Poorly fixed DIY hydraulic line or normal?

[BXer]

Hi folks,

I recently purchased a new to me BX25. While giving it a good once over, changing all fluids, filters, grease, I noticed that the piped hydraulic lines at the bucket cylinder look strange to me though I'm new to hydraulic equipment. Instead of nicely bent radii to make corners (like in other areas) these look pinched/squished from a poor DIY fix. The loader does not give me any trouble in operation (I guess? No experiecne to gauge from) so I'm wondering if this is normal or I should plan on replacing them?

 

[Peter 315]

Not a factory bend ,Maybe got hooked and pulled on something ....If its not leaking you can price out new lines and see if you want to change it....

 

[BXer]

The line is holding pressure, not leaking. Would this pinch handicap the performance in anyway? Or since the ID is reduced, could it increase pressure to unsafe levels?

 

[jonsstihl]

If there is no performance issue it may not be a big deal but what happens when a tube is dented is that the metal stretches out and becomes thinner. Is the change in thickness enough to make it fail under pressure?? depends on the safety factor used at the design stage. other environmental factors such as corrosion also affect the thickness of the pipe and may eventually cause a failure.

do you use your loader as a man lift? is the pipe on the lift circuit or the curl circuit?

it definitely does not look like a factory bend. I would replace it if it was on my tractor if only for the peace of mind when I do occasionally have my wife lift me in the bucket to get something done.

 

[BXer]

Thx James.

I have not used the loader to lift a human though the thought has crossed my mind if it was opportunistic to do so. The tractor is so new to me I have essentially 0 seat time. Just that used to move it around and get to learn the functions, but not during application – yet.

I would need to double check which circuit this is a part of, lift or curl.

 

[sandyc]

I have managed to dent a line from time to time and unless it is really pinched it should be no problem.

 

[BX23S-1]

You do what you want, but if it were MY tractor, that would get changed out for a new lines immediately.
Any restriction causes heat. Why take the chance. A few dollars + your time = happier tractor.

From what i`m seeing in your picture, looks like 2 lines are damaged/bent/kinked.

 

[LD1]

Hard to see where exactly its at on the machine....but it dont look like a repair. Almost looks like someone had a pry-par in their and didnt realize they were prying against the lines??

But those wouldnt bother me at all.

 

[BX23S-1]

Hard to see where exactly its at on the machine....but it dont look like a repair. Almost looks like someone had a pry-par in their and didnt realize they were prying against the lines??

But those wouldnt bother me at all.

I thought the exact same thing when i saw it, looked like somebody pried against them.

 

[MF243RedTop]

New to you tractor, I would replace them.
Hydraulics have a certain flow and pressure for a reason, why push forward like it is
May cost a few more bucks down the road that you wouldn't want to spend.