BX25 FEL Hose replaced

JOHNTHOMAS · Mar 22, 2012

Using my BX25 yesterday and noticed liquid running out of my front bucket. After inspection discovered the liquid was Hyd fluid coming out of the hose that supplies the hyd fluid for the bucket tilt. There was a section wore out on the hose.
I noticed the hose has a tight bend making a full 180 degree turn in a very short distance and the hose moves every time the bucket is tilted. The area where the hose has to fit is very restricted and seems to have to work the way it is. I remembered later that I had another tractor FEL hose in this same location that was wearing a spot on this same hose. Going to make some type of sleeve or cover for this hose to prevent this from happing again.
Glad I have a local Industrial Supply that made me a new hose with no hole

for it in about 10 minutes. $15.00.
Free Tip to you other owners. Check this hose and see if there is a wear spot on yours. Raise your bucket and move your tilt lever while watching what movements your hose makes. Decide if you maybe need to make some type sleeve or at least wrap it with black tape or some type of tape where it touches any metal, if yours does.

Bota4me · Mar 22, 2012

Thanks john i will check mine later. I guess kubota couldnt think of Everything. ( laughing)

doghouse · Mar 22, 2012

Thanks, I will also check mine:

CompactTractorFan · Mar 22, 2012

Bota4me said:
Thanks john i will check mine later. I guess kubota couldnt think of Everything. ( laughing)

doghouse said:
Thanks, I will also check mine:

+3

Thanks for posting...

jhogan2424 · Mar 24, 2012

I am so glad to see this post. I went out and checked my BX25 and saw that it is just starting to do the same as yours. No real damage yet but if not for this post it eventually would have been. Thanks so much for the tip!

JOHNTHOMAS · Mar 25, 2012

I don't think it's just BX25s. I think it's probably the same on all BXs with FEL. I believe it was my B7800 that had also started wearing a spot on the same hose that I remembered from the past. I believe one model had a like nylon sleeve over part of the hose and the sleeve had sild back and was letting the hose touch the metal and making the wear spot. Recommend everyone check theirs.

Deano · Mar 25, 2012

JohnThomas, How many hours on that BX25? I need to go check mine that has 835 hours.
I'm suprised you didn't trade it in at Barlow's for a new one!! (Just messing with you!):laughing:

radioman · Mar 25, 2012

Deano said:
I'm suprised you didn't trade it in at Barlow's for a new one!! (Just messing with you!):laughing:

He probably feels sad when he trades in his kubota babies. :laughing:

ok on serious side, good catch.

BotaBX24er · Mar 25, 2012

Great advice :thumbsup:! will check..

JOHNTHOMAS · Mar 26, 2012

Deano said:
JohnThomas, How many hours on that BX25? I need to go check mine that has 835 hours.
I'm suprised you didn't trade it in at Barlow's for a new one!! (Just messing with you!):laughing:

I'll have to check hours. I think about 125. I'm doing a current project of cutting the bank behind my 2 story 24'x24' garage to level it out and build a 24'x18' building for my truck and continuing accumulation of "stuff". I've hit a bunch of fair sized rocks/boulders that may restrict me to only being able to go to 16' wide instead of 18'.
My advise to almost anyone, DON'T get a BH!!!! With a BH the possible projects that one can take on are unlimited!!!

When is the BX26 coming out??:laughing: May have to ask Barlows.:licking:

Rec'd a private message that's to good to keep private from .....well he may be shy and why he didn't post here so he can claim credit if he wants.

Your hose supplier should have products to protect you new hose, and probably would have installed it when the hose was made, had you mentioned the cause of the failure. Some are a spiral wrap of tough plastic, some are steel, coil spring type, and nylon hose protector is also available which is large enough to fit over the crimped on hose ends. Most hydraulic shops making hoses today have one or the other.