OMG what a mess.

[AKfish]

You are right about not having that much to lose by trying to fix it... likely a couple of hard lines and the mounting bracket at the worst.

You just might surprise yourself with a good pipe wrench or a big Crescent wrench and some patience.

As jenkinsph noted, you must have clipped something pretty good while backing up.. next time you see some black paint that shouldn't be there...

Best of luck.

AKfish

 

[mjncad]

I just priced out the four oil tubes and a bracket, and the price is $220.49 at the www.JDparts.com web site.

The bracket is $23.50 and the tubes are around $50 each.

Replacing the tubes won't be terribly difficult assuming you have a good supply of crowfoot wrenches at your disposal.

If you decide to bend the tubes back in place, let us know how it goes. I'm just concerned that you may kink them if done incorrectly.

 

[MikeD74T]

If you never take the loader off just leave it as is. Otherwise I'd disconnect the first hardline, bend the bracket back, then bend the hardline carefully to realign. You may need to bend an area previously straight, hardlines don't like to be bent in two directions and REALLY don't like to be bent in three. If you buy a new hardline, just because you can, don't throw the old one away -without a doubt you'll be here again unless your tractor stays on clear ground. MikeD74T

 

[JohnDeere4300]

Well I can tell you that steel tubing is pretty stiff if that is what you mean by pressure. With the engine off and working the loader valve lever a time or two there is no hydraulic pressure in the line with the loader on the ground.
Steve

Yea i was talking about the tubes being stiff, and i will look under the tractor today and check the lines out.(will try to post a picture)

I just priced out the four oil tubes and a bracket, and the price is $220.49 at the www.JDparts.com web site.

The bracket is $23.50 and the tubes are around $50 each.

I guess that isn't bad at $50 a tube, but i don't think the bracket is worth it, could probably make one cheaper.

I just spent over $220. on a complete service and then found this mess

*That is a nice sprayer you have and the first time i seen your link
Did you just get it all done?

If you never take the loader off just leave it as is. MikeD74T

My tractor is a 01 model and i have never took the loader off or unhooked any of those couplers.

I just thought i would post this to let everyone see what a odd bend this is.

 

[thendricks]

That's a cosmetic ding,

I agree. I dont think i would mess with it unless its just buggin you. As others have stated, it looks like a fairly easy fix, just dont kink the tube.

 

[mjncad]

*That is a nice sprayer you have and the first time i seen your link
Did you just get it all done?

Thanks for the comments on the sprayer. It started as a Rube Goldberg type of project where one modification led to another, and so on. I still have a few more mods to do to it.

If I had to do it all over again, I would have built one from scratch.

 

[JohnDeere4300]

I looked the mess over yesterday,

The best way to fix it would be to buy one line and unhook the first coupler, then bend the bracket back.

It would be better to buy a line than try and bend it back out.

 

[kennyd]

I looked the mess over yesterday,

The best way to fix it would be to buy one line and unhook the first coupler, then bend the bracket back.

It would be better to buy a line than try and bend it back out.

Great choice...you will never regret fixing it properly.

 

[spruce Deere]

OUCH! I agree. New line and bend bracket back with adj. wrenches. You can bend hyd. lines back to shape sorta, I have bent back metal lines back to shape sorta, heating, bending, fitting depending on the situation. I would rather replace with new. Much fiddle'n with make'n kinked-up lines fit like originals.

 

[JB4310]

I would at least try and bend it back first, try to bend bracket and line at same time to get it close.

But you can't knock someone who wants to do it right I guess.