Backhoe Crowd cylinder bent?

[mnsr]

I have a 580 CK with a model 33 backhoe (circa 1967) and recently I bent the crowd cylinder rod. It was repaired and it bent again about 1hr into working again. Has this happened to anyone else with an older 580? Any troubleshooting suggestions?

Thanks.

 

[gghb]

afternoon

2 things haven't had much luck with straightend shafts

some times bent or badly worn linkage or bushings tweeked bucket etc can cause bent shafts

Greg

 

[mnsr]

Thanks for the reply. I am beginning to think that the makeshift linkage for the bucket may be the problem. Either that or maybe the loose stabilizers. Looks like I need to shake the old money tree again.