Hard Hydraulic Line Snapped

[CPM]

Hi All

Got a new Changfa a couple of days back and whilst doing some light grass slashing, hydraulics failed on the bucket as I was lifting it to see ahead of my track.

I noticed a funny smell, stopped, looked on the ground and saw a pool of green/yellow liquid forming underneath.

After a closer look, it appears that a hard hydraulic line has sheared straight through. There's no bends or kinks, just a clean snap.

I'm hoping this picture gets attached... pic should be rotated 90 deg right.

It looks like a pretty vulnerable position for the pipe but I couldn't see anything underneath that would cause the pipe to snap like that.

Is it normal to run pipes like this? Is there a better solution when trying to get it fixed?

All thoughts and comments welcome.

Bit disappointing for new machine but I've never had one before, so perhaps this is life?!

[mrmikey]

You might be better off cutting the tubing off leaving a bit for these to grab and using something like this tube compression fittings - Hydraulic Supply Co. and adapting to a conventional hydraulic hose. Or removing the tube completely and replacing the complete run with hose, hard to tell without an overall view.....Mike

[CPM]

You might be better off cutting the tubing off leaving a bit for these to grab and using something like this tube compression fittings - Hydraulic Supply Co. and adapting to a conventional hydraulic hose. Or removing the tube completely and replacing the complete run with hose, hard to tell without an overall view.....Mike

Thanks Mike, I got the steel tube part replaced in the end. It enabled me to better position the hose and run it in a safer way.