Backhoe BH > Do you carry replacement hydraulic hoses?

[bluehog]

What is the general consensus on carrying replacement hydraulic hoses?

 

[Wacky]

I never thought of that. I just hope that I don't get in a bind that I have to have one, :confused3:I hope that there is a sign that it is getting ready to go, but that is a good question. :thumbsup:

 

[wdchyd]

Shy of doing a complete rehose job and saving the old ones for spares, there's not much you can do but watch them for signs of deterioration/abrasion......the outside hose cover should not be cracked as it will lead to the corrosion in the wire braid underneath then fail when you need it most (under high pressure)....

 

[CompactTractorFan]

What is the general consensus on carrying replacement hydraulic hoses?

Can't say I carry them...

 

[wdchyd]

Or you could invest in boxes of generic replacement premade hoses all with pipe threads with boxes of adapters to fit every application in case you need to save $20 or so instead of one exact custom made hose that someone locally could whip out in a few minutes while you wait....:thumbsup:

 

[moored4]

What is the general consensus on carrying replacement hydraulic hoses?

You might find this thread interesting! Hosehead!

http://www.tractorbynet.com/forums/hydraulics/199129-hydraulic-hoses.html

 

[radioman]

I don't see the point of carrying hoses unless I am commercial and my job depends on little downtime as possible.

 

[charlz]

My backhoe attachment is about 34 years old and I am replacing hoses as they fail. I think one looked like it had been replaced before I got it, the rest look original. Failure rate is about 1 per year and I use the backhoe a few times a year. Sometimes just quick jobs and sometimes digging ditch for a few days. I get the hoses made locally for less than I can buy them from Kubota and I don't have to wait a week+ to get it. Unfortunately not many of the hoses are standard lengths available pre-made online.

I did buy a set of control-end replacement hoses for the FEL from Surplus Center, mainly because the economics of ordering standard length pre-made hoses at once was much better than ordering a bunch of standard length pre-made hoses individually. The standard length pre-made stuff is much cheaper online than getting it made locally. The control-end hoses have a loop in them and all are slowly cracking so I figured I would need them sooner rather than later as one had already failed. The cylinder-end all look fine.

 

[gilraine]

when i got my model 500, It had 2 hoses that I didnt like the look of.. replaced em and thats been it for replacements for it in a year and 400 hours... when they look frayed, replacing them before they blow is a ton easier and a lot less messy..

 

[bluehog]

Thanks for the responses... I am concerned about the downtime on my weekends at my property in rural NM. It takes me 8 hours to get there and the same to transport the tractor back home... and with the cost of diesel it is allot of waste if I can't get my work done. I am several hours (one way) from the closest supplier and would like to make sure that I keep focused to the task at hand. I continue to add to my "save your butt" kit. I recently pinched a stabilizer hose during transit :ashamed: and it got me to thinking about future problems.

Seems I read here once before about unused loose hoses having high failure rates? And what could be done to minimize that issue... if indeed it is an issue?

Thanks TBN team!