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I was well within mine. Not sure about everyone else. Seems to happen more when the pistons are fully extended which makes sense as that is when they are their weakest.

I see bent hydraulics all over on the branson Facebook page. It's a common problem across many brands these days....cheap metal.

This is my second Branson. I called the dealer that I bought my first tractor from and they were awesome. The dealer submitted a warranty claim on the curl hydraulics and was able to get a new pair no charge and I was out of warranty a few months, loader is only covered for 1 year. I had to...

I just finished my 2nd year of owning my 2515H. I have approximately 160 HRS on my machine. I ditched my 60 inch finish mower for a zero turn so I don't use my PTO unless I'm using my 4 FT bush hog. The PTO power sucks unless you mow in low and go slow. I have found the loader hydraulics are...

Rhino on my 2515. I added a couple of fans, backup mirror, and LED light bar.

I have this on my 2515. Works great and has options for a backhoe. https://www.rhinohidecanopies.com/

I got the name of the aftermarket hydraulics wrong its called Chief LD. Here is the spec sheet. I actually found them cheaper on Farm and ranch depot. Around $575 shipped. My replacement stock cylinders will be here tomorrow so I am going to put those on the tractor for now to get back up and...

OK I have an update, kinda long but it has a good ending. I got froggy did some more searching online and came across a company called Northern Hydraulic. I spoke with their customer service / Sales dept.... very nice, eager to help, and knowledgeable guys. Northern Hydraulic is a reseller for...

No. I am going to assume any operation at this point. I went into the weekend knowing these cylinders are prone to bending and used as much caution as one could while not being to hard on the tractor and trying to use it for what it's made for. I didn't try any hero stuff or hey look what my...

Update: The link I gave to the aftermarket cylinder is out of stock with no shipments in the near future. Reed and Reed is closed today so I called Mathis Tractor in Rome GA, great folks by the way, spoke with Robin at the parts counter. She is going to run these by the warranty department to...

Well it looks like I bent them both, one more than the other.

Link to the brand the folks on FB went with. https://www.magisterhyd.com/product/2-5inch-bore-x-23-5-stroke-loader-hydraulic-cylinder/ Not sure if any of you guys have had any experience with this brand. If so please let me know.

Everything Attachments unit here. Great build quality from the folks up in Indiana. For the price it's pretty heavy duty. I bought the standard duty version and it's comparable to the Titan heavy duty model with the bucket teeth on the end.

Cylinder. I was helping a buddy clear brush and trees for a new driveway. I am aware of the hazards involved when using a grapple. I probably side loaded the grapple with a tree and bent it. I kept working till the cylinder just pooped out and puked its guts out. I noticed branson did add some...

Was doing some grapple work today and bent a loader hydraulic for the tilt function. Is there any company out there that sells an upgraded set for these tractors. I am aware the BL150 loader is more prone to bending than others and I don't want to take the chance of bending another one and being...