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JD2 Model 3 bender. What am I doing wrong?

yankster

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Don't know why I can't figure this out. JD2 model 3 with copperhead fab air/hydraulic conversion. First time using it. Why is the tubing crammed under the cylinder?
 

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Rokcrler said:
It's got the spacers. Flipped the bracket around. No help. I'm sure it's something simple and I'll feel like a dumbass when it's figured out.
I was really hoping to bend some tube tonight. There's a million pics of this setup on Google but none have tubing in the bender!
 

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I've got the same setup but on a JMR bender with a pro tools 105 die and this is what mine looks like as it's bending. Maybe your follower is in the wrong pin hole :dunno:
 

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Looks to be correct. I don't know.
 

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Found a pic of the old for sale ad when I bought it. Looks to be set up the same.
 

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I tried. Can't get the pin in the U strap unless I cram it against the ram so hard I can't move the tube in the die.
 
Rokcrler said:
The curved piece is backwards on your pic compared to this one
yankster said:
It's got the spacers. Flipped the bracket around. No help. I'm sure it's something simple and I'll feel like a dumbass when it's figured out.
I was really hoping to bend some tube tonight. There's a million pics of this setup on Google but none have tubing in the bender!
 
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Here's a video its not the same ram setup but shows how to set up for your first bend. About half way is where the bending starts

http://youtu.be/5SFs4O64RlE
 
You may have to drill a new hole closer in on the piece that the chrome rod bolts to to get the cylinder to get away from the tubing. Kinda like in the video. :dunno: or maybe that's the wrong setup for your bender
 
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Stupid question... But are you sure the bend arms are not upsidedown?
That would put the pin holes closer to the main arms.
In the for sale pic they look closer than your first pics
 
Looks like the ram end mount holes are to far away from the arms. Best I can explain or see

Edit: is the model 3 even supposed to be able for hydro swap?
the arms look different than the 32
 
Looks like that is the wrong arm that attaches to the ram.
Hole needs to be closer to the bend arms. :dunno:
 
whiskeymakin said:
Looks like the ram end mount holes are to far away from the arms. Best I can explain or see

Edit: is the model 3 even supposed to be able for hydro swap?
the arms look different than the 32

Yes. The 3 is. I have the swag offroad upgrade on mine and the geometry doesn't look anything like the OP's. I'm not sure what's going on with it.
 

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