Lil rubber hydraulic covers

[ttstraw]

Ok folks, does anyone have a better solution or a trick to getting the little rubber red, white, blue and yellow covers for the loader hydraulic hook-ups to work? Mine wont stay on for anything, whether they are installed while disconnected or they are connected together when the loader is on. Had the same issue on both my 2350 when I had it and now my 2920.

 

[Evil the Weasel]

Mine stay on the valve assembly ok when the loader is off. When they are connected together, they periodically come apart. I just reattach them from time to time. I'm not sure how this could be remedied and they don't come off easily to swap them out either.

 

[ibnxe]

My caps seem to stay together just fine. I think I've only had the front loader off the tractor twice in all the time I've owned it. Maybe it has to do with how often the caps are put on and taken off.

 

[ttstraw]

Mine stayed on when new but now they just pop off, especially on the male portion of the hook-ups and they never have stayed together when they are hooked together when the loader is attached. I have wondered if just the heat from the tractor warms the rubber up enough that it loses some of its elasticity.

 

[red4now]

Same problem here. When new and the loader was on the tractor, they stayed together really well and the male caps sat tight when the loader was off. Now after a few months of use (loader comes off every week) the males do not always stay on and when the loader is on, the caps do not stay together anymore. Have to make sure I have a rag with me to clean off the ends before I connect the hose together again. As suggested, likely a combination of the heat and exposure to the oil. A different rubber / plastic compound maybe? Something we should mention in our feedback forms from Kubota. ;-)