Blown Hydraulic Line

[tiltbed]

bgott,bout the same thing happen to me..only mine was a pettybone 25,000 multicrane.steel 1/2 line 12'long.Took about a day to remove the line.Pettybone wanted $178.00 for a new one(special fittings mucho expence) or the guy said i could cut and splice the old one..not a good idea down time ect if it went again.$7.00 1/2 conduit pipe...rethreaded and 2 small 1/2" hyd hoses vola..per bullit proof.no more split seams oh ya and old line had been brazed before also..Sid

 

[Hydraman]

Hi,Mark;
Your question--is there any good hydraulic info out there??
Go to http://www.adtdl.army.mil/cgi-bin/adtdl.dll/fm/5-499/toc-htm This is the US Army's manual on hydraulics. Everything you need to know and then some!! Don