Leaking Boom Cylinder 3710 Backhoe

[AchingBack]

I have a leaking cylinder as well on my backhoe . It is only a small leak so I haven't bothered to get it fixed yet . I got a quote of $250. Canadian from a cylinder repair shop . If the cylinder chrome is damaged it will cost more . My problem is the shop is 200 miles one way .

The swing cylinders on my hoe do have chrome damage, but no leaks. I'm sorry to hear of the high cost for you. I feel a little better about my 'low', estimate.

Are you guys with leaking cylinders sure it's the cylinder? Unless the cylinder is leaking fluid and you're really talking about pressure bleed it seems to me it could also be the control valve that's allowing pressure to bleed off. Both of my stabilizers sag one much more than the other, the bucket curl sags as does the boom. Anything with gravity acting on it when parked anyway. I thought a certain amount of this was more or less kinda normal.

Dick, I'm not talking about cylinder leak down, but fluid on the ground due to leaking seals.

 

[dickfoster]

Well so far so good I guess. All I'm having is pressure leak down but no fluid is leaking out.