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I was digging a low water creek crossing last week and there was tree in the way. I dug all around the trunk and went to push it over like I've done many times before. Caught the bucket off center on a fork of the tree and broke a lift cylinder rod.
![DSCF2056.JPG DSCF2056.JPG](https://www.hobby-machinist.com/data/attachments/21/21422-2a4c40fc25dc6137503ee6adce4b9732.jpg)
![DSCF2052.JPG DSCF2052.JPG](https://www.hobby-machinist.com/data/attachments/21/21423-55731a6df2d2464f935050559440b089.jpg)
Here's what it looked like off of the machine.
![DSCF2059.JPG DSCF2059.JPG](https://www.hobby-machinist.com/data/attachments/21/21424-c6bcab18413078ad5e8b6ff57c063bd3.jpg)
![DSCF2060.JPG DSCF2060.JPG](https://www.hobby-machinist.com/data/attachments/21/21425-90608194b5259cf3e13bc5022f74fc78.jpg)
Ordered a piece of chrome plated hardened 4140 for the new rod and made a new screw on rod end while I waited for it to come in.
![DSCF2061.JPG DSCF2061.JPG](https://www.hobby-machinist.com/data/attachments/21/21426-d8ff9c1a5d8fd4118781a97d6abe2b68.jpg)
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New parts
![DSCF2063.JPG DSCF2063.JPG](https://www.hobby-machinist.com/data/attachments/21/21428-bb15d281fcd316b85b65108f41bae1a3.jpg)
![DSCF2065.JPG DSCF2065.JPG](https://www.hobby-machinist.com/data/attachments/21/21429-b7bb0526c04ef19c1439d2f7b7910f89.jpg)
![DSCF2066.JPG DSCF2066.JPG](https://www.hobby-machinist.com/data/attachments/21/21430-2d1c9bfbd5c8810546ce988cbcd1db48.jpg)
All back together and better than new. New rod end got some Loctite 271 when I assembled it. It will have to be heated to 250F for it to come apart.
![DSCF2068.JPG DSCF2068.JPG](https://www.hobby-machinist.com/data/attachments/21/21431-4357b37b40aaa91bd42d82aef1cb79d3.jpg)
![DSCF2068.JPG DSCF2068.JPG](https://www.hobby-machinist.com/data/attachments/21/21431-4357b37b40aaa91bd42d82aef1cb79d3.jpg)
![DSCF2056.JPG DSCF2056.JPG](https://www.hobby-machinist.com/data/attachments/21/21422-2a4c40fc25dc6137503ee6adce4b9732.jpg)
![DSCF2052.JPG DSCF2052.JPG](https://www.hobby-machinist.com/data/attachments/21/21423-55731a6df2d2464f935050559440b089.jpg)
Here's what it looked like off of the machine.
![DSCF2059.JPG DSCF2059.JPG](https://www.hobby-machinist.com/data/attachments/21/21424-c6bcab18413078ad5e8b6ff57c063bd3.jpg)
![DSCF2060.JPG DSCF2060.JPG](https://www.hobby-machinist.com/data/attachments/21/21425-90608194b5259cf3e13bc5022f74fc78.jpg)
Ordered a piece of chrome plated hardened 4140 for the new rod and made a new screw on rod end while I waited for it to come in.
![DSCF2061.JPG DSCF2061.JPG](https://www.hobby-machinist.com/data/attachments/21/21426-d8ff9c1a5d8fd4118781a97d6abe2b68.jpg)
![DSCF2062.JPG DSCF2062.JPG](https://www.hobby-machinist.com/data/attachments/21/21427-0c60d87df99b9c1ccf0c43bf5d0fee88.jpg)
New parts
![DSCF2063.JPG DSCF2063.JPG](https://www.hobby-machinist.com/data/attachments/21/21428-bb15d281fcd316b85b65108f41bae1a3.jpg)
![DSCF2065.JPG DSCF2065.JPG](https://www.hobby-machinist.com/data/attachments/21/21429-b7bb0526c04ef19c1439d2f7b7910f89.jpg)
![DSCF2066.JPG DSCF2066.JPG](https://www.hobby-machinist.com/data/attachments/21/21430-2d1c9bfbd5c8810546ce988cbcd1db48.jpg)
All back together and better than new. New rod end got some Loctite 271 when I assembled it. It will have to be heated to 250F for it to come apart.
![DSCF2068.JPG DSCF2068.JPG](https://www.hobby-machinist.com/data/attachments/21/21431-4357b37b40aaa91bd42d82aef1cb79d3.jpg)
![DSCF2056.JPG DSCF2056.JPG](https://www.hobby-machinist.com/data/attachments/21/21422-2a4c40fc25dc6137503ee6adce4b9732.jpg)
![DSCF2052.JPG DSCF2052.JPG](https://www.hobby-machinist.com/data/attachments/21/21423-55731a6df2d2464f935050559440b089.jpg)
![DSCF2059.JPG DSCF2059.JPG](https://www.hobby-machinist.com/data/attachments/21/21424-c6bcab18413078ad5e8b6ff57c063bd3.jpg)
![DSCF2060.JPG DSCF2060.JPG](https://www.hobby-machinist.com/data/attachments/21/21425-90608194b5259cf3e13bc5022f74fc78.jpg)
![DSCF2061.JPG DSCF2061.JPG](https://www.hobby-machinist.com/data/attachments/21/21426-d8ff9c1a5d8fd4118781a97d6abe2b68.jpg)
![DSCF2062.JPG DSCF2062.JPG](https://www.hobby-machinist.com/data/attachments/21/21427-0c60d87df99b9c1ccf0c43bf5d0fee88.jpg)
![DSCF2063.JPG DSCF2063.JPG](https://www.hobby-machinist.com/data/attachments/21/21428-bb15d281fcd316b85b65108f41bae1a3.jpg)
![DSCF2065.JPG DSCF2065.JPG](https://www.hobby-machinist.com/data/attachments/21/21429-b7bb0526c04ef19c1439d2f7b7910f89.jpg)
![DSCF2066.JPG DSCF2066.JPG](https://www.hobby-machinist.com/data/attachments/21/21430-2d1c9bfbd5c8810546ce988cbcd1db48.jpg)
![DSCF2068.JPG DSCF2068.JPG](https://www.hobby-machinist.com/data/attachments/21/21431-4357b37b40aaa91bd42d82aef1cb79d3.jpg)