bm02tj
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except the left hand thread on the odd cast iron rad
I have used rope with as many loops I can get then twisted with another wrench
Sometimes the cheater bar is not enough.
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except the left hand thread on the odd cast iron rad
I have used rope with as many loops I can get then twisted with another wrench
Made a rig to do that, pictures on another computer very similar only had to use my axles. Couple hours to make, 5 minutes to line up splines. Geezus.
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Osoroho
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Commode tank lever left hand thread an old plumber lol
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Years ago I was working on a large hydraulic accumulator, the discharge had a bolted flange, a ball valve & 2 1/2" threaded fittings.... As part of the O/H I needed to disassemble al the plumbing, clean out the old sealer & apply new... I had the accumulator chained down in a 12' x 3' steel bed so it wasn't going anywhere... I'd been using a 36" pipe wrench & things wouldn't budge.... I added a 36" cheater, gave it a few pretty good pulls & nothing was moving... Being pipe thread I expected when things started to move it would be a gradual (controlled) reduction of torque.. I set the pipe wrench & bar up so the pull point was above my head about 2' & applied my full weight to the bar.... Suddenly I had a length of pipe trying to go through my head.... The pipe thread never budged.. But I neglected to notice the machined thread where the valve was assembled.... Lesson learned... Pay more attention... Luckily I was able to mostly catch the pipe, it barely touched my head....
Bb70charger500
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I had a hyd cly once that refused to let the nut loose! I set it up on my bench vise used a skid steer to hold table down then used a back hoe to loosen nut! My boss walked out of office in the middle of this. Took a picture then went back in !
We got a hyd nut remover shipped up from a different shop I guess safety man saw picture and told them to get me proper tooling!!!!
Used a track hoe to loosen it's own track bolts out on side of road
We got a hyd nut remover shipped up from a different shop I guess safety man saw picture and told them to get me proper tooling!!!!
Used a track hoe to loosen it's own track bolts out on side of road
mopar26
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This might not work in your specific application, but this has gotten be out of many rusted nuts! Greatest tool ever!
https://www.theinductor.com/induction-heater-tools/mini-ductor
https://www.theinductor.com/induction-heater-tools/mini-ductor
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It looks to me that they are working on a hydraulic cylinder, probably to replace the packing. Those Rigid handles are cast and the D shackle holding that chain would break that cast handle in no time.
Think "a chain is only as strong as its weakest link". Like @moparedtn said, when that handle breaks, all hell is breaking loose. I have changed many a packing in cylinders, and they can be a real bitch to get apart. Especially on a piece of equipment that spends it's whole life digging in the mud/dirt. Your "heat wrench" is your best friend.
If I had to fathom a guess, that picture was set up for "click bait" and nothing more. I could be wrong, but anybody with the know-how to repair hydraulic cylinders would know that's an accident waiting to happen.
Think "a chain is only as strong as its weakest link". Like @moparedtn said, when that handle breaks, all hell is breaking loose. I have changed many a packing in cylinders, and they can be a real bitch to get apart. Especially on a piece of equipment that spends it's whole life digging in the mud/dirt. Your "heat wrench" is your best friend.
If I had to fathom a guess, that picture was set up for "click bait" and nothing more. I could be wrong, but anybody with the know-how to repair hydraulic cylinders would know that's an accident waiting to happen.
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