As a kid in the 60's one of my favorite things was to go with my Dad or Grandpa to the tobacco market. We were at the Gold Leaf Warehouse at Smithfield NC just after a sale and my Grandpa was talking to a fellow farmer he knew. The warehouse had several doors with ramps that you could drive the 4-5 feet down to street level, and also had several doors that were 4-5 feet above ground level where the trucks were driven alongside the building and loaded with the sheets of tobacco. My Grandpa finished talking to the gentleman, who turned and got into his nearly new Ford pickup. The old guy then drove out of the warehouse but instead of driving down the ramp, he went out of one of the loading docks and crashed several feet down onto the street. The old guy was rattled to say the least, but unhurt. After he regained his composure, he drove the truck to the Ford dealer down the street and had it checked out. Only damage was some dents and scratches on the bottom of the front bumper. They don't build 'em like that anymore....
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Today's Featured Article - Hydraulics - Cylinder Anatomy - by Curtis von Fange. Let’s make one more addition to our series on hydraulics. I’ve noticed a few questions in the comment section that could pertain to hydraulic cylinders so I thought we could take a short look at this real workhorse of the circuit. Cylinders are the reason for the hydraulic circuit. They take the fluid power delivered from the pump and magically change it into mechanical power. There are many types of cylinders that one might run across on a farm scenario. Each one could take a chapter in
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