Backhoe Kubota L-35 w/BT 900 backhoe problems

[pegfrog]

I bought a used full Construction L-35 and blew the BT 900 Boom rod gland and found it was O-rings and RVT fixed !! Fortunately i planned for this ,having done the front loader for the same reason i bought seal kits for every cylinder on it

I had to split the boom from the swivel head to get the cylinder out to rebuild it and Pooched it i could not remember whether the cylinder came out hard line and right angle fitting pointing Up or Down in the Boom .

I called around and no one would or could tell me the orientation of the cylinder Body which is pinned inside the upper Boom segment and to the Swivel Head with the hydraulic lines running trapped in the channel between the Ram Head and Swivel Head 8 of them 2 for powered Stick Tip Tools .

This was a Bear to do by myself let me tell you putting it back together is going to require some careful application of force a 36" stump jack need another !!

Anybody have Any Ideal which way it goes in ?????? fitting Up or Down ???

 

[dondc]

Checked my Workshop Service Manual but it does not say or show the orientation. Sorry that I could not help. Good luck. Keep us posted as it may be usefull info down the road.

 

[rmk700]

Looking at the picture on my parts manual they are pointing down. Maybe a little to the right (facing front of TBL) Looks like the hoses run along the inside bottom of boom then go to the fittings on the bottom of boom cylinder. The two hoses going to the dipper cylinder run along bottom then split around the boom cylinder to the fittings on the dipper cylinder....and same with the bucket hoses.