Hydraulic cylinder repair near me: what it costs around Woodland and who does it
The search usually starts with a loader arm that will not hold, a forklift mast drifting down on a load, or a shaker clamp creeping in October. Here is what the fix costs in Yolo County, where it gets done, and the six questions that sort a real cylinder shop from a parts counter.
Hydraulic cylinder repair near Woodland costs $350 to $900 for a reseal on a small bore cylinder, $400 to $1,100 for a forklift mast or tilt cylinder, and $1,000 to $3,000 for a full rebuild on a large bore unit, with rod rechrome or a new rod adding $400 to $1,500. The shop is in Woodland, the truck pulls cylinders anywhere from the Port of West Sacramento to the orchards past Winters, and the firm number is given with the cylinder open on the bench, not before. Capay Hydraulics is the shop behind those figures, and they are the same ones on the cost page.
How much does a hydraulic cylinder cost to repair or replace?
It depends on which of four jobs the cylinder needs, and the table below is the whole answer for the common ones. The split is decided by three findings once the gland comes out: rod damage, bore scoring, and piston or gland wear. Clean chrome and a true bore mean a reseal. Pitting, a bend or a scored barrel push the job to a rebuild or, past a point, to a new cylinder. The reseal versus replacement guide walks through how that call is made.
| Job | Published range | What it looks like on the machine | Turnaround |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reseal, small bore under 3 in | $350 to $900 | Weeping at the rod, clean chrome, bore true | Usually one day with the kit on the shelf |
| Forklift mast or tilt cylinder reseal | $400 to $1,100 | Carriage creeps forward, mast drifts down on a stacked load | Pulled at your dock, back inside one working day on common Toyota, Hyster, Yale and Crown trucks |
| Rebuild, large bore 3 in and up | $1,000 to $3,000 | Scored bore, worn piston or gland, bypassing under load | Two to three days on the bench |
| Rod rechrome or new rod, added to a rebuild | $400 to $1,500 | Pitted, bent or worn-through chrome | Adds four to seven days for the chrome shop |
| New cylinder | Quoted live, not printed | Barrel scored past honing, or a new rod costs nearly as much as the unit | Overnight from a dealer shelf to weeks for an obsolete make |
Two lines sit outside the table. If the truck pulls the cylinder at your yard or field, the trip fee of $150 to $235 and field labor at $145 to $185 an hour apply; drop the cylinder at the shop and that line is zero. And we do not print a new cylinder price. A welded loader cylinder for a common tractor can be cheap on the aftermarket shelf while a shaker clamp cylinder for an older harvester may not exist new at all, so the new unit price goes next to the rebuild estimate on the same phone call.
Is there hydraulic cylinder repair near me in West Sacramento, Davis or Dixon?
Yes, and the answer is the same shop for all three. Woodland sits in the middle of Yolo County, about twenty minutes from the Harbor Boulevard warehouses in West Sacramento, ten from the Davis campus and the row crop ground south of it, and half an hour from the Dixon fleet yards. The work splits by town. West Sacramento is lift truck hydraulics: mast lift cylinders on triple stage masts, tilt cylinders that let a loaded carriage creep, sideshift cylinders that stop centering, and dock leveler lip cylinders that weep from sitting in a wet pit. Davis and Dixon are loader, implement and orchard cylinders, plus the small cylinders on sweeper heads and sprayer booms. Yolo County reported 795 farms working 478,555 acres in the USDA 2022 Census of Agriculture, and nearly every one of them runs at least one hydraulic cylinder that will need seals this decade.
Near me also means the truck comes to the cylinder. It is pulled at your dock, yard or field edge, goes to the bench in Woodland, and comes back installed. Honing, rod measurement and the pressure test stand do not travel, which is why no honest shop rebuilds a cylinder on a tailgate. The mobile repair guide covers what the truck can finish at the machine during harvest and what has to come in.
What about hydraulic hose repair near me? Same truck?
