Skid Steer Repair in Boone, Iowa | Ames Hydraulics

Skid Steer Repair — Serving Boone, Iowa

We repair skid steers and compact track loaders across every major brand — Bobcat, Cat, Kubota, John Deere, Case, New Holland, Gehl, ASV, Takeuchi, Mustang, JCB. Our shop is 15 miles west of Boone on US-30, close enough that Boone fleets and farms haul equipment in for cylinder work, structural welding, and full hydraulic rebuilds every week. We are the skid steer repair shop that Boone-area customers use when they need the job done right the first time — not run through a dealer service writer.

Boone area we serve for skid steer repair: ag production, grain handling, and rail-line service. Boone County is heavy corn/soybean ground and hog country; we see a lot of grain hauler, planter, and combine work from Boone farms. If your equipment is down and needs skid steer repair, drop it off, we quote, we fix it.

What A Skid Steer Repair Job Usually Looks Like

By the time a skid steer comes into our shop it is usually one of four things: a cylinder is leaking (loader arm, tilt, or auxiliary), a drive motor is worn and the machine is running lopsided, the hydraulic pump is losing pressure and struggling under load, or the frame or lift arms have cracked. Sometimes it’s all of the above on a high-hour machine. We handle each of these repairs in-house, in Ames, with our own hydraulic bench, welding bay, and drive-motor rebuild capability.

We work on Bobcat, Caterpillar, Kubota, John Deere, Case, New Holland, Gehl, ASV, Takeuchi, Mustang, and JCB skid steers and compact track loaders. Different brand, same fundamentals — every one of them needs pressure-tested cylinders, sealed pumps, and structurally sound lift arms.

In-House Capabilities

• Cylinder rebuild — loader arm, tilt, auxiliary, and attachment rams; every cylinder pressure-tested
• Drive-motor repair and replacement — track loaders and wheeled machines
• Hydraulic pump service — bench testing, seal replacement, full replacement
• Frame welding and lift-arm repair — cracked mount plates, stress fractures, quick-attach faces
• Hose and fitting fabrication — high-flow and standard-flow circuits
• Coupler and quick-attach repair — rebuild worn couplers, replace face plates

Where We Refer Out

We are an independent hydraulic and heavy-equipment shop, not a dealer for any brand. Warranty work goes back to the dealer network. Deep ECU or fault-code diagnostics on new-tier electronics we send to the appropriate dealer. Everything else — hydraulic, drive, and structural — is what we do every day.

Cost And Turnaround

Basic cylinder rebuild starts around $350; full hydraulic pump replacement runs $1,500 and up depending on brand; drive-motor rebuilds are $1,800 to $3,500 depending on machine. Turnaround is typically a few days for a single cylinder and one to two weeks for a full drive-side rebuild. We give a quote before we start.

Skid Steer Repair For Boone And The Surrounding Area

The Boone area service base for skid steer repair is ag production, grain handling, and rail-line service. Boone County is heavy corn/soybean ground and hog country; we see a lot of grain hauler, planter, and combine work from Boone farms. We are set up specifically for the equipment those industries actually run: hydraulic systems that see hard cycle loads, structural steel and aluminum that flexes and cracks, and drive components that wear from long hours in Iowa dust and salt. Getting the machine from Boone to our Ames bay is a short drive, and we can quote pickup or delivery for larger units.

Every skid steer repair boone job we take gets a quote before we start work, a pressure test on anything hydraulic, and a call before we do extra work if we find something during tear-down. That is how we have kept Boone-area repeat customers for years.

Why Boone Customers Come To Us For Skid Steer Repair

Three reasons: we are independent (no dealer markup or upsell), we do the work in-house (cylinders don’t get shipped somewhere), and we quote before we start (no surprise invoices). For skid steer repair specifically, that means the machine comes back running, on time, at the number we quoted — not two weeks late for double the price. Boone operators appreciate that because equipment downtime kills a working week.

Getting To Our Shop From Boone

From Boone, we are 15 miles west on US-30. Most customers who haul their own machine can be at our shop and back in under two hours. For larger units — semi trailers, telehandlers, aerial lifts — we can coordinate pickup or work with a local hauler you use. Call 515-292-2599 before you show up so we can have a bay ready for your skid steer repair job.

Independent, Honest, In-House

We are an independent hydraulic and heavy-equipment repair shop, not a dealer for any brand. We quote before we start work, we don’t tack on parts you don’t need, and if a job is beyond our scope we tell you where to go instead of taking your money. That approach has kept Boone-area customers coming back for skid steer repair year after year.

Preventive Service For Boone Fleets

Beyond one-off skid steer repair jobs, we set up preventive maintenance for Boone-area fleets that run multiple units. That means annual DOT inspections scheduled ahead of time, seasonal hydraulic-fluid changes before hard-use season, and cylinder rod inspection before rod pitting turns into a full rebuild. A little PM is a lot cheaper than emergency downtime.

Downtime And Scheduling For Boone

Downtime is what kills a working operation. When you call about skid steer repair, we tell you honestly what our backlog looks like this week. If a job is critical we work around it, and if we can’t get to it fast we tell you where else to try in the Boone/central Iowa area. We do not overbook and lie about it.

Cost And Pricing

Every skid steer repair job gets a quote before we start work. Small welding repair might be a couple hundred dollars; a full hydraulic system overhaul or trailer rebuild runs several thousand. We do not surprise-invoice — the number we quote is the number you pay unless we find something during the tear-down, in which case we call you before doing extra work. For Boone-area customers we can also arrange freight pickup and drop-off on larger units.

Contact — Boone Customers

For skid steer repair in Boone, Iowa, call or text 515-292-2599, or drop the machine off at our Ames shop. We are open Monday through Friday. Emergency and after-hours work by arrangement. We look forward to helping Boone-area fleets, farms, and operators keep equipment running.