Aux QA/locking hose damaged

[cqaigy2]

Wayne County Hose,

Thanks for the cleaning info!

 

[Wayne County Hose]

Wayne County Hose,

Thanks for the cleaning info!

You're welcome. From what I've read about you guys and your PT's, I think cleanliness is even more important on your machines than the typical tractor.

Andy

 

[ldabe]

Pics of damaged QA hoses.
The right hose was slightly damaged, so a year ago I wrapped it with that plastic.
If you look close at the left connection, at the bottom, you can see it cutting into the hose.
Every time it was operated it would rub across like a knife.

 

[KentT]

Pics of damaged QA hoses.
Every time it was operated it would rub across like a knife.

I haven't noticed that type of wear or interference on my older PT-425. The hoses that are on my QA seem to have a bit bigger loop of slack in them...

Is there any slack in the hose up next to the QA coupling where it disconnects? I wonder if your hose may be a bit shorter, causing it to rub like that...

You had the right idea in trying to put some kind of protection on it. You can get "armored hoses" but they are very expensive. Maybe Wayne County can offer suggestions...

 

[toy]

Pics of damaged QA hoses.
The right hose was slightly damaged, so a year ago I wrapped it with that plastic.
If you look close at the left connection, at the bottom, you can see it cutting into the hose.
Every time it was operated it would rub across like a knife.

On the hoses, if you loosen the end of the hoses a little and lift up on the hoses a little so that the end of the hose kind of turns in a clock wise manner on one and a counter clock wise on the other with the hose lifted a little snug down the hose ends tight and that should help hold the hose off of the moving parts, with the hose snugged up it won't let the hose turn back to where it was before you lifted it up and will hold it in a new position. You might even take a pair of channel locks to help turn the hose end. If you could get a little slack that might help. I hope I explained that good enough so that you can understand what I am talking about. At any time that you change the position of a hose move all joints of the machine to make sure the hose don't catch and bind or rub anything else. Another thing that I noticed was that the ends of the cylinder eyes looks a little dry and the cylinder is turned down as far as it can go according to the way the eyes look. If you could turn the body of the cylinder a little that would help get the hoses away from the moving parts of the quick attach. That might help some, hope it does.

 

[ldabe]

Not the best design, but it works.
Next time I get new hoses, I will have them add a couple extra inches.
Should of had these pics up days ago, but too many things in the way.

 

[KentT]

Looks like you're back in business, Abe! Great!

I'd just watch to make sure that the rod that tilts the QA doesn't rub on those hoses, and I think you'll be good to go. If you need to, you could pull the hoses closer to those eyelets (that you're not using now) and use a zip-tie through there to hold them out of the way, if necessary.

 

[woodlandfarms]

It should be noted to newbies about what kind of connectors to put on the PT hoses. Wayne County explained the difference to me once, now I cannot remember the specifics. But it seems to me PT designed a lot of component space around a particular connector length and if you use the alternates, you will not have enough room to make connections. That has happened to me a couple of times and it is a bummer when you are holding a $100 hose that is now worthless...

I had to do the same thing on my quick release hoses. I tied them up to the eyelets with zip ties cause the will rub and bind.

 

[Wayne County Hose]

Geez Carl, I forget too. Oh, I think it was about the length of the crimp fitting on the hose? Weatherhead has a new series crimp, the Z series, that is very much shorter. I am slowly switching over to them. The crimps in the above pics are U series crimps. I see Abe did use the 245 series hose which is a great 2-wire hose. After I got in a reel of it, I switched over to the 245 hose completely for almost all my 2 wire.

One thing you do want to watch out for is the bend of the hose too close to the crimp. Any bend should start at least 1.5 times the diameter of the hose away from the end of the crimp.

 

[ldabe]

Thanks for all the suggestions and info.
KentT, I will probably take your advice and use those zip ties.
Also, just curious, I paid $15 per hose, is that a good price?