Best Hydraulic Cylinder

I need a hydraulic cylinder for my roll over plow. I am thinking the pulse rating is important.

1.25? or larger rod.
8? stroke.
3? cylinder.
20.25? retracted.
3000 psi or greater rating.
Xxxx psi or greater pulse rating. Some specify 6000.

Does anyone have a recommendation yah or nay.

I see Shoup offers Prince. Are they good?

Thanks.

Paul

You seem to be unsure on what size you are really looking for. I don't know if this will help, but years ago Prince was a good cylinder for farm use. Once you decide on a size then you can check some prices.
DWF

You seem to be unsure on what size you are really looking for. I don't know if this will help, but years ago Prince was a good cylinder for farm use. Once you decide on a size then you can check some prices.
DWF

I?m running a cheap bomgarrs cylinder on both my rollover plows If that?s where you?re putting it

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Which plow do you need it for? A JD 4200 uses a short 'nonstandard' cylinder.Other plows use a nonstandard as well.The IH uses a more standard cylinder.My 314,and 642 use an 8" srtoke. Not sure about the 140/145. A 3 1/2 or 4" cylinder would be best. You may need a restrictor in the hoses too.would help to know which plow.

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Surplus center or Bailey sales will both talk to you over the phone to help solve any questions you have. I have dealt with both of them satisfactorily.

Sounds like a standard 8" stroke ASAE type cylinder. Extremely common, as it was the size cylinder used on pretty much every piece of towed farm equipment from the 1940's into the 1970's. Everything was designed to use the same cylinder so the farmer only had the expense of owning one cylinder. The cylinder stayed with the tractor, not the implement.

Never heard of "pulse rating" before. I would think maybe it has to do with shock loads on the cylinder which can cause high spikes in pressure. Logically, I don't think you can have too much, and most likely if your plow is old enough to be using standard cylinders, it likely doesn't have any "pulse rating" specified. So, more is likely better, but don't go breaking the bank trying to get some cylinder with 120,000PSI pulse rating or anything crazy like that...

Brands... Well, many cylinders are made in China these days, often many different brands sell the same exact cylinder, just painted a different color and/or with a different decal. Paying for a brand name these days has more to do with how they stand behind their product than the quality of the product.

Personally I would buy whatever's on the shelf at the nearest farm store. I have a local chain of stores, Runnings, whose prices on hydraulic cylinders aren't very out of line with what you find online.

Surplus Center has a good selection but they NAIL you on shipping. It can cost you $30 to ship a $50 hydraulic cylinder and because of the new fed laws they have to charge sales tax for your state. $69.99 at Runnings with the farm exemption for sales tax, and you're ahead of the game, with the cylinder in hand, no packing to dispose of.

Here?s what I use