Fxfymn
Silver Member
- Joined
- Mar 8, 2008
- Messages
- 163
- Location
- Fredericksburg, VA
- Tractor
- Kubota L4060 HST, FEL; Kubota BX2660
While helping a neighbor grade out a large pile of dirt I bent the right curl cylinder piston quite badly.I was using the bucket to pull dirt that was mixed with broken concrete and block from the pile and than to rake the concrete pieces from the dirt by curling the bucket down so the teeth dragged on the ground. None of the concrete pieces were so large that I couldn't pick them up by hand.
I have had this tractor six years and have owned CUT's for 20 years. I frequently use the bucket in a curled down position to rake out material and I have never had any damage before today.
I remember feeling a pull on the loader, but nothing so severe that it caused me to stop working. When I finished a pull from the pile I tried to curl the bucket back up when hydraulic fluid started leaking. Assuming I had cut a hose I got off to look and was quite suprised to find the right curl cylinder rod bent down at least six inches.
The dealer quoted $600.00 plus for a new cylinder or $425.00 plus for a new rod, seals, and gland. Since welded cylinders that match quite closely are around $85.00 to $160.00 at Baileys I'm probably going to go with them for a replacement unit. My initial reaction is to replace both cylinders since the replacement cylinder is not exactly the same length as the original.
There is no damage to the left curl cylinder, nor to any other part of the loader.
Two questions: Anyone else ever bend a tilt cylinder? Has anyone ever used an aftermarket cylinder to replace a Kubota cylinder and if so what did you use?
I have had this tractor six years and have owned CUT's for 20 years. I frequently use the bucket in a curled down position to rake out material and I have never had any damage before today.
I remember feeling a pull on the loader, but nothing so severe that it caused me to stop working. When I finished a pull from the pile I tried to curl the bucket back up when hydraulic fluid started leaking. Assuming I had cut a hose I got off to look and was quite suprised to find the right curl cylinder rod bent down at least six inches.
The dealer quoted $600.00 plus for a new cylinder or $425.00 plus for a new rod, seals, and gland. Since welded cylinders that match quite closely are around $85.00 to $160.00 at Baileys I'm probably going to go with them for a replacement unit. My initial reaction is to replace both cylinders since the replacement cylinder is not exactly the same length as the original.
There is no damage to the left curl cylinder, nor to any other part of the loader.
Two questions: Anyone else ever bend a tilt cylinder? Has anyone ever used an aftermarket cylinder to replace a Kubota cylinder and if so what did you use?