Probably almost three years ago. The loader gets heavy use moving hay, pulling posts, moving rock and dirt.Your local hydraulic repair shop should be able to match up what you have with what they have. It might be worthwhile to have them do the complete job since this will be the second time that you are doing this job. When was the last time that you replaced the seals, and why does it need to be done again?
Three seal replacements in as many years?Does anyone know where you can get a 7J267-63400 seal kit for my boom cylinder other than Kubota? Last time I purchased the kit it was almost $250.
No I replaced them three years ago. Not three times only once.Three seal replacements in as many years?
This is an aftermarket replacement cylinder. Note price and dimensions.
Replaces Kubota LA703 Bucket Tilt Cylinders
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A near perfect mstch for the OEM dimensions at a considerably lower price.
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Dan
OK - then this will be two in three years. It does not change my thinking.No I replaced them three years ago. Not three times only once.
Apparently I was not explicit enough. Quit throwing parts at the old cylinders. Replace them both with two brand new cylinders for $438 delivered and be done with it for another 20 years.The "near perfect match" of an off-the-shelf replacement cylinder, if one cylinder of an operating pair is replaced and the other not, there is the potential for the difference in piston area and length to have an undesired un-equal effect during operation. In the case above, the 0.40 inch difference in retracted length may or may not be a problem. If the bucket-tilt cylinders fully retract to a different pin-to-pin length, that will tend to twist the bucket. Is 0.4 inch of twist enough to worry about? Probably not.
The 2" (52mm) off-the-shelf bore versus 50mm factory cylinder bore would be a difference in piston area and a resulting difference in force at a given pressure, and difference in travel from a given volume of flow. Cylinders in an operating pair are usually connected parallel, so pressures equalize across the full circuit, and in the case of different sized cylinder bores, the force applied will be different. I haven't bothered to calculate the force difference, my thought is it the force difference between 50mm and 52mm would not be enough to worry about, near perfect enough to work just fine. Its not like we always perfectly center the weight of everything we pick up.
Having just gone through $400 in parts from my dealership to repair one bucket-tilt cylinder; $220 for seal kit and $180 for replacing the stripped-out head; I am at a similar spend as TWO new off the shelf cylinders from Princess Auto. My "re-learning" from this process has shown me again to ALWAYS check pricing of dealer parts before committing to buying. I find that Kubota parts from dealership are sometimes reasonable, sometimes nuts. Always check pricing against alternatives.