Quick Attach Actuator for 5640 Gehl (Electric)

[Michaelkclites]

Hi All! I am brand new to this site. I just purchased my first SSteer last month and am very happy with it. It is a 2006 serial #504681, two speed turbo duetz. I have been using it to dig our rocks on farm ground. I would appreciate comments about others like this SSteer etc. Last week my hired man held his finger on the button too long and messed up the worm screw which is about 14 inches long in the actuator to disengage the bucket. The chrome colored tube that it screws into, I have removed. I can now screw it back in but it screws very hard, almost like something is bent inside. Are replacement parts available? Is someone out there repairing these....? They are over $500 according to the dealership!! Ouch! Any help would be much appreciated. mike

 

[Michaelkclites]

Hi All!!! A bit more info on this problem. I have contacted Stan Houston in Sioux Falls. They basically sent me the same diagrams that you see in the parts manual that comes with the SSteer. Stan Houston tells me I'm going to have to order the entire actuator for $570 + tax. I am waiting for a return call from the factory in Madison, SD now. Maybe they can help me out. Do any of you who know anyone who is repairing these?

 

[Tazza]

Hi All!!! A bit more info on this problem. I have contacted Stan Houston in Sioux Falls. They basically sent me the same diagrams that you see in the parts manual that comes with the SSteer. Stan Houston tells me I'm going to have to order the entire actuator for $570 + tax. I am waiting for a return call from the factory in Madison, SD now. Maybe they can help me out. Do any of you who know anyone who is repairing these?

I thought actuators had clutches in them to prevent damage from running them too long or on a load that is too high.
Sadly you may have no choice but to get a new one, unless you can find an after market one with similar specs.

 

[TriHonu]

I thought actuators had clutches in them to prevent damage from running them too long or on a load that is too high.
Sadly you may have no choice but to get a new one, unless you can find an after market one with similar specs.

My neighbor has a Gehl with the power attach. When I saw it, I used the idea to add power attach to my 763.
If I recall correctly, that actuator is fit into the attach plate fairly snugly and has decent protection around it. Getting a different model actuator to fit in there may be a problem.
Gehl did not build the actuator. I would pull the actuator out and look for any identifying marks and/or model number. $500 is not far off typical retail for an industrial duty actuator.
If you can determine the manufacturer and model it will probably cost you a bit less to buy it direct from a distributor. You may even find one on Ebay.
Note that without the model number, you will be guessing about the specs. Actuators that look the same can have greatly different capacities and speeds. The Warner actuators I am familiar with come with either acme nuts or ball screws. They also have both thermal overload and an overload clutch which helps prevent some damage.
Depending upon what your time is worth, $500 to replace it is not that bad. Spending some time and watching Ebay may get you one closer to $300 for a new one. You may be able to find a cheaper model that you can fit to your loader. Be aware that the inexpensive actuators may not be take the abusive environment (dusty, muddy, wet, vibration etc.) that the typical skidsteer operates in.

 

[flyerdan]

My neighbor has a Gehl with the power attach. When I saw it, I used the idea to add power attach to my 763.
If I recall correctly, that actuator is fit into the attach plate fairly snugly and has decent protection around it. Getting a different model actuator to fit in there may be a problem.
Gehl did not build the actuator. I would pull the actuator out and look for any identifying marks and/or model number. $500 is not far off typical retail for an industrial duty actuator.
If you can determine the manufacturer and model it will probably cost you a bit less to buy it direct from a distributor. You may even find one on Ebay.
Note that without the model number, you will be guessing about the specs. Actuators that look the same can have greatly different capacities and speeds. The Warner actuators I am familiar with come with either acme nuts or ball screws. They also have both thermal overload and an overload clutch which helps prevent some damage.
Depending upon what your time is worth, $500 to replace it is not that bad. Spending some time and watching Ebay may get you one closer to $300 for a new one. You may be able to find a cheaper model that you can fit to your loader. Be aware that the inexpensive actuators may not be take the abusive environment (dusty, muddy, wet, vibration etc.) that the typical skidsteer operates in.

If the electrics part of the actuator are okay, there is a good chance that the acme threaded rod has a slight bend in it, which will cause some severe drag and make things turn hard, or the acme nut is galled and gives the same result.
If that's the case, take the parts to a bearing supply house, or someplace like Applied Industrial that has linear components; they might have the exact parts that the actuator manufacturer uses, for considerably less markup than the oem will smack you with.

 

[Michaelkclites]

If the electrics part of the actuator are okay, there is a good chance that the acme threaded rod has a slight bend in it, which will cause some severe drag and make things turn hard, or the acme nut is galled and gives the same result.
If that's the case, take the parts to a bearing supply house, or someplace like Applied Industrial that has linear components; they might have the exact parts that the actuator manufacturer uses, for considerably less markup than the oem will smack you with.

Thank you all so much!!! Michael