I need a 3.25' x 12" stroke 1.25" shaft hydraulic cylinder rephasing style with 1" pins. It is on a JD 980 field cultivator wing and Deere wants $440 for it. We have rebuilt it once with no luck (leaks down). Looks like it ought to cost about a couple hundred bucks.

Does anyone have a good source for rephasing style cylinders?

It looks like Shoup or Sloan Express or someone ought to stock these along with their regular cylinders. Should be a good demand as nearly every folding farm implement uses them these days. The rephasing style should cost only slightly more than a regular cylinder and a farm supply store price would probably be better than rebuilding the original ones.

We have replaced them in the past using the tie rod style instead of the ones with the wire retainer and they work fine as long as the bore, stroke, and rod diameter are the same. It has been so long ago I have forgotten where we got them and though some of you might have a good supplier. Prince, Cross and others make them. 

 John

To answer my own question I just found that Baum Hydraulics has Prince rephasing cylinders in 8, 12, and 16" strokes in stock. The 3.25x12 was $229 so I ordered one.

They do not however carry a 10 stroke rephasing and I am going to be in need of some of those in the future because that is what Sunflower 1433 discs use so if anyone knows of another source I would appreciate it. The cylinder clevis and pins are worn so much that the end of the clevis was rubbing on the curved axle tube wearing the outside end and flexing the clevis till it broke it off at the threads. If you have a Sunflower 1433 disk with quite a few acres you might want to check this area. Had I replaced the pin or the clevis end it would not have happened.

John

John,  I'm guessing you can buy a 12" from Baum and take it to Payne's and about $40 and an hour or so later you can have a 10" stroke.    I could do it but frankly I'd be more expensive and wouldn't do as good a job. 

I can see the barell being cut off prety easily but wouldn't it take a little time to shorten the shaft and thread it? 2 extra inches of shaft might cause a problem with the wing depth adjustment (although I have not measured the colapsed length - they might be the same). Might be an alternative though.

John

They were my first shot but they don't stock any new rephasing cylinders and are pretty well out of the surplus ones they used to have - only a few sizes left.

John 

We made our 30' anhydrous tool bar several years ago, got the phasing cyl from them, same ones used on the 220 deere disks, I think they were 45 each. 

Haven't ordered anything in awhile, would like to find some 16" phasing cyls for a 3 pt pull package for a ripper.

Good Luck