Homemade Crane Build, Finally Done But Not That Good...
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- Gday, The crane is done but I'm not that happy with how it preforms, I believe its the design thats not correct, I'm just going to see how it goes and if its no good then I deal with it then, It was worth a try anyway, hope you enjoy the video, Cheers...
Here’s a link to Queensland Tractor Spare where I brought the hydraulic cylinder from
queenslandtractorspares.com.au/
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Don't apologise Matty; building that on the fly shows true mental agility & honest to goodness engineering ability, well done.
Gday, thanks for the kind words, building from plans is much easier but building on the run is a whole different level, cheers
I love it when someone as methodical as you comes out and says..."It's a bit shit" at the end of a project. 40 yrs in the game and I can't tell you how many guys I've come across that swear black and blue their project is the bees knees when everyone can see the emperor got new clothes. for what its worth I feel this is an awesome build for no other reason than it'll save your dad a manual handling injury at the very least . Thanks for sharing
Gday Joe, I like to say it how it is and I like to show my mistakes and screw ups, no good hiding them and we all have them days, people who say they never screw up are full of shit, thanks for watching mate, cheers
As my father used to say, “If it was easy, then they would have let somebody else do it.” Cheers. Wish you well.
Gday Don, definitely had its challenge's but learnt a lot as well, Thanks for watching, Cheers
I have wanted to create something like this for my own use. So much thought goes into the process. An outrigger with a crank jack that has a drop leg is something I have used for various terrains. A humble craftsman will always have my respect! Nice looking job!
Gday, So far ive been really happy with how this has worked, I think with a bigger cylinder it would be a lot better though, Appreciate you watching, Cheers
I liked your solution to hydraulic issue. Now the trouble will be getting the old man not to push the limits with this setup like we would all do.
Gday John, I think Dad will push it to the limits and beyond knowing him😂, thanks for watching, Cheers
As Walter Elliot said, “Perseverance is not a long race; it is many short races one after the other.” Well done (again), Matty mate!!👊
Gday Peter, it took some doing mate but got there in the end, thanks for watching, cheers
I have to say, you do some great projects and equally so, some great machining and welding as well. Thumbs Up!
Thanks Gary, appreciate you watching and commenting mate, cheers
Bloody impressive with how the build ended up. I for one would be happy with it if I'd have built it. Cheers
Gday, it’s been a good challenge from start to finish, learnt a lot to which is a good think, appreciate you watching and commenting mate, cheers
It's about the journey for me. I don't really care how many videos it takes. You do good work and that's all that matters👍thanks for showing us what you do. I know it's a pain putting videos out on top of the work.
Gday, it’s definitely been a journey and a big learning curve, filming easily doubles the build time then editing is is a whole nothing factor, appreciate your support, cheers
Projects that don't go to plan can be a real character test - and you aced it !
Cheers, Alan.
Gday Alan, it’s been a challenge that’s for sure and a great learning curve, not sure if I’d build another one in a hurry though, thanks for watching, cheers
It is hard to build things with no plans and just ideas in your head. You need to think of a lot of things, including future uses for the item, or attachments you may need to add. You have done well designing this crane and you have got to the finish line, so I'm sure you are happy. Great to see it operational Matty, you have done a good job.
Gday, it was definitely a mission to build and I’m glad it’s done, thanks for watching mate, cheers
That was a fun project to follow. Thanks for bringing us along!
Gday Paul, Great to hear you enjoyed the build series, Cheers
I've been watching your videos since the Vee-Block build 3 years ago., so I feel certain that in the end this project, too, will be a success. Thanks much for sharing this.
Gday Bruce, I really appreciate your support over the years, that was one of my first videos from memory, long time ago, cheers
You did a fantastic job building the crane thank you very much for what you do
Thanks very much David, appreciate you watching, cheers
Top build mate, she’s a ripper. I actually like the winch set up better. Dad will be happy to use it, saves a lot a mucking around. Another job off the list. 👍🇦🇺
Gday Mark, Dad will definitely put it to its limits I’d say, he good at that, thanks for watching mate, cheers
excellent build! and it is great to see how it evolved during the build.. it is all part of the fun...
