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Just a final update. Finally finished the rod end hole position mod. I took out 1" of material on either side and then just rewelded it. The tire goes all the way up and into the cradle now.

Correction: after a few lifts, it seems the retracted length is 1/2" longer than the original cylinder. I was wrong about the length. The extended length was identical not the retracted.. See pic of crane angle. I used a 3" longer chain so the tire would still sit in the cradle. It's not...

Yes. It's 5000psi hose from these guys...

Also here a picture of the knuckle and cylinder attachment at the top end, just for reference. I need a better pin clip but that's a trip to tractor supply.

Sure thing see below. I made the 1" cross pin out of the old cylinder rod (I'm a hoarder) but those are generic. The CAT2 knuckle from QTP was hard to find but I found it at farmingparts.com. the original pins work fine since the Magister cylinder has 1" holes. The knuckle needs that...

It's been a few months but I wanted to circle back and show you my fix. I bought a 2.5" bore Magister tang cylinder with 1.5" rod. I installed the Prince flow control, as you suggested, on the rod end. Had to buy a "top link knuckle" since the off the shelf cylinders are rotated 90deg on axis...

You removed the whole crane? So where's your spare now?

That sounds feasible. I'll try to extract those ball seats this weekend. I wonder how many times that cylinder has seized with the trucks in actual service.

do you know what the port size is? SAE#? I may just switch to an aftermarket cylinder that has orifices instead of checks. I looked at a few from Magister that are SAE 6 ports.

The cylinder is/was locked in up position. I Could not get those ball checks to release. Took the whole cylinder off. I pushed the check ball in with a small center punch and got a bath. There was a lotta pressure in that cylinder. The manifold restrictors were clean no blockages. I'm...

I only have one chain and one nylon strap...

Yes I have that one. I learned about that one the first time I had the spare tire down. It was all rusted up so I couldn't get the tire off. I replaced the small Clevis and cleaned up the chain and painted it black. 👍

I asked myself the same question while holding the securing strap in my hand lol. I thought there was another strap for a bit! Denial is a powerful force. I can actually push the cradle as there's play in the cylinder pin. The cradle is up off its home position about 1-1.5" and won't go up or...

Great video. I'll inspect those👍

I tried alternating the valve to no avail. It tries to push about 1/2" then stops. I'll look at the video you made first.

Where's that? On the cylinder?

New here. My spare tire cylinder seems jammed. Air pump struggles to push it at all. Tires in the up position. Even the manual pump can't move it. Cab lift/lower works fine. It's 2 degrees here so maybe I've got frozen water/fluid or something in the cylinder? Has anyone ever tried to...