My thoughts as well. Fix it right!
Poorly fixed DIY hydraulic line or normal?
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My thoughts as well. Fix it right!
Keep in mind that Murphy's law also applies to tractors. If that line fails, it will do so at the most inopportune time. You don't want to be in the middle of a project and then have to work on the tractor. And you may have to do it in the field because your bucket is down and you will pump out all your fluid trying to get back to the barn.
Doug in SW IA
Doug in SW IA
jonsstihl
Veteran Member
definitely. It will never fail just sitting in the garage in the right spot to be worked on .
wdchyd
Elite Member
BXer, I have the materials for those if you decide to DIY. You are just north of me.
Looks like someone already tried but did not have the bender.
Looks like someone already tried but did not have the bender.
If I order parts/tube from my dealer I assumed they came preformed. Am I mistaken? I would have certainly been surprised at the parts counter if everything came straight!
No repair that day for sure!I certainly don't have a tube bender, and as you stated and I thought, it looks like someone went gorilla with pliers.
Before going about this, I need to inspect the whole loader and see how much needs replacing. IIRC this deformity occurs on both the left and right side of the loader, not just this one spot. When I depressurize the system I want to get it all done before powering her back up.
Sometime after the holidays for sure.
wdchyd
Elite Member
If I order parts/tube from my dealer I assumed they came preformed. Am I mistaken? I would have certainly been surprised at the parts counter if everything came straight!
I certainly don't have a tube bender, and as you stated and I thought, it looks like someone went gorilla with pliers.
Before going about this, I need to inspect the whole loader and see how much needs replacing. IIRC this deformity occurs on both the left and right side of the loader, not just this one spot. When I depressurize the system I want to get it all done before powering her back up.
Sometime after the holidays for sure.
Yes, the dealer should have exact replacement. I make tubes for other crazy things so my stock is straight on the shelf and fittings in the bins, I put the bends and ends on.
Ahh gotcha, thanks for the clarification.
Now that I have a trailer, chains, etc, I've moved the tractor to my house. I took some better photos of the affected area. To me it looks like these tubes actuate the boom up/down. The other lower pair of tubes connects to hoses and goes to/from the curl cylinder. Also, these smashed tubes I was asking about do appear on both sides of the loader with the same 'bad bend'. Any other BX25 or so vintage owners tubes look like these on your loaders? This all looks the same 'age' as other hydraulics on the tractor, unless this 'repair' was done some time ago.
The tubes with the poor bend are attached to 'cubes' under the boom arm. Hoses attach to the same block via the nicely bent 90ｺ coupling. Are these blocks serviceable? Meaning I can replace just the 3ft or so of tube going across the loader into these blocks? Or do I need to replace everything up to a serviceable fitting?
The tubes with the poor bend are attached to 'cubes' under the boom arm. Hoses attach to the same block via the nicely bent 90ｺ coupling. Are these blocks serviceable? Meaning I can replace just the 3ft or so of tube going across the loader into these blocks? Or do I need to replace everything up to a serviceable fitting?
wdchyd
Elite Member
No......tubing and fittings brazed on, then plated