Gday, It took a while to get to the end but it had its fair share of challenges thats for sure, Thanks for watching mate, Cheers
Nice job 👍👍👍 even though sometimes it doesn't work as planned keep moving forward and come up with plan B and make it work with what you got 👍
Gday, plans definitely don’t always work out but that’s the way life goes mate, cheers
WELL DONE SIR ! IT TAKED ALOT OF THINKING AND WORK TO BUILD A CRANE I KNOW THIS , BECAUSE I BUILT ONE MYSELF AND IT REALLY MADES LIFE EASYIER.AROUND THE HOMESTEAD..! {COMPLIMENTS TO YOU SIR !!!!!}.
Gday, It certainly took some nutting out, id never built one before so it was all trial and error, Appreciate you watching, Cheers
Great build Matty. Even though the design changed part way through, it's still going to be a great tool. Nice work. 👍
Gday Craig, Plans are made to be changed so they say mate, Im sure dad will still get use out of it still, Thanks for watching,
Enjoyed…interesting and credit you for your work ethic and craftsmanship….
Gday Chuck, thanks for the kind words mate, cheers
Hi Matty For your own and others' safety and for legal liability, I strongly suggest you fit a load holding valve to the cylinder hydraulics. (You may have one already but it is out of the picture). A commercial hydraulic company can help you out. Cheers
Fully agree, only takes a hose to fail.
Gday, If I keep the hydraulics it will get a safety valve fitted, Thanks for watching, Cheers
Thanks for the video keep on keeping on.
Thanks for watching Harold, cheers
We would have stayed with you through 500 videos, Matty! Good build!
Thanks mate, appreciate your support, cheers
Adding the winch gives so much more versatility. The only thing I’d definitely engineer is a retainer of some sort to keep that cable in the roller. It’d be way too easy to not notice the cable dislocated from the cable groove and since that’s the entire weight bearing point, it’d be catastrophic if the cable walked off the roller with a heavy load on it. Just bolt a guide atop the end of the extension near the roller like a slot bracket and bam, Bob’s your uncle. Cheers.
Gday, definitely going to build a cable guide on the pulley, should of done that before the video went out, thanks for watching and commenting, cheers
Works great Matty, enjoyed the build. Tony
Thanks Tony, appreciate your support mate, cheers
Difficult job, but you got it there in the end Matty 💪 .
Lifting 500 kg is serious stuff, especially over that jib length, but cylinder looked about right, my 2 Tonne engine crane has a 8 Tonne jack cylinder (standard off the shelf crane).
Another subscriber has mentioned fitting counterbalance valves to the cylinder, just an extra small bore pipe from each cylinder valve.
Looked great lifting the quad, like a job in the town 👏.
Fantastic work all round, thanks for sharing.
Regards John
Gday John, If I keep the hydraulics on the crane ill be putting a safety valve on for sure, I had no problem lifting the bike which was good, Thanks for watching, Cheers
Matty that’s great. Good job.
Thanks very much, cheers
No apologies Matty! We are learning from your mistakes! One of us is going to have an easier time of it when we decide to build something similar one day.
Thanks for sharing 🇨🇦
Gday Paul, im not worried about showing my mistakes, if helps one person then my jobs done, I see so many content creators that never make a single screwup but there’s always a tell tale that it’s happened, just gotta watch carefully and you’ll see it, we’re only human mate, cheers
Aren’t we all our own worst enemies? I do the same, if it’s not perfect then l’m beating myself up about it. There’s nowt wrong with wanting perfection Matty. You do a great job and l bet your dad will be well chuffed with it.
Gday Paul, being hard on yourself makes you better next time around, that’s what i tell myself anyway, Dad will definitely put it to the test mate, cheers
at least you finished the job,, a lot of us would''nt have cheers
Gday Graedon, is was tempted to give up a few times to be honest, cheers
G'day Matty , you got there in the end mate, and I bet your dad will be stoked with it. The hydraulics not being up to it ain't your fault, especially as the pump was not new if I remember. So don't put yourself down. As far as I'm concerned it's a bloody good build and fit for purpose. On the splayed foot I think I might have just gone belt and braces and put a gusset either side over the bar joint, but that's me! Cheers from the UK. Sam
Gday Sam, im sure Dad will put it to the test over time, definitely going to put a gusset on the leg to, thanks for watching mate, cheers
Absolutely love to hear Australian Technical Language. I know that many Overseas viewers will be Googling like crazy.
Gday, it may not be the correct technical terms but they’ll do mate, thanks for watching, cheers
@@MattysWorkshop "blew the arse out of it" had this pommie laughing 😆
Here in the southeast of the USA we say "engineering on the fly" Loved the video
Congrates on the finish.
