bent hydraulic lines

Luke'sScreenName · Apr 14, 2016

Why not just loosen the other, non-visable, elbow ends and rotate them back toward the loader valve?

carmedic310 · Apr 14, 2016

I would never put heat to a steel line with anything in it.i also agree with oldnslo that you should be able to bend the line by hand you dont actually want to bend it as much as you do twist it at the bend to make your lines point towards the way the hoses are heading.I make my own steel lines and form them the way they need to be steel lines can be bent by hand but be carefull because they can kink too.By the looks you will have to do something somewhere down the road your gonna have problems i would rather try to fix it now than wait for it to fail in the field

kw22614 · Apr 14, 2016

Luke'sScreenName said:
Why not just loosen the other, non-visable, elbow ends and rotate them back toward the loader valve?

+1. If you loosen real slow and easy, just til you can rotate the tube, it prob won't even drip. Remember to tighten back when you set it.

newbury · Apr 14, 2016

Luke'sScreenName said:
Why not just loosen the other, non-visable, elbow ends and rotate them back toward the loader valve?

Yup. They don't look that bad.

allthumbs23 · Apr 14, 2016

I managed to get them straight with my HE MAN strength. :laughing: Slow steady pressure. Thanks for the tips guys

Hersheyfarm · Apr 15, 2016

I would have zero issue grabbing and bending those lines back and inch or so.

rScotty · Apr 15, 2016

allthumbs23 said:
I managed to get them straight with my HE MAN strength. :laughing: Slow steady pressure. Thanks for the tips guys

Congrats, but you should know that you got lucky. I've worked metal all my life and done the same thing. For small adjustments I've been successful about half the time and the other half ended up crimping the tubing. But you may be better at it than I am.

Here's a picture of the tool used to make up the lines in the first place. The tool comes with a variety of small rollers and each one is carefully sized to fit a certain size tube. It's better, but no guarantee of success either.

Say, if those lines raise the main boom on your loader you should consider putting some sort of safety to prevent the loader from falling when you're working under it. Many loaders come with such a safety latch.
luck, rScotty