You didn't mention how bad the pits were so I'm assuming your hydraulic shop already knows they can't be honed out. If they can't answer that question for you, you may want to talk to a shop that hones hydraulic barrels to determine if the old one can be saved.
You might want to harass the Belzona guy as well. I've never used it to correct a defect in the barrel of a hydraulic cylinder so I do not know if it will hold up. If you can fill the pits and hone the cylinder, you'd be up and running in no time.
But they said it is too deep to hone. I did feel the pits. They are deep so I agree with them. There are only three pits which are very small in size but they are deep enough for concern. What is that stuff? Similar to the old JB weld? Seems like a great idea to me but will it hold, work, and not ruin the new seal? Thoughts?
Thanks for the idea!
Jamie
- Degrease
- Use Black Beauty OR Black Diamond to blast. (not sand) 3 or 4 mil
- Belzona 1111 super metal
- 3 orange to 1 part black. Mix until consistent in color.
- Apply smooth with wall
- Hone it
George Green out of Nebraska -four zero two-987-2570
But they are not giving that stuff away. The smallest container is $250.
Jamie
Good stuff. That is all I use to blast metals when restoring these machines, not cheap here eather 35.00 for a 100 pound bag
That $250 I mentioned was for the epoxy. I think he said it was a 1K tub. Does that sound right? It sounded like way more than I will need so he referred me to a local shop that he knew had some, and would do it for me. Going to give them a buzz shortly.
Did you get any hurricane damage?
Jamie
Okay, no we made out okay a few trees and green bottles went down😆😆
Lol - nice.
Jamie,
did they give you a price for the new barrel? It might not be too bad. If there was only fifity bucks between that and the putty fix, I know what I'd choose. I don't think it would change the appearance as the barrel is just a straight tube anyway. Find out and let us know - I have a LaPlante-Choate that I'm sure will need to be done.
Cheers,
Neil.
They quoted me $470 to replace the barrel. I have a couple in the trees I need to look at before I decide what to do.
Jamie
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