Same truck, and the hose is fixed at the machine. A burst or sweating hose on a tractor, excavator, dump body or forklift is measured, crimped and fitted on site for $245 to $750 with the trip fee included, and a hose made up in the shop for you to carry out is $85 to $350 depending on size and pressure rating. Most cylinder calls turn up a hose that is weeping at the crimp or rubbed through on a bracket, and the second repair rides on the first trip fee. The what failed guide shows how to read a burst hose before anyone orders a part.
Six questions to ask any hydraulic repair shop before you hand over a cylinder
- Ask whether they open the cylinder and measure before quoting a firm number. A price given over the phone without seeing the rod is a guess, and the guess is usually low.
- Ask what the shop rate and the field rate are, separately. Ours are $125 to $155 an hour in the shop and $145 to $185 on site, with a $150 to $235 trip fee, and any shop should state the same three lines.
- Ask whether a rebuilt cylinder is cycled on a test stand at working pressure before it leaves. A cylinder that was never pressure tested gets tested on your machine.
- Ask what happens if they find a pitted rod after the seals are out. The right answer is a phone call with a photo and a number before any parts are ordered.
- Ask whether they will tell you when a new cylinder is the cheaper path. A shop that never says so is selling rebuilds.
- Ask what the warranty covers and get it on the invoice. Ours is one year on workmanship and the parts we supplied, and the exclusions are written down too.
One more that is about you rather than the shop. Before anyone touches the machine, lower or block whatever the failed cylinder is holding up and relieve the pressure. Hydraulic oil at working pressure goes through skin, and Cal/OSHA Title 8 section 3328 requires machinery on any worksite with employees to be kept in safe operating condition, which makes a documented repair worth more than a cheap one.
When a shop near you is still the wrong call
A cylinder on a machine still under manufacturer warranty should go to the dealer first, because an outside rebuild can void coverage on that circuit. A show restoration tractor that needs a cosmetically perfect original cylinder belongs with a specialist. And a small welded cylinder for a common loader that the aftermarket sells for less than a rebuild should be replaced, and we will say so when the rebuild estimate goes next to the new unit price. If the machine is down right now, the emergency page has the response windows by town and the after hours premium.
Cylinder repair near Woodland, answered
How much does a hydraulic cylinder cost to repair?
Around Woodland a reseal on a cylinder under 3 inch bore is $350 to $900, a forklift mast or tilt cylinder reseal $400 to $1,100, and a full rebuild on a large bore cylinder $1,000 to $3,000, plus $400 to $1,500 if the rod needs rechrome or replacement. A brand new cylinder is quoted live because it moves with the make, bore and stroke and what a dealer has on the shelf that week. The firm number comes after the gland is out and the rod is measured.
Is there hydraulic cylinder repair near me in West Sacramento or Davis?
Yes. The shop is in Woodland, about twenty minutes from the Port of West Sacramento and ten from the UC Davis campus, and the mobile truck pulls cylinders at your dock, yard or field edge across Yolo County. Forklift mast and tilt cylinders from West Sacramento warehouses usually go back in inside one working day; farm and loader cylinders from Davis and Dixon run one to three days depending on reseal or rebuild.
Do you also do hydraulic hose repair near me, or only cylinders?
Both. The same truck that pulls a cylinder carries hose stock and a crimper, so a burst hose on a tractor, excavator or forklift is replaced at the machine for $245 to $750 with the trip fee included, and a hose made in the shop is $85 to $350. Most cylinder calls turn up at least one hose that is sweating, and doing it on the same visit saves a second trip fee.
Can a hydraulic cylinder be repaired in the field, or does it have to come to the shop?
Hoses and fittings are fixed at the machine. Cylinders are pulled at the machine and resealed or rebuilt on the bench in Woodland, because honing, rod measurement and the test stand do not travel. The exception is a simple gland seal on a small cylinder with a clean rod, which can sometimes be done at the field edge during harvest when the machine cannot be spared.
Get the number for your cylinder
Machine, which cylinder, and the symptom. You get the range off the table on the first call and the one finding that would move it.