I've been using the FEL (of a used JD tractor I bought last summer) for pushing snow this winter and I notice that I'm leaking hydraulic oil in a number of places.
There are a number of shorter hoses that are designed as follows: they fit into what appears to be a crimped metal fitting and then that piece fits into another metal piece that screws into the rest of the hydraulic line. I haven't yet tried to tighten the fitting that screws into the line (and I'll try that once temperatures recover from their Arctic levels!). However, from all appearances, the leaks appear to come from where the rubber hose fit into the crimped piece of metal.
I'm wondering if this is common (tractor 20+ years old) and if it be the case, if I should just take the pieces into a hydraulic shop and let them cut an inch off the hose and recrimp it. (I'm thinking they would have the right parts and be much less expensive than a dealership). There appears to be enough extra in the rubber line for that. I don't recall seeing any substantial cracks in the hoses and I'm thinking that they don't make hoses like they used to.
Any advice?
There are a number of shorter hoses that are designed as follows: they fit into what appears to be a crimped metal fitting and then that piece fits into another metal piece that screws into the rest of the hydraulic line. I haven't yet tried to tighten the fitting that screws into the line (and I'll try that once temperatures recover from their Arctic levels!). However, from all appearances, the leaks appear to come from where the rubber hose fit into the crimped piece of metal.
I'm wondering if this is common (tractor 20+ years old) and if it be the case, if I should just take the pieces into a hydraulic shop and let them cut an inch off the hose and recrimp it. (I'm thinking they would have the right parts and be much less expensive than a dealership). There appears to be enough extra in the rubber line for that. I don't recall seeing any substantial cracks in the hoses and I'm thinking that they don't make hoses like they used to.
Any advice?