Clarke log buster 8 - ram is leaking

[FabianRW]

Main front seal is leaking, the company and various searches haven't been able to provide me with the spares, parts or specs.

If anyone knows what seals will fit that would help me a great deal as I use it regularly for work. Any advice otherwise if unlikely, should I go to a hydraulics repair company?

The ram doesn't seem to have a label or any info, nothing to go on except I think it's a 10 ton ram.



Thanks,
Fabian

 

[farmer steve]

Not familiar with that brand.. I did look up the manual for it. If you mechanically inclined you can pull the seal(s)and most hydraulic shops could possibly get them for you. I had my TSC cylinder done by a shop. Cost me about $160 US. They made sure the rod wasn't bent/ pitted when they had it apart. Good luck

 

[rancher2]

I am in the camp of taking the cylinder to a hydraulic shop and having it rebuilt. Sometimes the barrel need honed or sometimes that can machine the piston and put a better seal on that will last longer. I am lucky in my area we have a excellent rebuilder shop that can do anything. They have built me new rods, pistons and barrels for cylinders I couldn't find anything that would match.