4R - 3rd Function Hydraulic Question?

[kennyd]

There is tool to help relieve pressure on hoses with male couplers:

https://www.tractorbynet.com/forums/hydraulics/416845-waite-hydraulic-decompression-tool.html

Ken's Bolt on Grab Hooks <<Hydraulic Tools>>

 

[EverythingAttachments]

Others have described it very well. Here are some pointers from Ted..
Travis

 

[Zebrafive]

Zebrafive, How does that do anything to relieve pressures? Not arguing, just don't understand how putting disconnects in a bucket lid does anything? If it works that's a great idea to share and I'm getting my new thumb this week so I'm always looking for ways to improve my processes, but I can't see that as actually doing anything.

Read what he wrote carefully, he connects the grapple hoses to couplers mounted on a bucket lid, so the lines are "open" to the atmosphere and thus can't build up any pressure.

Kennyd answered for me. With the lines connected to bucket lid, they can't build pressure, and with the lines connected to the bucket, no mess. I do lose some oil each time and I do not put it (oil) back in the tractor. Old oil goes to a guy with waste oil burner. He likes the oil I give him, says it is always clean. I would use in as chainsaw bar oil, but it's too light.


Before I started doing this, I was making a mess pushing the tip against the loader frame, or had to use two wrenches and loosen the tip from the hose. After several times doing that I had to replace the o ring. Tips (male quick couplers) were ORB thread. Hose, male JIC threads.