Rusted Hyd. Cylinder Tubes...LA302

[Stuckin67]

I've come across a 2004 B7510 with very low hours. It has unfortunately lived outside and shows more rust than I would have expected.

The only rust that really concerns me is found at the top of the hydraulic cylinder tubes on the LA302 loader. I can't tell what's caused this...maybe grease is leaking and destroyed the paint or leaves and debris were left sitting and holding water...but the pitting is pretty deep and it will have to be fixed.

Below are a couple of pictures. I suppose this has the potential to become a structural problem. Is it a big deal and how would you fix it?

Thanks.

[Wayne County Hose]

Good Mornin',

I wouldn't be concerned about buying it. I would clean it up and paint it after you did. might be worth knocking down the price a little.

[wushaw]

Looks like it has been worked on and somebody put something on it that is not healthy for paint or metal judging by the looks of it.

[Stuckin67]

I ended up buying the tractor below asking price, but never did find out what was sprayed on the loader to corrode the metal so badly.

In order to fix the problem, I want to knock out the pins and sandblast the top of each bucket cylinder. Any suggestions for how to best proceed with this project?

Thanks, AG

[SnowRidgeME]

sandblast, denatured alcohol to remove the oils, self-etching primer as a base coat would be my suggestion...