Recent content by r8f1k

Bought a kit for a right side tilt cylinder, took cylinder apart, no problem. The seals were hard and probably original. The kit I bought came with a seal for the rod that sits midway on the sliding part of the hydraulic cylinder. (Gland?). Either way, I installed this cupped seal in and I...

Just installed a professionally rebuilt lift cylinder on the left side. Now, once in a while the boom will rise VERY slowly and if you let go of the handle the boom will drop right away. It will do this over and over until you move the skid steer or shake the bucket. Then, it will work fine for...

So here is where I am now. I replaced the hydraulic filter and housing. Completely changed the way she ran. Stopped dying under load. Ran great for hours. Now it started to do it again, but it does it irregularly. Some days, perfect runs for hours. Some days dies every 30 mins under a small...

Looking to have some service work done to an older Gehl skid steer. Anyone do work in northeast Illinois or southeast Wisconsin?

Ok, so I think I may have narrowed this down. Perhaps someone with more knowledge could help. When I bought my 4500 it had an old hydraulic filter housing, very large and aluminum. It leaked poorly because the matting surfaces were scared by screwdrivers and chisels by who ever had this before...

Still having trouble with my Gehl 4500. I installed an electric fuel pump to alleviate any suspected vapor lock issues, set the regulator to 4.5 PSI. The issue that I still get it that the engine will stumble for 2 seconds and die when a slight load is applied. It can happen during turning...