The Home Machinist!

Hi All, our gates are getting pretty tired, and we are considering replacement, looking for options and possibly suppliers, we are running on a 7.5 “ gauge, currently the gates are controlled pneumatically through poly tubing, the system does work for the most part.

No clutch, and no adjustment for upward force, only an upper limit setting.

The latch has been removed and I think I will just be replacing the top panel, I managed to straighten out the other dents fairly well, once the top panel is replaced it will be good enough.

Oh, by the way, the panels are steel, magnets don’t stick to Al.

Yes, insulated.

This is the best I have, I have straightened some out.

Hi All, garage door went up while latch was in place ,OUCH!, anyway there are some buckles that I would like to straighten out, looking for suggestions, one I have was to cover the area with aluminum foil , warm the area with a heat gun, then hit the area with an inverted can of compressed air to co...

Hi, newer Loco with Eaton pump and motors MFG. recommends AW 46 hydraulic fluid, other 2 have been running on general purpose hydraulic fluid, with no issues.

NAPA General purpose, it does have a new return filter, Loco will get limited use.

Hi All, how do I determine how much fluid should be in a system, about 20’ total 3/4” hose, 2 truck motors, there is a tank that is approximately 5 Gal, I can’t believe that needs to be full, probably about 1 1/2 gals in it now.

Hi All, everything works as it should hydraulically, however we have a side to side wobble, I aligned gears did not help, removed front chain, wobble reduced slightly, removed rear chain and it seems that the gear on the pump may be the issue, set screws were loose tighten same, how can we tell if i...

Hi, can I assume that fluid is always flowing through the system when the pump is turning and only when the reversing valve is moved will fluid go to the motors?