That's like the GM shocks they developed a few years back... Would be cool if you could get it to go full solid, but to take the sheer force of a diesel engine would be tough!!!
I would venture to say this guy is a little more knowledgeable, experienced, and capable of such projects than most would have guessed back at post number 1. Good luck with this project, and if it is any thing remotely close to a voith product that's a good start because they definately build high quality equipment