Chief Hydraulic Cylinders by Bailey International

Bailey International, founded in 1976 and headquartered in Knoxville, Tennessee, manufactures and distributes hydraulic cylinders, pumps, motors, valves, manifolds, power units, hose assemblies, and electronic control systems for construction, agriculture, transportation, and industrial equipment. Acquired by EBSCO Industries in 2019 and still active, Bailey runs an integrated operation with design, engineering, testing, and custom-assembly capabilities across facilities in Grand Rapids MI, Montreal QC, Victoria BC, and Chennai, India. Northern Hydraulics supplies Bailey International hydraulic components and electronic controls, including the Chief, Maxim, Hydro Custom, Sure Grip Controls, and Hydrolico product lines.

Bailey International Product Lines & Series

Bailey markets across five lines. Chief is the flagship line, covering Bailey hydraulic cylinders, pumps, valves, motors, and power units; the Chief cylinder series spans tie-rod, welded, telescopic, snowplow, and clevis models, and the Chief pump series covers two-stage, PTO, and manual hydraulic pumps. Maxim is the value-oriented line, with cylinder families including WC welded clevis, WT welded cross tube, WSB swivel-ball, TC tie-rod, top-link, snowplow, and telescopic models, plus motors and power units.

Hydro Custom covers customizable cylinder and motor builds, Hydrolico contributes tie-rod cylinders (TR model numbers), pneumatic actuators, and valves, and Sure Grip Controls supplies the electronic side — joysticks, handles, and thumb controls across the Elevate, Harvest, Precision, Demand, and Endurance lines. Our Bailey catalog of roughly 820 cylinders, pumps, and components concentrates heavily on welded cross-tube cylinders, tie rod cylinders, and welded clevis-mount cylinders, with dedicated stock in ag clevis-mount and snowplow cylinder families.

Cross-Referencing Bailey International Parts

Chief cylinders are built and marketed as cost-effective replacements for a range of other cylinder brands, and Maxim provides value-priced equivalent components — which makes Bailey a practical cross-reference target when a legacy cylinder, pump, or motor is discontinued. If you have a worn or obsolete unit, match it on bore, stroke, rod diameter, port size and location, and mount style (welded clevis, cross tube, swivel eye, tie-rod, or snowplow) rather than the original part number alone. Bailey’s exact cross-reference tables and part-number compatibility require direct catalog consultation, so for an unconfirmed match we identify the equivalent for you. Send us your old Bailey, Chief, Maxim, or competing-brand part number and we will cross-reference a current replacement. Request a cross-reference quote to get the equivalent part.

About Chief by Bailey International

Chief is Bailey International’s flagship line of hydraulic cylinders, pumps, valves and PTO components for agricultural and mobile equipment, including tie-rod and welded cylinders in the most common bore and stroke sizes. Related Bailey family pages: Bailey Hydraulics and Maxim hydraulic cylinders.