final cost. about $1400 removed it myself, (yes alone). reinstalledit myself, (yes alone). Took cylinder to hydrolic shop to be rebuilt.  charge rechrome $800.  Charge dismantle clean re assimbleand paint about $450.  $50 seals, havent got the bill for piston rings yet had them over-nite from schwing america $60 ??

Hardest part was throwing that cylinder over my shoulder and carrinying it  down the steps.     

  Only kidding, lifted her out with my mini excavator, from atop a trailer parked next to the truck. dont think anybody will manualy remove those cylinders. 

Chrome shop took longer than I expected, droped off on on Friday, picked upfollowing Thursday morning.  If someone needs to rush there rebuild,(cant wait that long) buy a new cylinder for about $2000 and if you had all the seals and a couple piston rings incas they broke one or two taking her down a good shop just might git the rebuild done in  a day.

plan on a day to get her apart and another to re-assimble it. mark all your hoses!!! TIP-- dont use the red stucko- tape use masking..  the plastic tapes, INK COMES OFF SOON AS HYDROLIC OIL GETS NEAR IT THEN ALL THE HOSES ARE NOT MARKED ANYMORE!!

how hard is it to flip the cylinder for even wear?? about how long will it take

how hard is it to flip the cylinder for even wear?? about how long will it take

HAVEN'T TRYED THAT YET. MY MACHINE IS OLDER MACHINE, WILL HAVE TO FIGURE OUT WHERE I STAND ON WARE, IF HAVE BEEN FLIPED ALREADY?  HYDROLIC CYLINDER WAS THE JOB FOR NOW. LATER JOHN