L2350 Power steering box dead

[Okinawa Joe]

Hi, nice to meet y'all. I have a 1997 L2350 4x4, and loader. My pitman shaft sheared off at the arm. I'm in Western PA and use the machine for snow removal. I checked on a new replacement box best I could find was $1800. Yikes! In the mean time I ordered a manual box from Kumar and plugged my hydraulic lines. $360 new, doable. What are my options in the future? Rebuild the box? I haven't received the manual box yet, will it fit ok? It was listed for my machine, mounting the same? Any advice appreciated.

 

[Okinawa Joe]

Btw, worst price I saw was $2375. That's insane! I can put a new one in my F-250 for less, lol
Now I understand why folks don't convert to PS, it would take a 2nd mortgage.

 

[D2Cat]

Okinawa Joe, you might check with these folks for the part. http://wkytpstore.com/

Did you know Naha Charlie?

 

[SidecarFlip]

Mid States might be good as well. Lucky you don't have a JD. worse.

 

[Okinawa Joe]

Btw, worst price I saw was $2375. That's insane! I can put a new one in my F-250 for less, lol
Now I understand why folks don't convert to PS, it would take a 2nd mortgage.

 

[Okinawa Joe]

Will try, thank you. Tractor has about 1400 hours, pretty young for that kind of failure.

 

[North Idaho Wolfman]

Hi, nice to meet y'all. I have a 1997 L2350 4x4, and loader. My pitman shaft sheared off at the arm. I'm in Western PA and use the machine for snow removal. I checked on a new replacement box best I could find was $1800. Yikes! In the mean time I ordered a manual box from Kumar and plugged my hydraulic lines. $360 new, doable. What are my options in the future? Rebuild the box? I haven't received the manual box yet, will it fit ok? It was listed for my machine, mounting the same? Any advice appreciated.

You can NOT plug the lines, loop them together, and even that might present issues as it's a priority valve feed circuit and always want priority over other hydraulic uses.

Also I think you going to be sadly mistaken about the manual box, it takes a different pitman arm and a different drag link, so it will not bolt up and work.

The Pitman arm is available, but I don't think you can get the drag link, I think they quit stocking the part, but could be wrong, both these parts are over $175 each, so $350 plus shipping and if they do have the drag link it will be expensive to ship.

You can buy the selector shaft to fix it, and one heck of a lot easier fix than trying to change it to a manual box.

https://www.messicks.com/part/35270-16600/sector-shaft-ass

If you need the WSM (aka Service manual) to repair it just ask and I'll send you a copy.