Abstract: A mounting system for one or more traverse cylinders of a die cast machine positions the cylinders behind the movable platen on a side out of the die area between the platens. A horizontally extending cylinder support bar is mounted between the ends of the lower tie bars. A traverse cylinder is mounted between the support bar and movable platen. In another embodiment, vertically extending cylinder support bars are mounted to the lower and upper tie bars on each side of the machine, with the lower ends being fixedly secured to the lower tie bars and the upper ends detachably secured to the upper tie bars. The traverse cylinders are mounted between the support bars and the movable platen.