Hey folks - I hope everyone is having a relaxing Memorial Day weekend!
I picked up a Ford 7710 a few weeks ago that over all seems to be in solid running condition. It does however have the signs of age and needed maintenance. One of these is the hoses.
Once I'm done with a final push the next few weeks skidding tree stems I plan to go through all the hoses, fittings, and get her on a good maintenance cycle. But for now, I'm trying to keep moving!
Today a rear remote hydraulic hose burst when lifting the 3PH. As soon as I let it down, even if just a little bit, it stopped. I'm fairly inexperience with hydraulics so I wanted to ask you all for advice on the quickest way to keep the tractor moving for now.
I included a couple pictures, with the burst location circled in yellow. It feeds a remote fitting that is for currently unused, so for now I just want to keep hydraulic fluid from spewing out when the 3ph is lifted. Would removing the burst hose for now and capping the end of the metal hydraulic line where the hose was threaded on (circled in green in the 2nd pic)? Would this cause any issues for now? What would happen if I took the end of the other line from the remote (circled in orange) and joined it directly the end of the metal line, bypassing the remote hookup? Would this prevent the 3ph from lifting?
These may seem like some dumb questions - but I appreciate any help or suggestions I can get!
I picked up a Ford 7710 a few weeks ago that over all seems to be in solid running condition. It does however have the signs of age and needed maintenance. One of these is the hoses.
Once I'm done with a final push the next few weeks skidding tree stems I plan to go through all the hoses, fittings, and get her on a good maintenance cycle. But for now, I'm trying to keep moving!
Today a rear remote hydraulic hose burst when lifting the 3PH. As soon as I let it down, even if just a little bit, it stopped. I'm fairly inexperience with hydraulics so I wanted to ask you all for advice on the quickest way to keep the tractor moving for now.
I included a couple pictures, with the burst location circled in yellow. It feeds a remote fitting that is for currently unused, so for now I just want to keep hydraulic fluid from spewing out when the 3ph is lifted. Would removing the burst hose for now and capping the end of the metal hydraulic line where the hose was threaded on (circled in green in the 2nd pic)? Would this cause any issues for now? What would happen if I took the end of the other line from the remote (circled in orange) and joined it directly the end of the metal line, bypassing the remote hookup? Would this prevent the 3ph from lifting?
These may seem like some dumb questions - but I appreciate any help or suggestions I can get!
