Loader hoses

[RancherGuy]

When it comes to plumbing their hydraulics I am glad I don't own a Kubota

What are you saying? Are you saying that your Mahindra uses multiples of the same hose?

 

[priberc]

What are you saying? Are you saying that your Mahindra uses multiples of the same hose?

Yes.

 

[rScotty]

A lot of what were hoses on other tractors I've had are steel tubing on the Kubota.

Note: if you don't want to replace all the hoses, consider just replacing the ones that are most dangerous if they fail.

 

[orezok]

And $500 is a factor of ten absurd for any one hose. You should be able to replace them for $100 most places.

Hey, it looks like you can help me out here. There are 12 hoses involved so at $100 that’s $8.33 per hose. You get them for me and I’ll pay you $200. It’s a quick $100 profit for you. DEAL?

 

[DieselBound]

Look over all hoses. You'll find that some are more apt to be early fail-ers than others. I've replaced two loader hoses on my 2006 B7800. One was a bit taxed due to the metal tubing getting bent a bit and straining the hose (failing near the connector): I over-sized the length on the replacement to help relieve this situation. Can't recall what happened with the first one, perhaps it had rubbed through? (<- any place where this is seeming to occur one should use a sleeve) In both cases it was more a matter of seeing drips, no catastrophic event/failure. I was completing a project last summer and really straining the loader- kept watching it leak out fluid as I had to get the job done. If operating with a max load and there's no signs of any leaks then there's no reason to replace. One _could_ buy a spare hose if there's symmetry, but otherwise one is just tossing darts as to which is going to fail first/next. Also keep in mind that most everything has a shelf life- life expectancy decreases as any spares sit on the shelf; might not be sufficient enough in the scheme of things, but it's just something to keep in mind (this is why it seems best to have a new hose built rather than one that could have been sitting for a long time on some dealer's shelf).

 

[Smokeydog]

The hoses on my Kubota B20 were rubber over nylon braid. The rubber was falling off and soon the hoses would start leaking. Replaced the first couple from local hydraulic shop. Then ordered 11 from surplus center at considerable savings. All two wire with tuff guard rubber. Had bought a roll of nylon sleeving and used that too even if equipment is stored under cover.