Seal Kits for BH75 backhoe

[jcheil67]

I've been trying to find AFTERMARKET cylinder seal kits for for my BH75 (Serial# 12168) backhoe attachment on my L3400.
The price the OEM wants for the seal kits is an absolute joke. I mean seriously, $200+ for seals? Even the companies that "discount' them to $100+ is still a ridiculous price IMO.

I was able to find aftermarket seals for the swing ($25 each) but none for the other cylinders. Here are the part number that I need. Has anyone sourced aftermarket, reasonably priced seal kits?

Boom 7k501-22300 (qty 1)
Dipper 7k501-32310 (qty 1)
Bucket 7k501-43300 (qty 1)
Stabilizers 7k501-52300 (qty 2)

Thanks in advance.

 

[North Idaho Wolfman]

Go to a local hydraulic cylinder repair place they should be able match up the seals.

 

[jcheil67]

Go to a local hydraulic cylinder repair place they should be able match up the seals.

I was hoping to order online. It's 2+ hours to my nearest hydraulic shop and I would have to bring everything to them. So basically nearly a whole day would be shot.

 

[PoTreeBoy]

I was hoping to order online. It's 2+ hours to my nearest hydraulic shop and I would have to bring everything to them. So basically nearly a whole day would be shot.

Your other option is to measure them yourself and order from a seals part place. But you'll have to have them apart to measure. Part numbers won't do you any good.

 

[jcheil67]

Your other option is to measure them yourself and order from a seals part place. But you'll have to have them apart to measure. Part numbers won't do you any good.

I do have them all apart already. And I do have all the necessary measuring tools to measure them.

But again, I was just hoping that someone has already been through this expedition and found aftermarket seal kits online somewhere and could send me a link.

If I don't hear from anyone in a couple weeks I'll probably resort to measuring them.

 

[jcheil67]

I do have them all apart already. And I do have all the necessary measuring tools to measure them.

But again, I was just hoping that someone has already been through this expedition and found aftermarket seal kits online somewhere and could send me a link.

If I don't hear from anyone in a couple weeks I'll probably resort to measuring them.

Bump

 

[Cody45320]

I agree, $250+ for 1 set for a swing seals. CRAZY high. Someone has to know a online place that has aftermarket OEM type seals.

 

[PoTreeBoy]

I do have them all apart already. And I do have all the necessary measuring tools to measure them.

But again, I was just hoping that someone has already been through this expedition and found aftermarket seal kits online somewhere and could send me a link.

If I don't hear from anyone in a couple weeks I'll probably resort to measuring them.

I agree, $250+ for 1 set for a swing seals. CRAZY high. Someone has to know a online place that has aftermarket OEM type seals.

/Tweak on
OK OP, two weeks is up. What have you done? Since you have the tools and the cylinders disassembled, I really don't see much involved in measuring a few grooves and selecting parts from an on-line catalog.
/Tweak off
I am interested in what you decided.

 

[jcheil67]

/Tweak on
OK OP, two weeks is up. What have you done? Since you have the tools and the cylinders disassembled, I really don't see much involved in measuring a few grooves and selecting parts from an on-line catalog.
/Tweak off
I am interested in what you decided.

So. I am still on my cruise until Saturday. Next week, I am going to town on Wed. I plan to bring the pistons and glands to the hydraulics place and see if they can source them. I have had good luck with them in the past making custom hydraulic stuff for me. This will be the first time I'll be utilizing them for any kind of a cylinder reseal or parts.
I will definitely post any part numbers or the specific sizes of each when they give them to me.

 

[PoTreeBoy]

So. I am still on my cruise until Saturday. Next week, I am going to town on Wed. I plan to bring the pistons and glands to the hydraulics place and see if they can source them. I have had good luck with them in the past making custom hydraulic stuff for me. This will be the first time I'll be utilizing them for any kind of a cylinder reseal or parts.
I will definitely post any part numbers or the specific sizes of each when they give them to me.

Sounds good. My hydraulic shop charges $100 each, and will usually do it in a couple of hours or less if I get there fairly early, since I'm from out of town (20 miles ).

 

[jcheil67]

Hey just an update for everyone.

I brought the Pistons and glands to my local, 2-hour drive each way, hydraulic dealer.

They measured everything and ordered everything I needed and installed all of the new seals on all seven pistons and all seven glands.

Total was $710. I consider that to be very acceptable considering Kubota wants $250 for each seal kit.

When I pick up the parts in about a week, they said they left a sheet showing the dimensions of each one which I will post here when I get it.

I'll also post their phone number in case someone needs a good hydraulic dealer and don't have one locally. They've always been good to me.

 

[Jass]

German bliss equipment (germanbliss.com) has the seal kits for a bh75 for $40 each, part #'s 1038997 and 1038998.
I have a bh7500-1 backhoe and just order seal kits for it but they are a little different from bh75 I guess and cost about $75 each.

 

[jcheil67]

German bliss equipment (germanbliss.com) has the seal kits for a bh75 for $40 each, part #'s 1038997 and 1038998.
I have a bh7500-1 backhoe and just order seal kits for it but they are a little different from bh75 I guess and cost about $75 each.

Well that doesn't make sense because there are five different size seal kits needed for seven cylinders total.
So I'm not sure what part numbers those are that you referenced above?

 

[Jass]

From their website there are six hydraulic cylinders each with same diameter (2.48 x 1.26) but different lengths that take the same seal kit pt# 1038997 and one with diameter 1.97 x 1.18 that takes seal kit pt# 1038998.
But, maybe their website is wrong? Did you go to the website and check? They also have a phone number you could call to check as well.