O ring on pistons falling off, orange paint?

[hurleyhuckster]

Howdy fallers,

So I noticed today after taking possession of my new b2601 that there was an o ring from one of the pistons (where the rod enters/exits the piston) that broke off and was lying on the machine and another one on different piston that slid up the piston a few inches. At first I was like WTF here we go!

Then after careful inspection and consideration, it would seem like they put a second O ring over the first for painting maybe? There still seems to be a second (or final) o ring intact on the two pistons in question and they are black like an o ring should look. Then if I look at the other pistons they have an orange o ring due to the painting process. I also noticed the o rings that came off had orange paint on them.

So can anyone confirm this? What is this all about? Do I have anything to worry about or do they just add the second o ring as a shield when painting to protect the real o ring?

Please do tell. I have the dealer coming out tomorrow to address a few other minor issue and was trying to gain some knowledge on this one before asking him about it.

Thanks in advance!

 

[Mork]

Howdy fallers,

So I noticed today after taking possession of my new b2601 that there was an o ring from one of the pistons (where the rod enters/exits the piston) that broke off and was lying on the machine and another one on different piston that slid up the piston a few inches. At first I was like WTF here we go!

Then after careful inspection and consideration, it would seem like they put a second O ring over the first for painting maybe? There still seems to be a second (or final) o ring intact on the two pistons in question and they are black like an o ring should look. Then if I look at the other pistons they have an orange o ring due to the painting process. I also noticed the o rings that came off had orange paint on them.

So can anyone confirm this? What is this all about? Do I have anything to worry about or do they just add the second o ring as a shield when painting to protect the real o ring?

Please do tell. I have the dealer coming out tomorrow to address a few other minor issue and was trying to gain some knowledge on this one before asking him about it.

Thanks in advance!

I noticed the same thing on my new BX25. There were o rings on the loader bucket lift cylinders that were at the end of the ram and had over spray of orange paint on the. Looking into the end of the ram, it does not appear to be one of the internal o rings and I wondered the same thing.

J

 

[fast*st]

its a painting shield on the new assembly.

 

[hodge]

The cylinders will use seals, not o-rings. Those are just there to protect the seal. Nothing to worry about.

 

[Kennyd4110]

Yup, they are there to protect the wiper seals from paint and are supposed to be removed at the PDI but most dealer setup guys don't even know what they are for.

 

[hurleyhuckster]

Great!

Thats what I thought, and just wanted some confirmation without having to solely rely on my dealers response.

What a great place to get such helpful info!

You guys rock!

Thanks

 

[tinkerwitheverything]

I noticed that on mine as well. I just assumed thats what they were for. When I was at the Dealer looking at some of the other[ brand] new tractors they all had that o-ring on the cylinders.Guess using o-rings are easier then masking tape.

 

[jcy110]

So you are saying this is normal? See pic

 

[Shadow]

Yes, they're only there for when they paint.

 

[Kennyd4110]

So you are saying this is normal?

Yes, did you read the other post's? You can cut them off, should have been anyway during the PDI (if your dealer even knows what they are for, many do not)

 

[Bluegill]

It's Normal...