Identify hydraulic cylinder

[ohiojim]

I have a bush hog 762h 3-point backhoe, I need to reseal the stabilizer cylinders, anyone have an idea who makes the cylinders for bush hog so I can order the kits. Bush hog shows not available from them...

 

[rustred]

I have a bush hog 762h 3-point backhoe, I need to reseal the stabilizer cylinders, anyone have an idea who makes the cylinders for bush hog so I can order the kits. Bush hog shows not available from them...

Take the Cylinder apart and remove the seals. Put them in a baggie and go to motion industries , it’s that easy. They just measure them when u walk in the door and hand u new ones. At least that’s how I do it.

 

[bc]

Post some pics of the cylinders also showing the rod end. What is the diameter of the rod? Does it have name plate? Pics of the hoe may help in the identification of the manufacturer as there are a number of possibilities foreign or domestic. How it comes apart may help us ID the type of glands and seals needed otherwise go ahead and take one apart. Any hydraulic shop can match what you need.

 

[bc]

Try Messicks at the website below. I googled bobcat backhoe and they list 4 different ones. The model number for one, the BH76, shows up on Messicks as a Kubota backhoe. I didn't look to see if they carry Bobcat parts and diagrams but you can look around and see.

Here is the Messicks parts diagram for the Kubota BH76 backhoe

Messicks

 

[caterpillar guy]

Baum hydraulics, Bailey sales and others or local hydraulic shop can or will have them for you . Might even be cheaper to have them do it in the long run.

 

[Ellis Kinney]

Watch Wes Work, a you tube channel just rebuilt some cylinders and explained in detail how to order correct cylinder parts. Ellis

 

[Jim.ME]

I have a bush hog 762h 3-point backhoe, I need to reseal the stabilizer cylinders, anyone have an idea who makes the cylinders for bush hog so I can order the kits. Bush hog shows not available from them...

Messicks has the Bush Hog 762H backhoe parts break down and shows 2 packing kits in stock.

Bush Hog 762H stabilizer cylinder

 

[Jim.ME]

Try Messicks at the website below. I googled bobcat backhoe and they list 4 different ones. The model number for one, the BH76, shows up on Messicks as a Kubota backhoe. I didn't look to see if they carry Bobcat parts and diagrams but you can look around and see.

Here is the Messicks parts diagram for the Kubota BH76 backhoe

Messicks

He said Bush Hog 762H, not Bobcat

 

[BarnyardEngineering]

Take the Cylinder apart and remove the seals. Put them in a baggie and go to motion industries , it’s that easy. They just measure them when u walk in the door and hand u new ones. At least that’s how I do it.

I would like to know how they are able to take a wad of worn out, mangled, dirty, rotten pieces of rubber and plastic, and provide you with something useful.

Last time I tried that they all but threw it all back in my face, declaring they they couldn't do anything with this mess, and that I'd have to bring them the actual cylinder.

 

[rustred]

I would like to know how they are able to take a wad of worn out, mangled, dirty, rotten pieces of rubber and plastic, and provide you with something useful.

Last time I tried that they all but threw it all back in my face, declaring they they couldn't do anything with this mess, and that I'd have to bring them the actual cylinder.

well geez, leaking seals can look good and still leak and usually do before they get like that. you should know that also.

 

[BarnyardEngineering]

well geez, leaking seals can look good and still leak and usually do before they get like that. you should know that also.

They look good until you wreck them getting them out... and I can only work with what I'm given. I can't go back in time 40 years and make the previous owner of a piece of equipment re-seal the hydraulic cylinders while they're still in good condition.

 

[rustred]

They look good until you wreck them getting them out... and I can only work with what I'm given. I can't go back in time 40 years and make the previous owner of a piece of equipment re-seal the hydraulic cylinders while they're still in good condition.

well its a lot easier to remove an old seal than to install the new ones.

 

[john in la]

Bush Hog 762H stabilizer cylinder seal kit in stock.

 

[bc]

He said Bush Hog 762H, not Bobcat

Yep, my mistake. Thanks. I got the OP halfway to the right answer anyway.

 

[ohiojim]

Thanks guys, I ordered the kit from meccicks

 

[Fritz Maurer]

Before warping out where to get seals, take it apart and see what’s in there. Those cheap cylinders often don’t have more than an o-ring and a couple back-up rings.

If it has a urethane cup around the rod, they rarely survive getting dug out of the slot especially if they’re already blown. That’s why they want dimensions of the slot width, depth, and rod diameter. Then they have real numbers to work with.

You don’t even need to get within thousandths… only certain urethane fits in certain slots… once you’re in the ballpark, they know what you need. You can do all your seal needs with a digital vernier and inside calipers… the kind with the toes pointing outward. Try it… it’s easier than you think, and you don’t have to go anywhere.

 

[ohiojim]

Before warping out where to get seals, take it apart and see what’s in there. Those cheap cylinders often don’t have more than an o-ring and a couple back-up rings.

If it has a urethane cup around the rod, they rarely survive getting dug out of the slot especially if they’re already blown. That’s why they want dimensions of the slot width, depth, and rod diameter. Then they have real numbers to work with.

You don’t even need to get within thousandths… only certain urethane fits in certain slots… once you’re in the ballpark, they know what you need. You can do all your seal needs with a digital vernier and inside calipers… the kind with the toes pointing outward. Try it… it’s easier than you think, and you don’t have to go anywhere.

Don't know what your idea of a cheap cylinder is but they want over a thousand dollars for a new one..

 

[Fritz Maurer]

Look at John in LA’s post …. Nothing but o-rings. The only part with any real precision is the canned rod wiper. Cheap cylinder.

 

[bc]

Look at John in LA’s post …. Nothing but o-rings. The only part with any real precision is the canned rod wiper. Cheap cylinder.

My new JD 4052R doesn't even have chrome rods anymore on the bucket cylinders. Don't know what kind of finish they have. No surprise to me if JD uses cheap cylinders.

 

[Fritz Maurer]

My new JD 4052R doesn't even have chrome rods anymore on the bucket cylinders. Don't know what kind of finish they have. No surprise to me if JD uses cheap cylinders.

Makes sense… they can’t exactly use Kawasaki cylinders on them because no one could afford to buy the loader. It costs so much to make stuff in this country that we literally have to build sub-standard stuff (especially regarding chrome) if we build it in house to stay competitive (and hope it lasts long enough to get through the warranty period).

I was talking to a Bush Hog customer service rep about getting a leak fixed under warranty on my 276 brush cutter. He couldn’t believe it was leaking, he said ( direct quote) “ that’s our best gearbox “.

It’s a Comer, built in Italy.

It really is a nice box , in fact the whole mower is top notch. But… we can’t build a gearbox in America for it.