How to ID front loader

[smileycorgifarm]

Hi,

Thanks in advance for any help or insight. I have an old B7100 that appears to have a factory front loader on it. The seals on the hydraulic rams are leaking and I am struggling to try to ID the front loader model so I can find replacement seals. Any model number markings appear to be long gone.

The tractor came with the house I bought two years ago and was bought used around 2000. The sales paperwork mentions the loader but contains no identifying information.

I read though dozens of forum posts and didn't seem to find what I needed. Any help or pointers are welcomed.

 

[Pau7220]

Your best bet is to disassemble and hand carry them into your nearest hydraulic shop. These guys do it every day and have the majority of the stuff they need on the shelf.

 

[Lil Foot]

That's a B219 loader. Nomenclature plate should be on the inside of the left upright near the base. Mine was heavily painted over. The great thing is that the B219 was built by AeroQuip, an American company, (long gone) and uses all standard US sized parts. All seals & o-rings are readily available, hard parts a little less so. When I rebuilt mine, almost everything was still available from Kubota, but if I had it to do over again, I'd just take the cylinders & spool valve to a reputable hydraulic shop & have them rebuild everything. Would have saved a pile of money.

 

[Lil Foot]

A few pics of mine:

 

[smileycorgifarm]

Thank you both for the quick replies. I have a hydraulic shop close to my work so I'm gonna call them tomorrow to get an estimate. Then at least I know what it would cost to get them done and I can see what makes the most sense for me. This tractor needs some TLC and I might be better off spending my time rebuilding the steering while someone else does the cylinders.

 

[shootem604]

It may also be branded as an Arps loader - the predecessor to the Ameriquip name. My FEL has similar designed towers and it carries the Arps name on a very faded tag.

Regardless, your local hydraulic shop can help you, it's pointless trying to track down the original parts numbers as Ameriquip no longer produces them.

 

[Lil Foot]

Aeroquip, Ameriquip, and Arps are all the same company, just renamed at various times throughout their existence. I should have mentioned that, thanks to shootem604 for bring that up.

 

[smileycorgifarm]

Local hydraulic shops want about $150 per cylinder to do basic replacement of seals. Costs could go up based on what they find. At that price seems like new cylinders might be a better option.

 

[D2Cat]

If you're inclined to do any mechanical work you could take the cylinders off and apart. Just take the rod to the hyd shop and ask for the seals to replace what on the shaft and in the end cap.

Use your camera to take some pictures, ask questions when you're at the shop. The repair seals will cost about 1/5 or less of the quote you received.

BobCat wanted $42 for the seal kit for a cylinder. I called the local hyd, repair shop and bought the kit for $11 each cylinder.

 

[GeoHorn]

Take one cyl to the shop and watch them, then buy the same seals for the rest.