Any one else have a hydraulic line burst right under the floor mat? It was pinched between the floor board and the frame and the forward pedal pedal pivot was was rolling right under it you can see it in pic 2. It all most cut the hose in half.
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blacktruck
Gold Member
Keep us posted on what the dealer does with the problem please.
Well talked with the dealer today (kinda). I called Said he was busy and would call back. (never did) I called back He asked for pictures, I sent them, he said he would see IF it's covered by warranty. and call me right back. (never did). I guess I will try again tomorrow. At only 49 Hr. on it I would think it would be a no brainier. This is also how the calls went when I ordered the 50 Hr. service kit. I only got the hydraulic filters called twice about the oil and fuel two weeks in a row and was told they are shipping out this week that was three weeks ago. (still no filters). So its been down for awhile now waiting on the dealer to send parts.
blacktruck
Gold Member
Just curious, have you been in contact with the corporate offices? The local dealer in this area is a farm store and not really set up for service. I wonder how it would go at the store if an owner had a problem. I am in no way disparaging farm stores or anything remotely like that. I am glad Summit brought more local dealers into the fold for making the tractor available but watching intently how it all goes for the consumer.
Ya as it says on the web site the stores that sell them basically have nothing to do with maintaining them all repairs and parts are from calling, texting, or Facebook contact. I tried calling them yesterday but nobody answered just voice mail. So looks like I will have to get a hose made locally and install it my self but I'll try again later today to contact them.
Harry in Ky
Veteran Member
Pretty high quality product support there.
Talked with someone ELSE at summit yesterday morning sent them the pictures AGAIN. Said he would help AND nothing else. I've just been getting passed to the next guy for the past week. Two way communication is also not their thing ether, if you call, text or email you will not hear any thing back until you contact them. I understand I'm not there only customer but dang. I have also been waiting since the 11 Sept for the 50hr service kit also called about that same answer for two weeks ''we just got them back in stock and they will be shipped out this week''.
Just got off the phone with them they asked for the pictures AGAIN but did say they are going to be sending the hose to me no offer to put them on just kinda yaya here's the part have fun. I had to call them back to ask about the fillers. my luck its not going to be the correct hose. I was hopping this was going to be a good experience but it has not been since the day it was delivered, had no idea it was being delivered and i was in another state, to ordering service kit, and now repair parts and all in under 50 Hrs.
Yes, I was just about to post about this. I have been trying since July 27th to obtain a replacement hose. I think everyone needs to check their tractors for this, especially if it has a Gen2 Loader. It is a routing issue for that hose. If you catch it before it rubs too much, you can reroute and prevent the puncture.
Mine punctured. I made a temporary repair yesterday to hold me until I get the hose. And, as you predicted for yourself, I did initially receive the wrong hose. I hope to have it resolved in the next couple of weeks, but as the tractor was immobilized, I finally had to do something temporary to move it. Here is the hose repair kit I bought off Amazon that is holding for now. Amazon.com It is the 3/8 inch one. It is a very robust repair. There is a little rerouting I played with that gave me a little more slack. If it were a replacement hose, I think the extra slack I created could allow it to be tied up away from the moving block. Currently, the slight rerouting combined with the stiffness of the Amazon metal repair part holds it off the rotating block, so I did not have to tie it up.
My hose sprang a leak at about 46 hours. The issue stems in my opinion—but I am not 100% sure—from the Gen2 loader having the manifold for the loader hydraulic connections up higher than the Gen1 loader, but the hose on the tractor feeding it is the same as the Gen 1 loader. This new manifold position causes there to be less slack, causing this hose to lie across the pivoting block connected to the pedal.
I am attaching a photo sent to me from another TX25, which I think may have a Gen1 loader. Here are my reasons for thinking the manifold location was changed, but the hose was not:
White 4768, if you look at the underside of your hose, you will most likely see two wear spots, one toward the back that is deeper than the other. The deep one, which will break first, is from pressing the forward pedal, causing the block's back edge to rock forward against the hose, and the shallow one is from depressing the reverse pedal, causing the block to rock backward and catch the block's front edge on the hose. Since most of the time is spent going forward, it will wear through first. Attached is a photo of where mine broke. I colored the hose magenta for clarity. I am calling in the morning for another update. I will mention this thread and explain that yours is the same issue and hose as mine. I think they will be having more of these happen because the hose is either too short, or incorrectly routed, or both.
-Andrew
Mine punctured. I made a temporary repair yesterday to hold me until I get the hose. And, as you predicted for yourself, I did initially receive the wrong hose. I hope to have it resolved in the next couple of weeks, but as the tractor was immobilized, I finally had to do something temporary to move it. Here is the hose repair kit I bought off Amazon that is holding for now. Amazon.com It is the 3/8 inch one. It is a very robust repair. There is a little rerouting I played with that gave me a little more slack. If it were a replacement hose, I think the extra slack I created could allow it to be tied up away from the moving block. Currently, the slight rerouting combined with the stiffness of the Amazon metal repair part holds it off the rotating block, so I did not have to tie it up.
My hose sprang a leak at about 46 hours. The issue stems in my opinion—but I am not 100% sure—from the Gen2 loader having the manifold for the loader hydraulic connections up higher than the Gen1 loader, but the hose on the tractor feeding it is the same as the Gen 1 loader. This new manifold position causes there to be less slack, causing this hose to lie across the pivoting block connected to the pedal.
I am attaching a photo sent to me from another TX25, which I think may have a Gen1 loader. Here are my reasons for thinking the manifold location was changed, but the hose was not:
- The way this hose is routed in that photo of another TX25, make it clear there is much more slack, allowing the hose to be safely zip-tied away from the pivoting block.
- The hose in this other TX25 passes through the floor about six to eight inches further back than mine. There is no way my hose has the slack to go through that opening.
- The joint to the second hose that makes the final run to the loader manifold is above the floor in this other TX 25 photo. Mine is below the floor, about 12 to 16 inches further under the floor.
- The difference in height of the loader manifold between Gen1 and Gen2 loaders is about the distance that the location of the joint in this photo of another TX25 differs from mine. See the attached photos that I pulled off the web showing the different locations of the manifolds.
White 4768, if you look at the underside of your hose, you will most likely see two wear spots, one toward the back that is deeper than the other. The deep one, which will break first, is from pressing the forward pedal, causing the block's back edge to rock forward against the hose, and the shallow one is from depressing the reverse pedal, causing the block to rock backward and catch the block's front edge on the hose. Since most of the time is spent going forward, it will wear through first. Attached is a photo of where mine broke. I colored the hose magenta for clarity. I am calling in the morning for another update. I will mention this thread and explain that yours is the same issue and hose as mine. I think they will be having more of these happen because the hose is either too short, or incorrectly routed, or both.
-Andrew
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Thank you for figuring out the root cause for this. Looking at your pictures it makes sense. I talked with them today they made no mention of anyone else having this issue and I think that I talked with every one there. Supposedly Summit is sending me a new hose.
