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You've just woke me up to something I need to address. Yep, I'm going to be looking into mudflaps as well. One of the weak points in any hydraulic ram system is the cylinder rods themselves becoming pitted with corrosion and ruining the wiper seals within the cylinders. Any steps we can take to inhibit road salt & debris contact with those rods would be a good thing.
The other concern is the bottom half of the "shroud" is actually a guide that travels inside the top portion and keeps the foot at a 7 degree-from-vertical angle to provide the stability when those two rear rams are both pushing upwards AND inwards slightly. Rust building up on the outside of that inner shroud will inhibit it's freedom of movement and perhaps degrade the performance of the rams.
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Sandra, Bruce
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