Leaking Jack body, not seal, nor fitting.

[Rancher Rob]

I thought I would post this as it seems likely others may have a similar issue.

One of the jacks on my new Dynamax was leaking and the top side of the pad was wet with hydraulic oil. Long story short, the supplier to equalizer makes machine welded hydraulic rams (model #SL16) and the weld on mine has a pin hole leak.
Since they are machine made, the problem may have been replicated a few times, though I only had one bad in 4.
The good news is, Equalizer has them in stock and will ship you a new one within a week and pay 1 hour labor for swapping the jack out. All it takes is unscrewing and rescrewing 2 hose fittings and 6-8 bolts.
I tried to tell them that my rate is $1k an hour but they wouldn't go for it.

[Thurman]

Good for them for standing behind their equipment

[halla]

Rancher Bob, do you have to bleed the air from the system somehow when you swap the jack and the lines?

[mogman]

I have Equalizer jacks on my Georgetown and no.. you don't have to bleed anything. I have replaced most of my hoses over the years as the factory ones are breaking down. Any hydraulic hose you can cut with scissors isn't up to the task.

[Rancher Rob]

I'm not planning on having to bleed them. Never had to bleed hydraulic lines on tractors or equipment before. In fact, sometimes we've had to do the sorta opposite and loosen hydraulic fittings to relieve pressure. However, if the new unit comes with instructions saying to bleed the lines, I guess I will. We'll see what shows up but I expect it will be just an ala carte jack.