Matty,I'm proud the way ya handled the issue in the fly and although it may have not met expectations it surely is better in the long run. Good on ya mate. Thankyou for sharing all the videos and we look forward for more in the future. Oh , you mentioned it was hot as heck there in that day, we'll as I write this comment we're getting hit with snow here in Oregon in the Willamette valley
Go figure huh!?? Thnx again Matty ❤️👍🙏
Gday James, There's was plenty of problem solving that went on during this build and thats the best way to learn, that day was bloody hot and a bit of snow would of been good, Thanks for watching mate, Cheers
Good job, even though it didn’t turn out as you expected
Thanks for watching and commenting, cheers
The electric winch was a great solution and gives more total options for dragging stuff around on the ground or even stuff up on the tray. 👍
But I think it really needs a top bracket above the pulley to make sure the cable will never jump out of the pulley. That can really wreck your day! 😬
Gday, definitely needs something over the cable pulley for sure, the winch was worth putting on mate, thanks for watching, cheers
Good video Matty. Put that power pack on your press. I have been wanting to do that to mine. Cheers.
Gday, I did think of that but I just put the porta power in there, should of waited a week mate, cheers
Bravo great job
Thanks very much Robert, cheers
Very nice work. The winch addition is a great idea.
Gday, I’m glad I out the winch on as well mate, thanks for watching, cheers
Don’t give up yet Matty. Your builds are pretty inspirational to a LOT of us out there in Oz especially who aren’t engineers.
I’m pretty certain that someone who’s a hydraulics expert could tell you what is needed to make the hydraulics work.
The electric winch obviously works ok.
Electric over hydraulic.
I saw you deploy the hydraulic cylinder while the bike was hoisted up in the air, and it worked OK so maybe it’s just a little too heavy at full reach down near ground level?
Maybe it’s just a stronger oil bypass valve needed to make the hydraulics cope a bit better?
You see these Kevwreck 1 tonne cranes on utes and light trucks and they will lift a tonne or two, so it must be achievable.
I second what someone else posted about a safety valve to stop it collapsing in the event of a hydraulic hose leak / burst scenario - to prevent accidental injury / death if you haven’t already got one in the system that we didn’t see?
At a worst case scenario, could you not deploy that hydraulic cylinder under the trailer to activate and retrieve your stabiliser leg maybe?
Also really like your “pig trailer” design with wheels at all 4 corners and the steering bogey axle up front.
My lad & I were just discussing if it would be possible to get one licensed here in West Oz for on road use, and you obviously have in NSW ? - so it would seem likely that maybe we could? 🤷♂️
Have one of those Chinese made Coastmac 3.5 Tonne Hydralic tandem tipping trailers (10x5 foot), and always wished we could add a hydraulic crane on it for dragging short logs home to Alaskan mill at our leisure into big section lumber 8” x 8” Patio / Verandah posts and the like.
I’d be a lot more inclined to have a crack at it, if the trailer was like yours with wheels at all 4 corners, than in a centralised tandem axel rocker arm set up in the middle.
Do some research, get an engineers or hydraulics persons input, and have another crack at it with a version 2 at some point when you do work it out.
Understand your frustration with it not working out exactly as you planned at first go, but Rome wasn’t built in a day, mate & your not making Omega watches.
You’ll get there in the end & your inspiring a lot of people along the way, which is never a bad thing.
Teddy said it best perhaps and a lot more eloquently than I ever could.
It is not the critic who counts; not the man who points out how the strong man stumbles, or where the doer of deeds could have done them better. The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena, whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood; who strives valiantly; who errs, who comes short again and again, because there is no effort without error and shortcoming; but who does actually strive to do the deeds; who knows great enthusiasms, the great devotions; who spends himself in a worthy cause; who at the best knows in the end the triumph of high achievement, and who at the worst, if he fails, at least fails while daring greatly, so that his place shall never be with those cold and timid souls who neither know victory nor defeat.
Theodore Roosevelt
Gday, I do believe these dog trailers can be registered in all states of Australia as far as I know, you'll have to double check to make sure though, Cheers and thanks for watching,
It is beautiful. That's a sweet trailer too.
Thanks for watching, Cheers
Hi Matty, Did a really good job on the build. I am looking to build something like this too!
With regards to the hydraulics...
What is the max pressure of the pump? I suggest that it should be a standard 3000 psi or 207 bar. Flow is not that important as that will only affect the speed of the hydraulic cylinder. Pressure gives you the force.
