Stubborn quick connects.

[Mighty Dodge]

I sold my mower and all the attaching hardware. I'm unable to get the quick connects for the lift cylinder unhooked. See attached pic. The tractors been sitting for over a week, I moved the control valve both ways and re-centered it and finally loosened the hoses.....they still won't budge. They've probably never been disconnected since new so I sprayed them with Gibbs (penetrant) also.

Suggestions please.

John

 

[Wnc3]

Some style have a notch you have to line up with a little pin.(skid steers use this) turn the collar to line them up.
Yours look similar.

 

[Bud Soda]

I use a wrench and a hammer

 

[Mighty Dodge]

I clamped vice grips on them, tried wiggling all directions, tapped on the vice grips with a hammer...they're stuck.

 

[Wnc3]

Unscrew the hose from the coupler. Relieve all pressure.
If still stuck, Take both hoses off stuck couplers.
Remove entire assembly and work with it in a vise.
Make sure to mark or remember which fitting is on top.

 

[Mighty Dodge]

Yeah that's what I figured it would come too.

 

[Mighty Dodge]

Finally got'em disconnected. Had to use my biggest drift and hammer. The male ends are fine but the female couplers are pretty trashed. The little detent balls that hold the connectors together are just about pure rust. Oh well next time I'm in Tractor Supply I'll get some new ones.