Cylinder rod bent

[polemidis]

I noticed that the curl cylinder rod was bent! No leeks, and no idea how did this happen

So i disconnected it and took it to a hydraulic shop repair for an estimate: $560!!!!!!!!!!!! Wtf, I almost fell from the chair!!! I turned the quote down of course, and I called me LS tractor guy.
Brand new, $360 + shipping... still crazy expensive for my budget.

Any ideas? I can found cylinder on surpluscenter below $150 but I doubt I will found the same one. I found one with a crosstube that matches the pin size but the crosstube is too long.
Any suggestions/ideas? I am thinking to just buy this one and cut the crosstube so it fits.

Am i missing something?

The tractor is LS XG3140, the cylinder looks like its 2" bore (unless it is in metric, since it was made in S.Korea)


thank you guys!

 

[LouNY]

If you replace it with a different cylinder you may have to replace both of them if they don't have the same diameter bores the will pull unevenly.

 

[countrybumpkin]

Try bailey hydraulic, but as said if the replacement doesn’t match bore , rod diameter and stroke you would need to replace both with the same. As for the one you found, you could always trim the cross tube to fit.


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[Roadworthy]

As far as the bent rod - my guess would be it happened when you were pushing something.

 

[radios1]

I'll guess the hydraulic relief valve was turned up, to the point that it was able to bend the rod because of the high pressure..

 

[ptsg]

I'll guess the hydraulic relief valve was turned up, to the point that it was able to bend the rod because of the high pressure..

It's not that hard to bend a rod by just backdragging with the bucket in the wrong position.

570$ for a new machined rod? Wow. Those machine shop rates are really high up there.

I could machine one for less than 150$. The chrome rod stock would cost me maybe 25$.

 

[radios1]

It's not that hard to bend a rod by just backdragging with the bucket in the wrong position.

570$ for a new machined rod? Wow. Those machine shop rates are really high up there.

I could machine one for less than 150$. The chrome rod stock would cost me maybe 25$.

it's a lot more complex than just machining a new rod from the proper material. after machining, it has to be hardened to the proper hardness, then ground and polished to the final diameter..

 

[oosik]

JMHO - but - purchase a new one from your LS dealer. It should be a perfect match with the unbent one. Then do some serious thinking about what you might have done to bend it.

Remember - you have a tractor - not a bull dozer.

 

[ptsg]

it's a lot more complex than just machining a new rod from the proper material. after machining, it has to be hardened to the proper hardness, then ground and polished to the final diameter..

You know you can buy chrome rod and just machine the ends needed, right? Go check my loader video where I made 4 loader cylinders. I bought pre honed tube and chrome and ground rod, so it's just a matter of machining what needs machining.

Besides, cylinder rods don't get hardened. At least not in this small equipment. If it was hardened, it would break, not bend.

 

[Egon]

Depending on the type of bend a machine shop should be able to straighten it.

I had one straightened about ten years ago and with the seals replaced it was under fifty dollars.