Hyster S50:
binding sideshift hoses?

Good day!
I just last week purchased a 1970 Hyster S50C forklift, and was told it didn't have any issues besides needing an alternator. Big surprise, with a machine of that age, it has a few other problems too.
The first time I sent it up to max height (187", triple mast), it leaked like a sieve from the smallest piston (3 concentric pistons). Second time lifting it did not leak. Is this simply because the previous owner only ever lifted to about 10 feet, so the seal just needed to be reworked, or will I be seeing this every time I use the lift?

And the real issue, when I tried to lower the mast, the sideshift hoses seem to walk off the spring-loaded carriage and bind between the reel and the lift body. Is this a common thing? Do I just need to replace the hoses, or are they simply twisted? they're walking towards the mast (in)...

Thanks for any help!
-Jesse
  • Posted 20 Aug 2010 15:09
  • Discussion started by hikeit
  • Massachusetts, United States

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