I think Kubota finally corrected the design flaw on the tractors. I have now bent two of the fixed hydraulic lines that run across the front of my loader. This time since I was replacing a leaky flexible line I replaced the hard lines as well. I was at the dealer and noticed that Kubota now has a plate covering those hardlines. I may just get myself a piece of angle iron and drill holes in it where the plates hold the hardlines to cover them.