Can I jury-rig hose

[mjncad]

Fluid squirting at 2000+ PSI is nothing to play with. Either fix it correctly or scrap it.

Ditto! Replacing the hoses is way cheaper and less painful than hospital and doctors' bills, even if you have insurance.

 

[kennyd]

Here is another option, make your own: http://www.tractorbynet.com/forums/hydraulics/158654-re-usable-hydraulic-hose-fitting.html

 

[turnkey4099]

Then there are scrap yards. Should be able to find used hoses that appear to be still serviceable.

Harry K

 

[Soundguy]

i'd replace the burst one.. then assuming same sized fittings used all over ( hopefully).. biuy one more generic long hose with useable ends and keep it in a black trash bag to keep it clean and out of the uv light. that's your backup hose. keep that and a quart of hyd oil tucked into a tool box somewhere with the wrenches needed to change it in the field.

that way if a hose pops again while working, change out hose, top off oil and get back to work.

soundguy

 

[tcreeley]

kennyd:

That helps alot. Good thread and instructions. What I was looking for. Good alternative.

 

[tcreeley]

I went to tractor supply. Helpful guy but he didn't know his product line. Went to an industry supply place, they were out of stock on fittings, was sent to a place up the road. Ten minutes, I had a 3/8 hose with the right fittings. Drove home (45min), put it on -moved my backhoe 35 feet, and another hose blew. I went back- walked in 20 min before closing. He made me 3 hoses and ordered the fittings he was out of from another of their stores (out of state). Said to come back tomorrow to pick up the hoses. I asked him what I owed for the 3 in my hand- he said just take them, we'll write up an invoice for everything tomorrow. I walked out with the hoses and put them on my backhoe and worked until dark. - putting 16" culverts in my drainage ditches so I can get around with the tractor and horses. I am always impressed by the courtesy of local Maine people- moved up here from Massachusetts in '84. I think there is something special to a rural area.

 

[J_J]

Don't grin so big, until you get the invoice. Let us know the total cost.

I believe I would install/tee in a hyd gage in the system while you are changing hoses.

 

[DJNebraska]

Beware people. This is what can happen if you try to fix a hose by "Jerry-rigging" (fixing to something other than the manufacturers specifications).

 

[Kernopelli]

Beware people. This is what can happen if you try to fix a hose by "Jerry-rigging" (fixing to something other than the manufacturers specifications).

In '82 my appendix ruptured and the guy that shared my hospital room was being treated for having hydraulic fluid shot into his hand from a leaking hose....and that is just about what his looked like. I was there for 9 days... he was there when I got there and there when I left. Nasty stuff.

 

[J_J]

That injury was actually a hyd impact wrench hose that burst at the fitting. You can see the hole where the jet of fluid pierced his hand. They actually saved this guys hand. The jet of fluid did not do all that damage. A lot of the missing flesh is where they had to remove flesh saturated with hyd fluid.