What is the bore or piston size is your cylinder?
Piston diameter x 3.14 x pressure = force
Next thing to know is what the leverage is.
Distance from pivot point to hydraulic cylinder mount?
Distance from hydraulic cylinder mount to pulley?
Divide one into the other to get a ratio.
Assuming that the hydraulic cylinder is about a third of the way along the beam and the cylinder produces 1 ton of lift, the crane could lift half... so ½ ton.
Adding an inline adjustable flow control with free flow in opposite direction to the main cylinder would also good too. Fit it at the pump side.
¼ ID or 3/8 ID hydraulic hoses.
Hope this helps!
I know this was done a year ago but if you have any questions, let me know
Nicely done
Thanks mate, cheers
Don't so hard on yourself Matty. Bloody good job if you ask me. It was a big task, and I think you pulled it off well. I bet your dad will be wrapped. Cheers, Aaron.
Gday Aaron, it was a big mission in the end and I’m glad it’s done now that’s for sure, thanks for watching, cheers
Hi Matty. I came to same conclusion as you. Larger bore fluid wise or slower pump delivery. I had similar problems years ago building a bike lift ramp in the garage. I used a 2nd hand ram from a Massey tractor. It was a small bore & was trying to lift too fast. I got a larger diameter one & it worked a treat. That was using a pump from a Ford Transit tipper truck. Fantastic result though. I was watching the truck bed while you were at other side lifting & there was no lift at all. Don't forget to put a label on the side saying Built by Matty's Workshop , with your phone No below it. Orders will be flying in. Haha.
Regards.
Steve.
Gday Steve, definitely not putting my phone number on the build mate, building one was enough 🤣, im going to keep an eye out for a bigger cylinder and I think that will fix the problem, thanks for watching, cheers
It's all a learning curve with that sort of thing ! 👍
Big one at that to mate, it was a good exercise that’s for sure…
Even though you’re not happy with the outcome, we sure have enjoyed the build process.
Gday, it’s really good to hear you’ve enjoyed the series mate, Cheers
Hi Matty, Been a great series to watch.
Hydraulic setups aren't always easy to get right. Looks good on paper but in the real world can be a pain to get the system setup right...so many variables.
Cheers Kevin
Gday Kev, this build has been a challenge from the start but I have learnt a lot which is what is all about, Your spot on about being so many variables mate, Thanks for watching, Cheers
Well you didn't let it defeat you and got it figured out. Good to see that it's going to do the job for you. Some things just go that way but the important thing is you stuck with it and did a fine good job. Thanks for the videos.
Gday Jim, it’s been a challenge and a good learning curve, thanks for watching mate, cheers
That’s a great build i see it work
Thanks mate, not perfect but it’ll do, cheers
Matty that’s a fine piece of kit! You’re bein too damn hard on yourself. Great work mate!
Gday, I’ve always been the same, being hard on yourself makes you do a better job next time, cheers
Hey, if it works, it works. Might not have been the original plan, but ultimately if it performs the function intended, it's perfect. We all experience that on some scale, you're definitely not alone there. Your fabrication skills are top notch, so pivoting to a different direction is no problem. Well done!
Gday Greg, it’s had its fair share of challenges but got there in the end, good learning curve as well, appreciate your support mate, cheers
Great vid. Matty. Thx.
Thanks mate, Cheers
Excellent build Matty, came out great, great video, keep'um coming..
Thanks very much, appreciate your support mate, cheers
Well done Matty, it looks great and you now have the versatility to move from mechanical to hydraulic when it suits you.Great craftsmanship and nice finishing as well. Cheers!
Gday, it was a good build but I’m glad it’s done now, it was a big job overall mate, thanks for watching, cheers
Will worth the waiting to see it now out of the way and you can move on with other project's. Like my Arbor Press / Wood splitter, it to is our of my hair, and Spring is just around the corner here 😎, but our Midwest and upper states are getting hammered. Have a great week end, cheers from TX.
Gday Bear, this build has had it moments that’s for sure but been a good learning curve, not sure what I’ll have a go at next mate, thanks for watching, cheers
Really like your crane Matty. I was think about building a similar size crane but make it attachable to the stake pockets on my trailers so I could swap it around.....but ideas are easy making them into reality is the difficult part.
Gday Jeff, it would be good to be able to put the crane on whatever corner you needed, thanks for watching mate, cheers
Nothing wrong with change of plans. It's just part of the building process. What counts is the end result.
