I guess it's the sunshine or diesel exhaust, but I had always thought that the bucket or attachment acted as the tie together, and hadn't made the connection that it was that shaft at the pivot point. I had been made aware of the fact that the pins at the pivot point were breaking when the pivot shaft kept slipping out one side or the other. From a mechanical standpoint, I failed to make the connection, until you, Mars pointed it out, that the pivot rod was the tie point between the rams as is I'm sure the attachment is also. I'm making the connection now, as I really hadn't thought about it much, and just kept replacing the pins and cursing JD, but the pins are a sort of safety mechinism to prevent damage from occuring in the event, as I often do, you point load on one corner or the other, of the bucket. That being said, I have a question for you, as I kept beefing up the pins more and more with each break.......Would putting large, say 3/8 grade 8 bolts in the pivot rod in place of the cotter pins implimented by the design lead to damage? I had always thought that the two rams just worked independently of each other with the attachment off and just got used to it, but in light of your enlightenment... (thanks alot:lmao
Now suddenly it bothers me and I want to figure a way of keeping the rams tied together. Or should I? Perhaps I should just keep them seperated and live with it? What's your take on that? I'm stewing it over now! The lights are on in fab lab now!