quick connect couplers

[fountain42]

Help my couplers are not so quick connect? It is a big job detaching the hydraulic connection to my snowblower chute. I tried cleaning to coupler? It's a pain in the butt removing the blower because of the fittings. Any ideas thanks

 

[Zebrafive]

Relieve the pressure in the system before trying to disconnect.

 

[fountain42]

Thanks Zebrafive but that is not the issue? there is a relief valve that I can drain. I am wandering if one of the balls? are stuck?

 

[Zebrafive]

It's possible you have defective coupler. And since you say snowblower it could be iced up/frozen.

 

[J_J]

Does the sleeve on the QD move at all? Pushing or pulling.

Was the snow blower raised up even a little? If so, then the weight of the snow blower is causing pressure on the QD.

You will have to bleed the snow blower side of the QD. It could be messy.

 

[fountain42]

J.J. the blower is on the 3pt, this is for chute rotation. I have it in my garage now to warm up I'll check into more tomorrow. maybe ice? I hope, but skeptical if something stand out I'll report.

 

[J_J]

I understand now.

Try a heat gun on the QD.

 

[Wagtail]

I'm a newbie & having a similar problem when I go to connect the two couplers for my 4in1... I swear myself blue in the face trying to get them to click home (10 minutes each) and then they miraculously decide to pop in as if there never was a problem.

Naturally there's an moderate amount of hydraulic fluid all over my hands & boots by this stage.

When I go to perform this evolution I've turned the tractor off & lowered the FEL after the fact. So, what am I doing wrong?

 

[Wagtail]

Ah HA! The answer is in a TBN thread from June of '09 "Hydraulic hoses are difficult to re-connect"!

So, if I read this right, with the tractor shut down & the FEL then lowered via the joystick, if I bleed a wee bit of fluid from the male end connector it should work.

Which makes sense regarding my previous statement about fluid being all over my hands & boots.

Thanks TBN contibutors! The power of 'search' has saved the day & stopped me from starting a thread for a subject already covered. :thumbsup:

 

[murphy1244]

Ah HA! The answer is in a TBN thread from June of '09 "Hydraulic hoses are difficult to re-connect"!

So, if I read this right, with the tractor shut down & the FEL then lowered via the joystick, if I bleed a wee bit of fluid from the male end connector it should work.

Which makes sense regarding my previous statement about fluid being all over my hands & boots.

Thanks TBN contibutors! The power of 'search' has saved the day & stopped me from starting a thread for a subject already covered. :thumbsup:

Relieve the pressure before you disconnect your lines.