There are now clearance issues at all. Plenty of room all the way around. When the ram is fully extended it will only extend a little past the first adjustment pin hole. Basically this will only do a 45 degree bend without having to repin and start over. But that's fine and not uncommon. I could be wrong but I don't think the JD2 hydraulic setup will do a full 90 degree bend without repinning ether.
As far as how the ram is mounted. Everything I have ever read about using this ram for this type of bender said this is the way it should be. As far as I've seen everyone using this ram successfully has it mounted in this position. If it's not working properly there is something wrong with the ram. I'm not expert on how the internals work on the ram but it seems to make sense to me. Here is a pic of the Swag Offroad setup. Even with their mount style that would allow you to rotate the ram with the manual jack on the bottom they don't. They say make sure it's setup the way you see it in the picture. Seems to work just fine for me. But then again I haven't tried bending any tubing yet. I will next week and post an update for sure.
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