FEL connection hoses- marking them?

[Royboy]

I used to never think about this since my FEL connections were color-coded for propoer reconnection. This time around I noticed that color markings were no longer there in most places. I marked them with duct tape but it didn't last. Do you folks bother to keep them marked? If so, what method do you use?
Thanks!

 

[atgreene]

Spray paint each a different color.

 

[jinman]

Matched-color dust covers on both M/F sides of the quick-connects is a handy and easy way to always get your connections right.

 

[kennyd]

Matched-color dust covers on both M/F sides of the quick-connects is a handy and easy way to always get your connections right.

That is the way most of mine are...and I also use different colored cable ties also for identification.

 

[pat32rf]

I seldom unplug mine but a wrap of coloured electrical tape (red, blue, green, white) works for me.

 

[brin]

I'vew got an old roll of adhesive tape and a set of colored markers and I use that for marking anything ..wiring ..hoses etc.

 

[Tailrotor]

I used to never think about this since my FEL connections were color-coded for propoer reconnection. This time around I noticed that color markings were no longer there in most places. I marked them with duct tape but it didn't last. Do you folks bother to keep them marked? If so, what method do you use?
Thanks!

I use colored ty-raps / Wire ties/ Zip ties . What ever you want to call them. They come in all different colors and stay on with no problems.

 

[stlbill]

Hi everyone:

If I used ordinary duct tape on a hydraulic hose I would be sure it doesn't hide any damage or interfere with my ability to inspect them for damage.

If you have colored dust caps take note of their pairing before you disconnect them. Write a key like this in your manual:

TR-LR (Tractor Red - Loader Red).
TBL-LBK (Tractor Blue - Loader Black).

If your setup is color-for-color great, but do not automatically expect them to match by color.

Or you could fix the dust caps so they match.

-Bill

 

[Egon]

Use a center punch on both sides with a different number of dots for each hose. They don't fade.

 

[aczlan]

Is this for your B2410? We got a set of caps this fall for the B7510 as the original black rubber ones were leaking and the zip ties I had installed were getting hard to distinguish the colors on. We got ones intended for a BX2660 (the whole plug/cap is colored and they come in all 4 colors) and they worked perfectly.
Messicks has them for $3.75 each, PNs are:
Tractor side:
CAP DUST 7J245-66410 $3.75 - Blue
CAP DUST 7J245-66420 $3.75 - Yellow
CAP DUST 7J245-66430 $3.75 - Red
CAP DUST 7J245-66440 $3.75 - White
Loader Side:
PLUG DUST 7J245-66310 $3.75 - Blue
PLUG DUST 7J245-66320 $3.75 - Yellow
PLUG DUST 7J245-66330 $3.75 - Red
PLUG DUST 7J245-66340 $3.75 - White
Another useful thread on the subject (where I got the color info): Quick Connect Dust Caps

Aaron Z

 

[RalphVa]

I've never removed mine. They have colored caps that are still there, but I'm not sure the colors are still on the lines if I remove them.

Think the simplest would be to resort to numbers. This is what I did with the electrical connections when I moved my rear lights to inside of the rollover bars.

Ralph

 

[jdgreg]

Matched-color dust covers on both M/F sides of the quick-connects is a handy and easy way to always get your connections right.

Ditto. Keeps crud out of the connectors, and easily identifies which goes where.

 

[NH-Rob]

We use center punch like egon said and it works real well.
Rob

 

[ovrszd]

We use center punch like egon said and it works real well.
Rob

I'd have to put my reading glasses on to see them..... Maybe Braille???

 

[NH-Rob]

I'd have to put my reading glasses on to see them..... Maybe Braille???

That is something that had not occured to me but I am sure you are right as the eyes get older the punch marks will get smaller.
Rob

 

[Egon]

That is something that had not occurred to me but I am sure you are right as the eyes get older the punch marks will get smaller.

Yes, the older eyes may not see as well but the marks stay where they were put.

Coloured markers and caps definitely are more easily seen and one may even be able to find them out in woods after spending time working there.

 

[PILOON]

Coloured markers and caps definitely are more easily seen and one may even be able to find them out in woods after spending time working there.

LOL, like that one!

 

[killdozerd11]

See my post in the hydraulics section