Cleaning hydraulic oil off a backhoe cab from a leak

[grsthegreat]

Use some dry saw dust to scrub off the oil. Don't use a pressure washer fed from a tank. The direct engine drive pump (usually) requires a positive head. Otherwise the pump cavitates and destroys the plungers. Pumps designed to operate from a tank are usually belt drive so the plungers operate at a slow speed.

my manual states that i can do this. Its the only reason i tried it.

 

[RickB]

Starting fluid and a couple rolls of shop towels.

 

[oosik]

A battery rechargeable pressure washer. A bucket or drum to hold clean water. Dawn dishwashing detergent added thru the injector attachment on the pressure washer. Suds it down - hose it off with the clean water.

 

[hosspuller]

my manual states that i can do this. Its the only reason i tried it.

Just curious ... A direct engine drive or a belt drive pressure washer ? Sounds like an excellent pump. What brand & model ?

 

[grsthegreat]

Just curious ... A direct engine drive or a belt drive pressure washer ? Sounds like an excellent pump. What brand & model ?

Its a direct drive unit. Honda engine. Id have to go look at manufacturer next time im in shop. All i can say is i use it all the time sucking water from old horse Trough to clean fencing.

 

[rodnok]

My bucket hose blew out on my backhoe and sprayed oil all over the cab. It was late in the day and I thought I will deal with this on the next trip.
The initial rupture was bad enough but then I had to jockey things to get back into transport mode so I could get it down near the barn. A local farm girl friend suggested Pine Sol works great for hydraulic fluid. I don't have a water well at the place or would just use my pressure washer. I do have water from my spring. I actually have some Pine Sol in the barn that I use as blade lube on the sawmill.

I have a plastic 55 gallon tank that I use for remote power washing. I have reduced one bung hole to 3/4 pipe thread and have a hose bib installed in that 3/4 hole. I put the tank in back of my pickup and fill it with a hose. Drive to wherever I need to power wash and run hose from tank to power washer and get to work. Barrel cost me $8.

 

[grsthegreat]

Its an Excel pressure washer. Heres a video i just made. I first fill hose with water, usually by immersing in water trough, i use thumb to plug 1 end, install on unit. Place other end in water. This time i just used a 5 gallon bucket cause im not going all the way out to the pasture.
https://youtu.be/F7uVW9eQWNs

 

[caver]

Well most of the oil on the paint was gone. It lingered on the windows but I'll deal with it later as I had more pressing issues removing this hydraulic hose.
Case ?? assuming it's original hose has a sleep crimped on the hose that a metal clamp goes on. Ignore the Tape Monster as the crimp seems to be installed in the wrong spot on the bad hose. Is there a specific name for this fitting? These are the hoses that feed the bucket circuit. Because it is an Extendahoe they are a big loop on the top of the dipper.
The picture with the tape measure you can see the other side in its proper place under the clamp.

 

[Doug62]

My go to fix it for cleaning up that sort of thing is brake cleaner. 2 bucks a can in bulk and it'll get off most anything oil based.

 

[Rebeldad1]

brake clean can be harsh on paint if it bothers you. 5 gallon bucket of water with abundant amount of Dawn soap is safe. use a old car wash mitt and wash it off. Dont have to rinse if you dont have extra water, wait for the next rain to finish it off.