Jack Evers Posted September 12, 2013 Share Posted September 12, 2013 I have acquired a 50 lb LG, done a few small jobs like draw out 3/8 by 1" steel for toe weighted horseshoes and seemed OK, but when I started to strike heavily on bigger stuff, the hammer was coming up far enough on up stroke to have the inner slide hit the flywheel. Upon trying to adjust, I believe the crosshead is upside down. The neck that slides over and clamps to the pittman is below the crosshead arms restricting how far I can adjust downward.Pictures I can find suggest but aren't real clear that this is upside down. I can take pics if nessesary, but any comments? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SoCal Dave Posted September 12, 2013 Share Posted September 12, 2013 Jack: I have a 50# LG. It should not be hitting anything during the entire stroke. Pictures would help and there are lots of people on this website that can help. The people at Little Giant are more than helpful if you call them. Something is not right. It could be your adjustment of the crosshead when the flywheel is at the lowest 6:00 position. There should be about 1 inch +/- space between the top and bottom dies at the 6 o'clock position. I had to reverse my crosshead. It was to low on the pitman and needed to be higher. So, I turned it upside down, so to speak, and it now sits much higher on the pitman. Send pictures. Good luck. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack Evers Posted September 12, 2013 Author Share Posted September 12, 2013 I have 2-1/2 inches At 6:00 and both the toggle arms and the crosshead on the Pitman are at max adjustment to lower the hammer. Crosshead is at the bottom of the pittman - think I need to reverse it like you did. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lamey Posted September 12, 2013 Share Posted September 12, 2013 If its a new style, it should look like this- Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack Evers Posted September 12, 2013 Author Share Posted September 12, 2013 Mine is the old style - SN 4174 about 1920. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SoCal Dave Posted September 12, 2013 Share Posted September 12, 2013 My LG is an old style. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew T Posted September 12, 2013 Share Posted September 12, 2013 To fix this on a 50 I rebuilt years ago I trimmed a 1/2" or so off the the rear slide as recommended by Sid, IIRC. It is also possible for the ram to hit the spring (bad). More compression on the spring will limit ram movement. If your spring is tired it would be good time to order a new one. I agree, call Little Giant and get their advice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack Evers Posted September 12, 2013 Author Share Posted September 12, 2013 Thanks, I did play with some more compression and it helped. I'll play some more and probably call Sid. Trimming the slide would do it now, but I'd talk to Sid first. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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