Backhoe hose replacement question

[danowar]

Hey folks. Buddy of mine has a 419 SEE, burst a hose on the backhoe assembly today. The hose appears to be for the bucket, it's the segment going into the valve block right over the swing cylinders. All seems pretty straightforward to get off of there except for the connection at the valve block itself -- there isn't really a way I can see to get a wrench on it anywhere, except maybe for above, but that doesn't seem to be happening without taking most of the operator's console apart, and I'd really rather not, if there's another way to get at it. Anyone have any tips on getting any of these dudes outta there? Thanks y'all!

 

[87cr250r]

When you have hoses adjacent to each other like that you often have to start from one side and remove hoses until you get to the one you need access to.

Also, it appears you have hoses with braided reinforcement. Those are for constant pressure applications. A backhoe is an impulse application and requires spiral reinforced hose. Do not replace like for like.

A crowfoot wrench may be your best option.

 

[danowar]

Cool. I ordered up a set of crowfeet earlier today after getting a good look at all this, it seemed like what it's gonna need but it's good to know I was on the right track, thank you.

Understood regarding the hose types, I gotta bring the thing to the local hydraulic shop once I get it off of there and I'll definitely ask about it. I know that some of the hoses were replaced by the previous owner, but, interestingly, these ones don't actually appear to be any of the new ones -- worth conducting a thorough assessment of hose types though. Thanks very much for the heads up, I would never have even thought of it as a concern.

When you have hoses adjacent to each other like that you often have to start from one side and remove hoses until you get to the one you need access to.

Also, it appears you have hoses with braided reinforcement. Those are for constant pressure applications. A backhoe is an impulse application and requires spiral reinforced hose. Do not replace like for like.

A crowfoot wrench may be your best option.