My Dad had both knees done in 1980 when he was nearly 68. He had been an outstanding HS athlete, and was still in very good shape for his age, other than his knees. He'd gotten to the point where walking a hundred feet or so was a problem. He had the left one done in May, the right one in August. By mid-October, he was climbing on top of the grain bins, and playing touch football with his grandsons. When Mom told the surgeon he'd been kicking a football and had gone roller skating, the surgeon about had a stroke! He retired from farming after the crop was harvested in 1988. During that time, he climbed ladders, carried bags of seed corn, yanked and tugged on augers, etc. Those two replacement knees did far more hard work than most folks that age can get out of their originals. I think the key to his success was being in pretty good health, and doing ALL of his physical therapy exercises to the letter! He said he never had anything else that he had to hurt so much to make it improve. My Mother had both knees replaced, did not do her exercises, and never walked any better than before they were replaced.
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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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