145 loader bucket cylinders

Cory Schmidt

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Where can I find hydraulic cylinders to tip the bucket on a 145 JD loader? Some how we blew out the bucket cylinders on our loader we repacked them (at a few hundred dollars for parts) and they blew out right away. We have cylinders on it from another loader but they don't tip as far. With snow season coming up being able to fully dump would be helpful. Already checked the local dealers, cylinders no longer available: can get the kits to repack but no full assembly. The nearest salvage yard isn't worth the ride where one is likely get the same junk. I'm on the Lake Michigan shore in WI.
 
might have to take a ride one day and see what Northern tool has. need a few things out there anyway thanks for the suggestion
 
Tell us the "rest of the story"!

Unless the cylinder rods are badly bent or deeply scored, you did not "blow them out", not to mention again after a rebuild.

If they are destroyed, that is one matter, if they are simply leaking and have been OH'd by incompetent folks, that's another.
 
The bucket started to dip on it own, such as a leak in the valve unit or pass the cylinder packings. No biggie, just had to watch it closer. Then one of the cylinders started to leak out of the cylinder. Disconnected and plugged the lines on that cylinder till we could patch it: leaving the other hooked up to retract the bucket/fork bracket (that we had on) when it would drop. The loader wasn't used much at the time so less lift/tilt wasn't a problem. One day using the tractor and didn't pay attention to the loader, the forks fell enough to hit the ground. Put the tractor in forward(drove forks into ground) and popped the packings out of the cylinders. Took them off and put the cylinders on off of the other loader till we got parts and repacked them. The dipping stopped so we realized the cylinders were going instead of the valve like we originally thought. When we got the actual cylinders back together, put them on and used them for a short time. It wasn't long till the packing pushed out again. The main tube was stretched and wouldn't hold.
 
Worn pins, etc can cause havoc with loader cylinders if things go over center.

Baum hydraulic is a source of things that may be appropriate. Being I'm from SE WI, there is a place in Whitewater (only sells wholesale, need to get thru your dealer) that carries MANY odd size cylinders. You will need to determine stroke length of yours to find a correct replacement.

Yes, I've forgottern the place in Whitewater's name. I did get the stuff through Wapaun Equpment in Watertown.

Good luck.
 

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