BTW, I think I would add a brace over the pully to prevent the cable from coming out. You mentioned it in the video, but still...
Gday Rustinox, Plans are there to be changed so they say, Its been an interesting build with plenty of challenges to get through and also a great learning curve, thanks for watching Cheers
Well done mate
Thanks mate, Talk soon
Looking good. I like the addition of the winch. On the stabilizing leg, because it is fixed in length, when you get a load put on the trailer, you may not be able to remove it. A trailer jack that you can raise and lower may be an upgrade to elevate that issue. Thanks for sharing Matty. Take care.
Gday, as the crane puts the weight on the trailer it takes the load off that leg, with the bike on the crane I still had to put a block under the leg,
you had a crack mate youl fine tune her up , i enjoyed the build mate cheers.😀
Gday Robbie, definitely had a crack and it near cracked me, thanks for watching, cheers
Bro, your final design function is correct. These types of cranes are not typically used to raise and lower the boom when loaded. Slew to position, set the boom angle and extension based on the load, and then winch the load up and down. Money on the execution steps. Just make a load chart to protect that huge moment being generated at the base. Five stars for the seat of the pants design.
Gday, this was an interesting build and I didn’t know how it was going to turn out, since it’s been finished it’s been really handy, the winch has been the best modification to be honest, thanks for watching
Enjoyed the build series Matty, You can always go back to the hydraulics when the right parts come along. The winch is a good idea either case, gives you options. You did a fantastic job well done!
ATB....Cheers
Gday Dean, at some stage I’ll revisit the hydraulics when I come across a bigger cylinder, definitely had its challenges but I’ve learned a lot on the build, really appreciate your support mate, cheers
I think it looks great mate. Yeah maybe a bit of a pain getting there but No pain No gain.
Gday Nigel, this was a good learning curve and challenge that’s for sure, thanks for watching, cheers
That's called "empirical design". It's how the great sailing ships were designed. Looks nice in Matty Blue.
Gday Preso, that’s a big words I’ve never seen before mate but I take it as good 👍, cheers
@@MattysWorkshop Matty, yes, it was intended as a compliment. I used to teach Design to secondary kids. We used the empirical design of buildings and the great 4 masted sailing ships as a case study. Empirical design relates to the accumulated adoption of proven techniques, proportions and materials to drive a design towards peak efficiency. This often takes place over decades or lifetimes and along the way their can be setbacks and false starts but the end result is a tried and tested design.
@@Preso58 that’s awesome Preso, thanks for explaining this mate, cheers
Well done Matt.
Thanks mate
My only thought, my old man made many cranes. The base end should be mounted lower down. More like a 45’ angle. Push straight up more or less
Job well done Matty. What you have done is basically prototyped your crane, it has evolved as you have gone along. I think you have done very well considering your limited engineering skills, I have seen graduate engineers who couldn’t get this far. I would take this outcome as a win. Just remember out of squareness brings perfection you know what I mean 😂
Gday Rod, certainly a challenging build and I’ve learnt a lot, thanks for watching, cheers
Your first leg was right only I would have made it with a three point link top adjustable. This will give adjustability on uneven ground. The firm I worked for in the seventies had a 30 cwt flatbed with a crane just like your build and it had the adjustable leg under it.
Gday, at some stage I might revisit the leg setup, thanks for watching mate, cheers
G'day Matty, you certainly got a few drama's along the way with this one mate lol, I reckon you did a cracking job buddy, got there in the end and it turned out beaut 😉 happy days
Gday Ralfy, it’s been a challenge and a good learning experience, not sure if I’d ever build another one in a hurry, cheers
Just because it'll struggle with the big mower out doesn't meant it won't save his back lifting everything else. Like a pack of posts. Great build, thanks for sharing it with us.
Gday Matt, im sure Dads going to put the crane to good use still, not all is lost yet mate, thanks for watching, Cheers
Another good one mate cheers fella
Gday Paul, appreciate your support mate, cheers.
Almost time for some more truck pics at the end what’ya think 🤔
@@MattysWorkshop lol bring them on mate cheers
Hi Matty , thought I would put my 2 cents in though late watching your video. What I have done with cylinders to slow them down is to put a metal piece in like a washer in the return line somewhere. You can even have it right at the cylinder if you are worried about a hose breaking. Then drill a small hole in the metal piece and try it out. Just a matter of getting the hole drilled to proper size that you are happy with. It will probably take you a few tries to get it right but never seems to give trouble and the cost is sure right. You just have to have the diameter the right size to fit one of your fittings so the restricting washer can't go anywhere and held in place by the fitting. All the best.
