Welcome to the 2nd installment of Hydraulics 101! So what is the stroke of a hydraulic cylinder?
The stroke is one of the more commonly confused terms when it comes to hydraulic cylinders. The stroke is actually the distance the cylinder can travel, from fully closed to fully open. When someone is talking about a 30″ cylinder, they aren’t (or shouldn’t be) talking about the overall length of the cylinder, but they should be talking about how far it will lift or move something. The basic description of any cylinder is BORE & STROKE, so a 2.5 X 30 hydraulic cylinder has a 30″ stroke, meaning it will lift or push something 30″.
If you aren’t sure what the stroke of your cylinder is, subtract the length “fully closed” from the length “fully open”. Easy enough?
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Ok,, I’ve had the opportunity to view all the info and I have many questions I’d like to ask,,is there a general forum to do this?? or am I using the correct forum right now ??
Jack
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