Anyone in the Uk/Europe have a Bulldog 282 loader fitted to their Iseki?

ballaterach · Jun 30, 2021

Need to source a replacement hydraulic hose and wondering if anyone in the UK/Europe has had to do so and where you obtained it from
also does anyone know precisely what size the thread is on the hose fittings?

ptsg · Jun 30, 2021

Take the hose with you to an hydraulic shop and have them make a new one. They'll figure out the fittings easily. It will also end up much cheaper than a OEM one, if those are still available.

ballaterach · Jun 30, 2021

Sounds like a plan if there is one within reasonable distance..Mr Google may hopefully help...!!

ptsg · Jun 30, 2021

I did check it before I posted and Google did come up with a decent amount of shops around Aberdeenshire. Hopefully one of them will be close to you.

ballaterach · Jun 30, 2021

Thanks yes just contacted a couple to see what they can do

chrismac · Jul 2, 2021

I bought my hose from an online company flowfit, while I do like to support local, the savings were huge. might be worth a look,

ptsg · Jul 2, 2021

chrismac said:
I bought my hose from an online company flowfit, while I do like to support local, the savings were huge. might be worth a look,

That's indeed a good alternative and I do share the same opinion as you regarding buying local. I have lots of hydraulic shops around but being that I live on an highly industrial area, the prices are crazy.

I used to buy lots of hoses, motors and valves from Flowfit. The prices were great but, sadly, that's not an option for me anymore ever since Brexit. I got all the hoses, fittings and quick disconnects for my homemade loader for something like €180 and it's good quality stuff. If I were to buy local, that would easily be €250 to €300.