Dale in Canada 🇨🇦
Gday, it definitely needs a restriction in the hydraulics, I’ll probably use a valve if we keep the cylinder in place, thanks for watching, cheers
Thanks for sharing all the videos on this build. You might not be happy with it but Dad will like the back saving for him. If we don't learn from our mistakes then we are bound to repeat them. Personally I would be happy to have it as is. My choice.
Gday Ken, this has definitely been a good learning curve and glad I had a go, Dad will definitely put it to the test mate, thanks for watching, cheers
Just my two cents worth, I might be inclined to leave the hydraulic ram in place it makes raising and lowering the arm a breeze, depending on the weight of the arm with winch it might be quite the struggle to get the arm lifted into the loading unloading position especially as we age a bit.
Gday, the hydraulics might end up staying yet, going to keep an eye out for a bigger cylinder, thanks for watching mate, cheers
eyup Matty
Things don't always go to the original Plan, but a great effective 2nd choice, shame about the Ram
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Kev
Matty I glad you speak proper English I no exactly what your talking about.
Max will no what your on about to ,don't about the rest of the world.
Kit from Up North.
Gday Kev, It almost went to plan but I learnt a lot during this build, plenty of problem solving thats for sure, Thanks for watching mate, Cheers
Gday, I hope everyone can understand what I saying mate...
Nice job Matty - you might want to consider how you will get the brace out if you load up the tray enough to sag it down on the suspension... I got caught that way with the setup on my trailer :) my trailer is a lot lighter than yours so it might not be a problem for you. luckily I had the high lift jack handy :)
Gday Jack, the trailer doesn’t sage much really and the leg has about 40mm clearance on flat ground so a small block can be used and hopefully be able to knock it out if needed, cheers
I believe that if you shorten the crane arm, it should be able to handle the weight, but that's if a shorter arm would work, but it would be an easy try, put a strap over the arm 3/4 the way up it and see if she'll handle the weight. Soo you'll be able to see my disasters as well, I'm going to film some projects too. Chers mate.
Gday, ill probably have a play around with and see if I can improve the lift a bit off camera over the next little while, Hopefully I can sort to out, its great to hear your going to start making some videos, its not hard and just be yourself mate, Im looking forward to seeing what you get up to, Cheers
It is always a challenge designing and building at the same time. I only had one semester of hydraulics in college and barely passed the class, so I can't offer much help in that regard.
Gday Tom, certainly been a challenge that’s for sure, we never had hydraulics at school but wish we did, cheers
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Gday Yanto, thanks for watching mate, cheers
As handy as a pocket on a shirt. Well done.
That’s a good way of putting it mate, cheers
G'day Matty sorry to hear it didn't work out to what you expected.
Cheers
Peter
Gday Peter, hope your keeping well, it was a great learning curve mate, thanks for watching, cheers
Matty my guess is that it has to be your huydrlic pump size that is causing you the weakness in lifting. Due to huydrlics is much stronger than a electrical winch. I just remember years ago dealing with a log splitter I had was week so I put a larger motor on it to no improvement and a old timer schooled me on the motor was not the problem but the pump was to small ,changed the pump and gained twice the splitting power. Very nice set up you have there.
Gday, I’ll have to do some more homework on the pump and cylinder and the angle of the cylinder too, there’s so many variables really, thanks for watching, cheers
Always enjoyable your vids. Thank you for including both your successes and failures. It helps us in TH-cam land avoid some pitfalls. For the ram and power pack, do you need an adjustable work bench/scissor lifter? Maybe a lift table to work on the 4 wheeler? Anyhow, whatever you decide, I'm sure it'll be interesting!
Gday Bill, I don't mind showing my screw ups, we all have them days and im amazed at how many other YT channels never make a single mistake, makes you think mate, I like you ideas for using the hydraulics, got me thinking now, Cheers
G'day Matty great video mate
Thanks very much mate, Cheers
Matt, I'd add a clip/strap/hat over the end pulley to be sure the rope doesn't jump out for any reason.
