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- Galway Ireland
A friend of mine who is HGV fitter has been asked to replace a pipe in the boom of a manitou 1637 1998 model and is wondering what best plan of action is?? TIA
Manitou boom pipes?
- Thread starter Cmoran
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del_boy
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Think you'll need to replace them as a pair and use genuine only. @ACEngineering will sort you out . Had a set off him and was cheaper and quicker delivery time than main dealer last year
Leave it to the experts is the best advice - has the machine had all mods available since 1998 to bring up to later spec where available - he needs a long established Manitou Construction Dealer - only a handful in the UK who you could trust IMO - where in the country are you|?
ACEngineering
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You don't normally JUST replace a boom pipe in a 16metre! There a pain in the arse! there is a tray in side the boom bolted to the inner extension ram, so to do then you have to slide the inner extension ram out the back of the machine so you can dismantle the tray. Its quite a big job and a manual will be eventual if you never done one.
ACEngineering
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The first an only time i done a 1637 was back in about 2004, i stripped all the boom tray out etc, ordered the pipes. then while waiting was doing another job and broke my ankle
had to pay some one else to put the new boom pipes all back in.
had to pay some one else to put the new boom pipes all back in.
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- Galway Ireland
Thanks folks I’ll pass on the info. This lad loves a challenge so he will definitely take it on but was just looking for pointers. Ace can you supply pipes to Ireland?
ACEngineering
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No sorry not shipping anything directly to Ireland north or south.
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- Galway Ireland
Ok thanks I’ll tell him to go main dealer
Dont let them put you off let him at it you ll send her to the dealer and some cub will be doing it anyway remember to put a ropes on the pipe s to pull the new new one through I done me own maniotou pipes a few years ago your is probably the industrial model they come out from behind the boom like the rest no other way getting them in or out !!!!
ACEngineering
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A multi stage boom is nothing like an agri machine.
startinghandle
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I made up some pipes using seamless tube from dyfed steel and the local plumber bent them then I welded on fittings for boom pipes on our first
Teleram 40 and worked ok but I guess we aren't talking about the same
Teleram 40 and worked ok but I guess we aren't talking about the same
really ,you need some help
startinghandle
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No , other than bending steel tube I did everything
startinghandle
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I used 2.5 mm rods at 70 amps , and no leaks also I fully overhauled torque flight transmission in same machine with no special tools just a vintage car workshop manual with same transmission and it worked perfect
ACEngineering
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thats great work but the OP is going to have a hell of job trying to weld rubber pipes
ever took a fergie apart ivor ?
startinghandle
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Yes
startinghandle
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If rubber pipes are needed surely they can be made up using old ones as patterns at any hydraulic specialistthats great work but the OP is going to have a hell of job trying to weld rubber pipes
Why is there all this talk about having to come from manitou agent
startinghandle
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And it went alright after