Reach Cylinder – RA540-104-500

The reach cylinder drives the reach mechanism that extends and retracts the forks on a reach truck, pushing the load out over the wheelbase to place or retrieve a pallet in a rack and drawing it back for travel. As a Raymond hydraulic cylinder, it takes the working pressure of the reach circuit every time the operator extends or pulls in the forks.

A reach cylinder wears at its seals. Internal leakage costs reach force and lets the mechanism drift, while a weeping rod seal signals the same end of service life. A cylinder that no longer extends fully or holds position under load is due for replacement.

This is a Raymond reach cylinder matched to the mechanism it was cataloged for. Confirm the bore, stroke, and mounting against the cylinder being replaced, since reach systems use cylinders that share an appearance but differ in stroke and mount.