check those hydraulic hoses!

[brooksto]

I was pushing snow off the driveway a few weeks ago and noticed hydraulic fluid spraying from the left side of the tractor. Turns out the hose from the pump to the loader valve had been rubbing against the loader frame for a long time and eventually rubbed a hole through it. This was on a t233. Replacement hose was around $75 with shipping. I may have been able to source a cheaper aftermarket hose but one end had a 90 degree bend in it so i just went with oem. So lesson learned, avoid downtime and check all hoses for abrasion. I plan to put a larger diameter piece of hose over it at the loader frame to act as a sleeve. Hope this helps!

 

[Looking4new]

Can you maybe angle the fitting up just a little bit to stop the hose from rubbing on the sharp edge of the frame?

 

[Bud Soda]

I had to replace about every hose on the my 273 at one time or another. Had about 900 hours when I sold it. Some were really hard to get to. I installed sleeves on the new hoses. The factory didn't do a good job routing them. Twisting frame make it worse.

 

[STx]

Man, $75 for a hose is crazy expensive. NAPA around here builds them and would have probably cost about $50 or so, which I still think is too much. A $50 NAPA hose runs about $15 at the local hydraulic shop (Midwest Hose and Specialty).

As a suggestion, I always by 2 of whatever hose I need so the next time I have one on hand but, at $75 I wouldn't be able to do that.

 

[ken1911]

What STx said. per hoses.
I shun the dealers for parts unless absolutely necessary.
I just bought new glow plugs at Car quest (NGK.s) $6.and change ea.
TYM g.plugs seem to be crap.