It's on a '79 JLG 886 deck crane. I believe it's a suction filter. The four bolt flange that holds the canister is cracked and I'm afraid to even breathe on it, but I need to repair or replace it with something comparable. There are no markings on it.
Drain the tank if necessary, rip it out and some hydraulic shop can give you a newer version with probably minimal modifications. Have done it before on a large forklift, and it worked fine. Simon C
Thanks. I wanted to avoid that if possible, but it appears to be my only option.
It says Micro Freeport on it in the last pic.
Where do the lines go to? I doubt it's a suction filter, that's rarely done as any restriction can cavitate a pump. More likely a high pressure filter, typically used on the charge pump circuit feeding a hydrostat pump, which you have in front of that filter. See where the lines go. If it's a high pressure charge pump filter there's many out there that can replace that unit, doubt you will find any parts for it, probably obsolete now.
The line on the left of the filter goes underneath the front of the engine to a tee on the top of the pump on the opposite side. The line coming out of the filter on the right goes right to the bottom of the overhead reservoir.
There does appear to be a Micro switch as part of the assembly, albeit broken. Micro Switch Co., Freeport, IL. Now owned by Honeywell.
Maybe Micro could tell you what type of filters use their switches and/or what filter the machine uses?
Oh, so it looks like you have two hydrostat pumps, one on each side of the engine. Given what you've posted, I wager that a case drain return filter for those two pumps, not high pressure. Again, any good hydraulic shop should be able to recommend a suitable replacement filter unit with bypass for that application, one that has proper return filtration with an indicator to let you know when the filter element is getting clogged and needs replacement.