Broke weld on hydraulic arm

[Jeannette_formerly_ponygyrl]

So it’s true, I’ve been known to treat my front end loader more like a bulldozer at times, and it caught up with me the other day. There is a hydraulic tube on each side of the FEL with the arm thingie which slides in and out to control the angle of the FEL ( or the bale spear, etc) The weld at the attachment end broke on one arm, so the arm still slides in and out, but not attached to anything at that end.

I had been thinking that getting a good welder to rejoin the arm to the steel would be the answer, but maybe buying a new/refurbished cylinder would be the answer?

 It's a nice heavy old John Deere 830 which does pretty well for me. Can look up the year, if that matters, which it probably does, since it seems like they made two fairly different tractors called 830 over a couple  years.

[Bluey]

Would baling wire help?

Pictures would help.

Seriously, with FELs you need to be sure all is working right, too dangerous if not.

Get someone to weld that back where it belongs asap.

The service department may know someone in your area that could run over and do that for you.

[gumtree]

Do a search for “mobile welding” in your area. There are usually a lot of independent welders with a complete set up in the back of their truck. Hydo Cylinders aren’t usually too expensive. Measure what you have, they can be found off the shelf from a local supply. Might be even cheaper on line. IMO you should replace both at the same time. If the original is a little “tired”, weaker than the new one. The new one could be stressed along with the attachment points because it will be doing more of the heavy lifting.

[hosspuller]

Sounds like the part that is broken is called a cylinder. The “rod” is the part that slides in & out. Can you take the cylinder and broken part off ? Or get someone to remove them? Then take it to a hydraulic shop. A hydraulic shop will be equipped and experienced in welding a rod back together. They will also be able to inspect the cylinder for a bend or other damage. A bent rod will wear the seals and piston/bore. You want to repair any damage now because any damage will just get worse and might make the cylinder totally useless. And require expensive replacement.