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<blockquote data-quote="dirtygoat" data-source="post: 1447138" data-attributes="member: 17531"><p><strong>Sourcing Parts...</strong></p><p></p><p>There's a lot of places to source parts from... Ebay, Craigslist, Surplus Center, Trail Gear and so on... The idea is to get your parts for the least amount of money posible...</p><p></p><p>You can find valves on Ebay pretty often... Most will show pics of the numbers you'll need for researching... This is where I got mine... It came with the steering shaft for just under $100 shipped I believe...</p><p></p><p>I have seen some good deals on CL... Surplus Center and Trial Gear a bit spendy for my taste...</p><p></p><p>I came across a forklift salvage place up here and a buddy picked up his valve from them for $100... They also have rams for really cheap as well... Google forklift parts in your area and make some calls... I found this place off of CL... Found another in the San Fran area off CL...</p><p></p><p>Here's the forklift place in Lakewood, Wa...</p><p></p><p><a href="http://www.statewideliftruck.com/" target="_blank">http://www.statewideliftruck.com/</a></p><p></p><p>I got my ram by trading for a 36" spare that I no longer used... I even got the spare for free... There's some guys getting them from Surplus Center, the pic above where the ram is mounted to the knuckle is a SC ram... But, if you're already running hydro assist, use your existing ram... That's cheap right there... If you need to go bigger, sell off your assist ram and pick up what you need... Again, the forklift place up here sells them for cheap...</p><p></p><p>As for hoses, find a local place that does custom oil, brake, radiator or hydro stuff... A lot of hotrod guys can point you in the right direction... They always need custom lines... Talk to anyone you know that works with hydraulics, they can usually point you to a shop... Don't be afraid to take your ram and valve in to make sure everything fits...</p><p></p><p>I've got around $70 into my hoses and fittings...</p><p></p><p>For you guys up here in the Puget Sound, this place is great for hoses... William's Oil Filter in Tacoma, Wa...</p><p></p><p><a href="http://www.bing.com/local/details.as...a+wa&FORM=LARE" target="_blank">http://www.bing.com/local/details.as...a+wa&FORM=LARE</a></p><p></p><p></p><p>If you find a good source for hoses in your area, let me know and I'll post a link for everyone...</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="dirtygoat, post: 1447138, member: 17531"] [b]Sourcing Parts...[/b] There's a lot of places to source parts from... Ebay, Craigslist, Surplus Center, Trail Gear and so on... The idea is to get your parts for the least amount of money posible... You can find valves on Ebay pretty often... Most will show pics of the numbers you'll need for researching... This is where I got mine... It came with the steering shaft for just under $100 shipped I believe... I have seen some good deals on CL... Surplus Center and Trial Gear a bit spendy for my taste... I came across a forklift salvage place up here and a buddy picked up his valve from them for $100... They also have rams for really cheap as well... Google forklift parts in your area and make some calls... I found this place off of CL... Found another in the San Fran area off CL... Here's the forklift place in Lakewood, Wa... [url]http://www.statewideliftruck.com/[/url] I got my ram by trading for a 36" spare that I no longer used... I even got the spare for free... There's some guys getting them from Surplus Center, the pic above where the ram is mounted to the knuckle is a SC ram... But, if you're already running hydro assist, use your existing ram... That's cheap right there... If you need to go bigger, sell off your assist ram and pick up what you need... Again, the forklift place up here sells them for cheap... As for hoses, find a local place that does custom oil, brake, radiator or hydro stuff... A lot of hotrod guys can point you in the right direction... They always need custom lines... Talk to anyone you know that works with hydraulics, they can usually point you to a shop... Don't be afraid to take your ram and valve in to make sure everything fits... I've got around $70 into my hoses and fittings... For you guys up here in the Puget Sound, this place is great for hoses... William's Oil Filter in Tacoma, Wa... [url]http://www.bing.com/local/details.as...a+wa&FORM=LARE[/url] If you find a good source for hoses in your area, let me know and I'll post a link for everyone... [/QUOTE]
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