Replacing ram on engine hoist - what to do with it?

[Shootinok]

Replacing an engine hoist cylinder with Air/Hydro
What to do with the old long ram?

Log splitter comes to mind, but I don’t really need a log splitter.
Anyone repurposed one of these?



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[PhantomEB]

Took mine to the local hydraulic shop and said don’t need this and don’t think it belongs in the dump. They gave it to the new kid and said he can use it to blow apart then he won’t just be a glorified parts monkey.

 

[Shootinok]

Nice - donated it to science!



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[Shootinok]

Finished with the hoist refreshing.
Didn’t really rebuild it just replaced the cylinder and gave it a paint job.
If you have a few cans of paint (different colors and no duplicates)
You can get creative.
This was made in USA so why not...

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[Danglerb]

How do you like the air vs manual?

 

[Shootinok]

How do you like the air vs manual?

Great - especially for one man operation.
It doesn’t replace the manual pump all the time and it’s not any faster, but it’s convenient.



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