Zen And The Art Of Tractor Maintenance

Before

And after

That was after one of the four principle high pressure hydraulic lines to the loader burst

With all due respect to author Robert Pirsig and a book I read my freshman year of college I knew this was gonna happen.  I could see the fissures forming.  Almost a hose per year lately.

The upshot is that this was a big one; consequently, all four of the longest lines have been rebuilt and I reinstalled them a couple of days ago.  

The smaller connectors look pretty good yet and are easy peasy to get replaced at O'Reilly Auto Parts.  The longer lines with the 90 degree connections left the O'Reilly guys stumped.  Fortunately, Schartner Implement is still in business and Kevin got my lines rebuilt in short order. 

Took about a gallon of hydraulic fluid to refill the reservoir. 

Never a dull moment around here.....