530 Tilt Cylinder

[DaltonSmith]

I have a 1980 Bobcat 530. The tilt cylinder had been replaced before I bought it. The bucket doesn't scoop up when you lift it up. It is just slightly higher than level. I am looking for dimensions for the stock one. A new one from the local Bobcat dealer is over $1200. Hoping I could find something a lot cheaper than that. Can you help me out? Thanks.

 

[Tazza]

They don't roll back super far, how much clearance is there between the bobtach and the lift arms when fully tilted back? ideally it should be say an 3/4" to 1" away from it.
Are the pivot points worn where the ram connects? WIth the bucket off, you can grab the bobtach and lif it up and see how much play is there.
Does it look like someone has welded anything at the pivot points? There is a possibility that if they did, it's not in the right spot.
I have repaired a few bad pivot points/rams in this area, it doesn't take a lot of wear for them to not sit right.