etd66ss
Senior Member
I have to reseal the boom and bucket cylinders on my CAT 225. I priced out all the parts online via a few different methods:
1) CAT Parts Store via my local CAT dealer. ("High" quality, I assume all made in the USA/West)
2) Online using Amazon & eBay only. ("Aftermarket" quality, some made in USA/West, some Asia)
3) Cheapest prices online via https://propelparts.us/ ("Lowest" quality, I assume all made in China)
Here are the results of the pricing analysis: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1gIPorXAd9OlhiPX-uHidM8R5G5TmZhVs/view?usp=sharing
This is a hobby machine and not a production machine. I may use the machine another ~1000 hrs or so. (Never know however, as once you have a machine like this you "find" more projects that requires its usage etc)
What is everyone's thoughts regarding buying the cheapest seals possible vs. the CAT OEM?
I have resealed just about all the cylinders on my Ford 575D TLB with eBay/Amazon "cheap" seals, and have not had any issues yet after about 300-400 hours of use.
1) CAT Parts Store via my local CAT dealer. ("High" quality, I assume all made in the USA/West)
2) Online using Amazon & eBay only. ("Aftermarket" quality, some made in USA/West, some Asia)
3) Cheapest prices online via https://propelparts.us/ ("Lowest" quality, I assume all made in China)
Here are the results of the pricing analysis: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1gIPorXAd9OlhiPX-uHidM8R5G5TmZhVs/view?usp=sharing
This is a hobby machine and not a production machine. I may use the machine another ~1000 hrs or so. (Never know however, as once you have a machine like this you "find" more projects that requires its usage etc)
What is everyone's thoughts regarding buying the cheapest seals possible vs. the CAT OEM?
I have resealed just about all the cylinders on my Ford 575D TLB with eBay/Amazon "cheap" seals, and have not had any issues yet after about 300-400 hours of use.