Cylinder rod saver.There are several yards of cylinder rod exposed to the elements. That means any grit or sand on the rods will scrape See scraping. or cut seals when the rod is extended or retracted re·tract v. re·tract·ed, re·tract·ing, re·tracts v.tr. 1. To take back; disavow: refused to retract the statement. 2. . Damaged seals lead to fluid leaks, which lead to NMC NMC Nursing & Midwifery Council (UK) NMC NSSDC Master Catalog (NASA) NMC Northwestern Michigan College (Traverse City, Michigan) NMC National Meteorological Center equipment. If you find any grit or sand, get rid of it. Another rod saver, no matter what the weather, is to exercise the cylinders weekly. This fights rust by spreading a thin coat of oil on the rod. Rust, like grit and sand, will scrape and cut the rod's seal. If the RTCH RTCH rough terrain container handler (US DoD) RTCH Rough Terrain Container/Cargo Handler is going to sit longer than a month and you're not going to be able to exercise the cylinders, coat the polished cylinder rod with a light coat of hyrdraulic fluid. Before startup, wipe off the rods to remove any grit or sand that has settled on the rods. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] |
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