Replacing hydraulic hose

[NoTrespassing]

Hey all, I developed a leak in the hydraulic hose going from the tractor to the loader yesterday on my l3710 Kubota. I probably lost a quart of fluid. I managed to get the loader off the tractor and finished snow plowing. I got a replacement hose made and bought some fluid. Quite a bit of fluid drained out of the loader after I took the hose off.
I need advice replacing the hose and bleeding off the air.

Kevin

 

[NoTrespassing]

Hey all, I developed a leak in the hydraulic hose going from the tractor to the loader yesterday on my l3710 Kubota. I probably lost a quart of fluid. I managed to get the loader off the tractor and finished snow plowing. I got a replacement hose made and bought some fluid. Quite a bit of fluid drained out of the loader after I took the hose off.
I need advice replacing the hose and bleeding off the air.

Kevin

Or maybe I shouldn't be worried about air in the lines?

 

[Birdhunter1]

Replace the hose and keep cycling it and you will get the air out. In the worst of cases you might get an airlock and have to crack a fitting loose but that is a rarity.

 

[rScotty]

I've never seen a specific method of bleeding air out of an open hydraulic system like Kubota uses, or of needing to do so.
After you cycle the loader up and down a few times I doubt you will notice any air.

 

[ericm979]

Once you're done cycling the loader a few times, shut down and check the fluid level. Since the tranmission holds some number of gallons (10 on my Branson), a quart or two is not going to change the level too much.

 

[NoTrespassing]

Thanks all

 

[caver]

Buy some caps for the hoses male and female for when you do have to replace them. All I do is ease into it with the lever the first cycle or two an like others just run the thing recheck the fluid.