Hydraulic line wear

[TheMan419]

As detailed in the attached picture I am seeing wear in the hydraulic lines. These are the lines that control the FEL.

Tractor is about 5 years old. Has 430 hours on it. I bought it new so all the hours are mine.

I bought some nylon protective hose covering which I will fit over those hoses.

Should I be worried and replace them? On at least one of them it appears it has worn through the rubber coating and some metal is exposed.

Thanks for any advice!

 

[Peter 315]

Just keep a eye on them , The covering is just going to wear a hole in it if the hoses keep moving and hitting the bracket....

 

[Peter 315]

Did you look at this type of hose protector, works good ...Amazon.com: Pre-Cut Spiral Wrap Hose Protector, 1." OD, 25' Length, Black: Industrial & Scientific

 

[Gordon Gould]

I can't see the whole thing but I think I might be temped to replace that bracket with a set of clamps so the hoses flex in the bend below instead of sliding in the bracket where they are abraded away. Or maybe put a smoothed curved surface like a half pipe on the bottom of the bracket. If you just replace the hose it will just happen again. Maybe just making them longer will do it.

That spiral wrap is good stuff but on a sharp edge like that the spirals might separate ????

gg

 

[crashz]

It looks like some significant wear, I would be concerned as well.

The hoses will jump and move slightly when subject to pressure changes. Seems like a bad place to put a sharp edge. See if you can find some large heater hose or something to wrap those lines.

 

[dlctcg]

I agrees I would watch those hoses...

You could look at getting a piece of Raceway Drop Radius & cutting it the correct width to fit inside that bracket, then just bolt it in... It would give the hoses a smooth radius to ride on. Almost all the the Drop Radius piece are 8 - 12" long so you could just cut it to size; they are usually pretty heavy aluminum so they will cut easy & not rust...

Pic of what I'm referring to...



Any Electrical / Data Supply house will sell them or of course on-line.... even ebay...

121-712 Chatsworth Cable Runway 11” Radius Drop, New in Box, Free Shipping 121712 | eBay

 

[polarred21]

I worked in a production plant for 16 years building mobile hydraulic equipment and that metal edge would get a piece of 3/4" heater hose split and tie wrapped on as a softener and/or added spiral wrap to the affected area of hose.

 

[BlueKnife]

Thanks for any advice!

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Looks like that bracket can be unbolted pretty easily? If so, I'd take it off and weld a piece of round tube over that edge where the hoses are rubbing, then put a cover on the hoses.

 

[mike48130]

They sell edge wrap for things like this, we use it all the time on vehicles. I never cared for the spiral wrap, I think the convolute or mesh is better.

Here is an example, but you probably don't need 25'

Amazon.com: Trim-Lok Rubber-Lok – Fits 1/4” Edge, 17/32” Leg Length, 25’ Length, Black, Sand Texture – Flexible PVC/Aluminum Edge Trim for a Secure Grip – Edge Protector for Sharp/Rough Surfaces, Easy to Install: Industrial & Scientific

 

[TheMan419]

They sell edge wrap for things like this, we use it all the time on vehicles. I never cared for the spiral wrap, I think the convolute or mesh is better.

Here is an example, but you probably don't need 25'

Amazon.com: Trim-Lok Rubber-Lok – Fits 1/4” Edge, 17/32” Leg Length, 25’ Length, Black, Sand Texture – Flexible PVC/Aluminum Edge Trim for a Secure Grip – Edge Protector for Sharp/Rough Surfaces, Easy to Install: Industrial & Scientific

That looks similar to the heater tube someone else suggested. I ordered
Amazon.com: Electriduct 1" Nylon Protective Hose Sleeve - 1 Feet - Black: Home Improvement

I was thinking encase the line in this. This will rub on the bracket rather than the line. If I did that AND the heater tube or trim that you suggest it would seem to be a good solution no?