary_breakdowns/SP84.pdf

Give them a call, cannot hurt.

Charles

 

[Bernie Mac]

A local hydraulic shop should not have a problem re-chroming the shafts and providing any seals and wipers you would need. Most times they don't care much about who made the shaft they just measure the shafts and go from there. Way less expensive then buying new shafts/cylinders

 

[Murphy4570]

If you want to scrap that Rotary lift, I'll buy it off of you before you do that. Virginia is not that far from me.

 

[JSK]

On that lift, if I'm not mistaken, the only seals that contain fluid are the piston seals. Chrome rod and/or rod seals, not much if anything. (I'm pretty sure those cylinders have fluid on the slave side only). New piston seal, wiper and wear band.....then hone the bore and you should be fine.

 

[Colonial Cobra]

On that lift, if I'm not mistaken, the only seals that contain fluid are the piston seals. Chrome rod and/or rod seals, not much if anything. (I'm pretty sure those cylinders have fluid on the slave side only). New piston seal, wiper and wear band.....then hone the bore and you should be fine.

The bore has lots of rust and huge pits, too bad to hone.

Best price I've found is $899 per cylinder. Add in the cost for hoses and cables, and I'm over that of a new lift.