Loader Cant figure it out. hyd. Hose connection

[IslandTractor]

JoelL3440, it really is much easier to just relieve pressure by tapping (OK, lightly hammering) the nipples if you cannot depress them with your finger. No need to attack a tree or hassle with a hydraulic jack. Takes about five seconds once you get your baby hammer and paper towel out of the tractor toolbox.

This situation occurs quite often even if you release pressure when disconnecting due to temp changes etc so it is good to get real comfortable with a quick and simple fix.

 

[CrestonNC]

Pressure in the lines was the problem. Hit it with the mallet ....forgot to keep the towel over the coupler (thought about the lesson I learned while washing my face). Few hits all around they snapped on.

Celebrated by pushing a dead tree over.

Thanks all the help.

 

[jake98]

And yet another episode comes to an end with oil flying and trees falling. :thumbsup:
Welcome to the world of grappling!

 

[Dead Horse]

I cannot get anywhere near either of my tractors without getting their stink all over me.............

It is a cheap price to pay considering all I do is supervise and the do virtually ALL of the work.........

:thumbsup:

 

[kjung17]

We prefer to think of it as a fragrance.

 

[JoeL4330]

JoelL3440, it really is much easier to just relieve pressure by tapping (OK, lightly hammering) the nipples if you cannot depress them with your finger. No need to attack a tree or hassle with a hydraulic jack. Takes about five seconds once you get your baby hammer and paper towel out of the tractor toolbox.

This situation occurs quite often even if you release pressure when disconnecting due to temp changes etc so it is good to get real comfortable with a quick and simple fix.

I probably didn't say it clearly enough...if the problem is just heat buildup from a FEL in sunlight, tapping is sure easier than a jack or a tree. But, if the problem was a grapple that was left open, then it takes a lot of tapping to completely close the grapple until there is no more pressure generated by the weight of the tines that want to close...and a lot of fluid to lose. As I tried to say, grapples are a special case. But otherwise, sure, tapping is a solution once you isolate where the pressure is--tractor side or implement side. Incidentally, there are couplers designed to mate under pressure. And, I did mention the towel and safety glasses to satisfy the safety police.

PS: if you block the grapple (no jack, no tree w. down pressure) then a tap or two or three will do it. so, there you go.