BX2200 leaking fluid in several places!?!?

[SamR]

I had a couple hours in it yesterday and got started- got the back left wheel off and got the fittings under the dashboard disconnected and got rear fittings loose before I had to get ready for work.

Today I fished the rear hoses out of the protective sleeve material and removed the front left fitting w/o too much trouble. It seems that the front right fitting (as viewed from the seat where we are supposed to be instead of under the tractor). I can't see any way to access it without pulling the pin and taking off the castle nut to free the front axle? with a jack stand under the front of the frame of course



The original hoses were rated at 3000 psi. I have a local guy who says he can make them but didn't quote any prices and he is tied up today so it's either wait a couple more days or buy them from the dealership. They quoted $139.61 for all four hoses. I understand the quality was poor in the early 2000's but I did see this too which sounds like they are getting better?

BX22 - Another hose bites the dust (last post)

 

[skipperbrown]

The only thing I removed on my bx was the steering assembly to get to the hoses. It's tight in there but you should not need to dissect your tractor any further. You might need some more tools. Why did you remove the back tire? My guess is the local guy will be in the same neighborhood with his price, but I bet his hoses are of a much better quality and I bet the dealer doesn't have them in stock. The local guy will make them in about 30 min.

 

[SamR]

The only thing I removed on my bx was the steering assembly to get to the hoses. It's tight in there but you should not need to dissect your tractor any further. You might need some more tools. Why did you remove the back tire? My guess is the local guy will be in the same neighborhood with his price, but I bet his hoses are of a much better quality and I bet the dealer doesn't have them in stock. The local guy will make them in about 30 min.

I pulled the plate off the front that is held in by a bolt from each side and then was able to work out the Right Front fitting. With the size of my wrench I had to come from the top then the bottom and back and forth making very miniscule progress each time. Was tempted to cut the wrench off and would have saved a lot of time but couldn't bring myself to do it.

As far as the back tire removal I had decided to go ahead and drain all the hydraulic fluid as it was almost time for the 600 hr service (20 hours ago) and clean the filter and the metal screen strainer is right there too so I pulled it to make things more accessible. In retrospect it may have been unnecessary but for as easy as removing 5 bolts I thought it was worth it.