Kubota part question

[Roy80]

I need to replace this part but I am having trouble figuring out which part it is. It's the cable that brings hydraulic fluid to the center of the bucket. Can anyone tell me what it is/part # etc? Picture attached. Thank you.

Kubota Bx2380

 

[Fuddyduddy1952]

Not cable but hydraulic hose.
If you remove it (you'll have to anyway), a local hydraulic place like NAPA could make one, or measure & get one from a supplier like Surplus. My guess is #6 JIC.

 

[ericm979]

That's the hydraulic cylinder that tilts the bucket.

When you go to remove the hose make sure the bucket is flat on the ground. Otherwise the weight of the bucket will put the oil in the cylinder under pressure. Not a dangerous pressure that can puncture skin like when the tractor is running, but potentially enough to shoot a stream of oil across the shop. I did that the last time I replaced hoses.

Have an oil pan ready for the oil that will drip out of the cylinder and the hose. If the hose fittings are 45 degree tapered JIC (very common) then the threads do not get pipe dope. That's only for tapered threads like pipe threads.