Predator p26/28 slew ram bolts / pins

[swinny]

Just wondering if other people's machines had these double ended screw in pins fitted to their machines at all? 2 of mine have been changed for what looks like a big nut and bolt / bodged....!

 

One of the correct ones snapped today 😞 was going to remove this one but it's going to foul the frame on the way out! (Snapped one looks like an animal with Stilsons have been at it 😆)

 

Crap design but just wondering If those are rhe correct pins / bolt etc or if they've moved onto something else.

 

Cheers

[richy_B]

I've replaced two. I wouldn't go down the bodged route, just order new from predator. About £25 each. 

 

From memory you can disconnect the rams from both sides and the machine has more swivel so you can remove the bolts. 

 

The advice I got from predator was it happens from a too quick a slew speed. You want a full range of movement to take 8 seconds. 

[swinny]

10 hours ago, richy_B said:

I've replaced two. I wouldn't go down the bodged route, just order new from predator. About £25 each. 

 

From memory you can disconnect the rams from both sides and the machine has more swivel so you can remove the bolts. 

 

The advice I got from predator was it happens from a too quick a slew speed. You want a full range of movement to take 8 seconds. 

Happy days! Thought this thread was on the bottom of the ocean 😆  

 

Yeah I'm going to have to order some proper ones..... don't know why but the ones that screw upwards seem to have a bloody nut ontop of them! And this is covered by the big plate the engine sits on. 

 

I will have a good look at it next week and get it all sorted. 

 

Cheers Richy 👍 

 

Chris