jrb style 416 series john deere coupler hydraulic cylinder

until i get into the for sale/wanted forum to see if someone has a spare for sale i figured it would be a good idea to find out what others have experienced in what took place during their experience rebuilding their hydraulic attachment pin couplers hydraulic cylinder.
i,am really looking for guys that have only delt with this particular part only ( at209163)
reason simply , its a special custom cylinder and the guys that have them will know that.
its kind of simple guys . rods are pitted from the salt !!! always being locked
they only leak a little when there unlocked for the 2 or 3 minutes .
this item comes i believe on the 444 544 644 deere its the 416 series coupler , mines the tc54h. its not a big deal but when i change from bucket to push box while plowing sometimes i can leave a little oil sheen . i rather find a new old stock or maybe a good used southern cylinder with zero rust ! i gotta think why rebuild the damm thing at $400 per rod from deere just to start with.

$400 isn't terrible, the only downtime is disassembly and re assembly

Hello Turf, and Welcome to the forum !
I saw your post about the airport monster Yeti Twins, about suggestions and then realized no one can post there. (suggestions )
For sale column is reply by PM only. ...i suggest you repost the pictures of the Monsters. ...for ideas.
As to your stroke i hope you're doing better! Are you on light duty? Or back to your old self.
If i can help let me know. ....FYI folks Buffalo and Niagara Falls are twenty minutes apart.
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Turf i believe there's a UPS FedX Airport just over the Pennsylvania line from here.
Happy New Year's, fixo

thanks fix i didnt realize about the pm thing ( my bad) guess maybe i,ll do maybe a intro for myself and let people post replys there . i,ll try that

broke down last year and pulled the cylinder completely apart.
took the 2 rods to a buddys machine shop.
2 new rods $ 50 problem fixed, didn't even replace the seals !