Hydraulic cylinder mounting options

[muffinator_777]

Hi,

I was wondering if it would be okay to mount a hydraulic cylinder being used for vertical compression loading with the piston pointing up instead of down.

 

[BrianPetersen]

So the load being applied by pulling instead of pushing? Sure. The effective piston area will be a little smaller due to the rod area being subtracted from the piston area, but it will work, assuming the differential area isn't being exploited for purposes of fast-advance, faster return stroke than extend, etc.

 

[muffinator_777]

It would still be pushing. Would that still be okay?

 

[BrianPetersen]

Nothing in a hydraulic cylinder cares about which way it's mounted. The rod-end piston area versus the cap-end piston area (differential area) sometimes matters.

 

[muffinator_777]

Ah okay. Sounds great. Thanks!