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[Sperkowsky]

Originally Posted by pfreivald

Had you considered putting a pneumatic spring on the intake/lift arm for stability, smoothness of operation, and reduced force necessary to lift it?

Assuming a pneumatic spring and a gas shock are the same thing, it was considered although it was a bit to late when it was. If I were to do a similar thing again I'd use a powerful normally open gas shock and a winch.