BTW, that's a very good likeness of you standing in the back yard. Did you actually have to pose for it? 😄😁😆
Gday, Ill have to put something over the cable for sure and that was my twin 😂, Cheers
Hey Matty if I had to guess your pump is rated for more flow than your motor can keep up with at the pressure you want ( I’m just guessing based on how fast that cylinder was actuating) I’ve found that unless you have a lot of HP lower flow on the pump works better it just moves slower, I’ve seen hydraulic power units that run on only 110v but still produce a ridiculous amount of pressure but the trade off is the pump is only moving .3 GPM…..i built that hydraulic power unit awhile back and was a real pita there’s a bunch of math involved and it about drove me crazy, the concept of hydraulics is simple but getting tuned just right is more difficult. Something you could do is look up what size pump those big dump trailers have that seems like a similar size you would need
Great project
Gday, I started looking into hydraulic pumps and cylinders and didn’t get far, my brain dont work that good at all, im going to keep an eye out for a bigger cylinder and see what happens, thanks for watching mate, cheers
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Options are: change geometry - i.e. straighten the dog leg and raise the rear pivot . This would require a longer ram to get he same height range.
Or. Larger diameter ram to get a stronger push for the pump pressure.
A geometry review, with desired loads, pump PSI, cylinder diameters etc would be an interesting math exercise. I have found hydraulics follow the math pretty closely.
Gday Bill, probably going to keep an eye out for a bigger cylinder at this stage, not real keen on doing any remodelling just yet, thanks for watching, cheers
@@MattysWorkshop Is the broken one fixable? You might be able to add a second stage lift to get the height or double up on the rams to increase the force
@@wktodd the cylinder is technically unserviceable, fully welded on both ends, I could cut the end off and replace the seal but not sure if the welding skills are up to welding it back together
hey matty,,very good video
Thanks very much mate, Cheers
All build problems aside it is a beautiful build. I really like the way it is mounted at the front of the trailer and not the rear like most I see. I think you will probably need some sort of keeper on that pulley to retain the wire rope in the grove. Very surprised the hydraulics didn't work. Anyhow lot nicer and better design than the commercial one I'm using.
Gday, definitely putting a guild on the pulley, im going to look out for a bigger cylinder and that should fix the problem I hope, thanks for watching, cheers
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Thanks for watching, cheers
people who never screw up, never do anything. for on the fly design build this came out crackin. it will do the job and that is try not to get hurt putting shit on and off the trailer. the older I get the more important that idea becomes.
Gday David, definitely a learning curve and it’s not 100% but it’ll do for now mate, appreciate you watching, cheers
Matty nothing wrong with the cylinder that was put on, It is the angle of it.the cylinder needs to be more vertical. the original location on the horizontal part is ok the other end needs to be lower.IMO cheers
Gday, to change the mounting point for the bottom of the cylinder is a massive job, thinking I’ll keep an eye out for a bigger cylinder and try that and see before I go nuts with the grinder, cheers
Matty,
Mate….. five videos bests four videos ANY day 🤣🤣🤣
Great outcome even if the hydraulics didn’t work out.
It looks better than a bought one, so I’d call that a bloody success eh?
Well done, and thanks for all the extra work you put into bringing it to us all 👏👏
Regards
Robert
Gday Robert, this was a challenging build but it is what it is, I’ll look around for a bigger cylinder and see how that goes mate, thanks for watching, cheers
Sometimes it doesn't always work out, I have a few of my own projects I started and never finished, similar story, lucky they are my own projects and not for someone else.
Gday Roland, Not every project goes to plan mate and thats what keeps it interesting, Thanks for watching, Cheers
Put a valve on your hydraulic line to the ram, that way you will control on the speed of your boom up boom down. You have a good set up you just need to control the speed of your Hydraulics
Gday, it’s going to need a speed control valve for sure mate
Its going to be a lot better than nothing Matt---it will still be useful...E
Gday Ian, Definitely better then nothing and i'm sure Dad will still get use out of it, Thanks for watching, Cheers
Hay mate looks grate and it works one way or anther.On anther thing i left my number with shaun from live tools it wood be nice to talk to sum one
ho likes making stuff to, i have an idea for the crane.
cheers Rob
Gday Rob, Try and give livetools another call, there great to deal with there, Thanks for watching, Cheers
Matty i meant i gave my number to shaun to pass on to you if you felt like talking to me about projects and stuff Thanks Rob
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Thanks for watching, cheers
Why don't you try fixing the old ram? Nothing to loose!
Gday, I have thought about having a go at fixing the ram, I have to work out what the cost of the seals are first, Cheers