MCC Posted August 7 Share Posted August 7 I need an actuator for a 656. I see you can get aftermarket units for a decent price. I am wondering if anyone has experience using these and how well they work or if they’re offshore garbage. TIA, Dan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cumminstinkerer Posted August 7 Share Posted August 7 @MCC who has them for sale? I worked in the aftermarket tractor parts world for a few years, I can probably tell you what the quality is if you tell me whos selling them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HydroTek Posted August 7 Share Posted August 7 Better than no brake at all Your actuator broken ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MCC Posted August 7 Author Share Posted August 7 6 hours ago, cumminstinkerer said: @MCC who has them for sale? I worked in the aftermarket tractor parts world for a few years, I can probably tell you what the quality is if you tell me whos selling them. I see them for sale rnging from $90 to $270. I figured they were all the same, maybe not. Vendors I saw were Complete tractor, Tractor Joes, Abilene, Bates and tractor parts asap. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MCC Posted August 7 Author Share Posted August 7 5 hours ago, HydroTek said: Better than no brake at all Your actuator broken ? My actuator halves aren't parallel. Causes brakes to drag and start burning up after a 15 mile drive. If I loosen them enough to not drag at all, there isn't any brake action. The problem follows the actuator as I switch parts from side to side. I figured I would price a new one if the quality is fine to taking my existing one to a machine shop and having it ground flat. For all I know, the one I have may be aftermarket. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hippy5488 Posted August 8 Share Posted August 8 last ones i got from a&i had to be taken to machine shop to get the od machined smaller. they were to tight in drum and couldnt move when installed Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cumminstinkerer Posted August 8 Share Posted August 8 @MCC most all the companies you listed will get them all from same supplier, more than likely Tisco, but Possibly Atlantic, all are imported and may work great or may not, depends on the fellow from India or Pakistan that was doing the work that day, it is a crap shoot for sure! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
acem Posted August 8 Share Posted August 8 Tisco was bought by SMA. They seem to be dropping alot of tractor parts since SMA bought them from Blount. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cumminstinkerer Posted August 8 Share Posted August 8 @acem I heard that, I think atlantic is also owned by the same group that owns ASAP now, I might have some inside scoop there! there is also sparex and reliable, all them just swap stuff around, one group imports a bunch, sells to the others and they repack it, some stuff is limited to one company though. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
acem Posted August 8 Share Posted August 8 Yes but the manufacturers over there will sell to anybody willing to buy the minimum purchase. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ksfarmdude Posted August 9 Share Posted August 9 I could buy them all day long at Abilene Machine and they are OEM to boot 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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