Hose Retractor for Front Hydraulics

[downsizingnow48]

The hoses for my 4 in 1 bucket reach about 5 ft when the bucket is dumped, and about 1 ft when the bucket is curled. So the slack was flopping everywhere. I made this hose retractor to keep the hoses out of the way. It uses a strip spring, about $4 from McMaster-Carr. The rest is ordinary hardware. It is simple, cheap, compact, and effective.

 

[Big Barn]

Nice job, Pat I can see those strip springs being handy for many things.