Sanderson specialist?

[Sunbeam Alpine]

Can anyone give any recommendations for a Sanderson specialist - preferably in southern UK. Trying to find a part for a Claas Ranger 940GX (which is apparently a rebadged Sanderson GX525) from 1998.

It's a seal from the hydraulic distribution system. Yesterday the machine lost all hydraulic functions as it seems to be constantly returning hydraulic fluid to the reservoir. Over here the only supplier is suggesting that the whole part has to be replaced instead of just the seal, and the part isn't available anyway...

Pictures below -
1. The seal (it seems to have an irregular form)

2. The block from which it comes.

Edit: It says "Trade" by my name, but I'm not a machinery dealer, I'm a contractor, not a farmer. Asking the question for a friend who doesn't speak very good english.

 

[Netherfield]

@ACEngineering

 

[ACEngineering]

Can anyone give any recommendations for a Sanderson specialist - preferably in southern UK. Trying to find a part for a Claas Ranger 940GX (which is apparently a rebadged Sanderson GX525) from 1998.

It's a seal from the hydraulic distribution system. Yesterday the machine lost all hydraulic functions as it seems to be constantly returning hydraulic fluid to the reservoir. Over here the only supplier is suggesting that the whole part has to be replaced instead of just the seal, and the part isn't available anyway...

Pictures below -
1. The seal (it seems to have an irregular form)

2. The block from which it comes.

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Edit: It says "Trade" by my name, but I'm not a machinery dealer, I'm a contractor, not a farmer. Asking the question for a friend who doesn't speak very good english.

unfortunatly most parts from them old sanderson pivot steer gx and tx are long obsolete and that includes the claas version too. I think what your looking at there is the brake charge valve?? or prority valve for brakes/steering which is obsolete, they used to like cracking the housing too.

The best advice i can give you is get rid of the machine as there just not a viable machine to run anymore.

I will PM you contact of probably the only company that might be able to help.

 

[Sunbeam Alpine]

unfortunatly most parts from them old sanderson pivot steer gx and tx are long obsolete and that includes the claas version too. I think what your looking at there is the brake charge valve?? or prority valve for brakes/steering which is obsolete, they used to like cracking the housing too.

The best advice i can give you is get rid of the machine as there just not a viable machine to run anymore.

I will PM you contact of probably the only company that might be able to help.

Thanks for your message which I have translated and passed on to my friend. it is the priority valve which is the problem - he has brakes, but very little steering. Ironically he took delivery of a brand-new machine a couple of weeks ago, so it's not an urgent problem. He would just like to fix it if possible as they're quite attached to it.

 

[Sunbeam Alpine]

Just to close this - thanks to ACEngineering we contacted the company he suggested. Unfortunately they were unable to help but directed us to another company who are posting a seal kit today.

Many thanks again!