Accessing and Replacing the Damaged Hydraulic Hose

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What happens here

With daylight fading and darkness setting in, the repair work begins. To reach the deeply embedded blown hydraulic hose, the operator's cab of the skid steer is unlatched and hydraulically lifted, exposing the engine and a dense network of hydraulic lines. The team then carefully disconnects the broken hose from its fittings, navigating the cramped and often mud-filled internal compartments. A new hydraulic hose is then threaded and connected, a process that requires patience and precision due to the tight access. The cost of individual replacement hoses is mentioned as being around $100-$170, highlighting the expense of such repairs. The newly replaced hose is tested by operating the skid steer to clear snow.

Goal: Successfully replace the blown hydraulic hose and restore skid steer functionality.

Tools and materials

Caterpillar Skid Steer — The machine being repaired
Headlamp — Illuminating the work area in low light
Portable Light — Additional illumination for the repair
Toolbox — Holding and organizing tools
Wrenches — Disconnecting and connecting hydraulic fittings
Hydraulic Fluid — Topping off the hydraulic system after repair
Replacement Hydraulic Hose Unspecified — Replacing the broken hose

What they say

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all right we got the cab flipped up but this is where you could see oh my gosh that was all cleaned out so this is right there this is this is all fresh I had a yellow bottom in this it was yellow and that's a all that yeah but look at how deep it is over there on the sides right where you're talking about that's right where it gets pushed right in yeah that I feel like is a very poor design on their end take a guessing how much you think that hose was just the hose yup just the hose it's a long one it's a long okay so that helps 121.50 yeah it's a lot I'd like you to guess a little bit higher 170. 170 yeah and the hose the little hose that was like half the length for the the tracks yeah 100 bucks I thought for sure that that one was gonna be like a 250 hole oh you guys had to pull everything apart look at that there's the main cup because it was the bottom one it wasn't the top one it was the bottom one I don't know so let me ask you a question Alex you think we should sell this machine or keep it that's the that's the non-broken one now because you're the one that's fixed it every single time this is like your baby now because nobody should know this machine quite as well as you you pulled the tracks on and off at least five or six times just to fix the hoses not even a swab them for winter tracks and stuff yep yep yep so you tell me do we keep it or do we sell it you know I should be able to cut that one I would keep it but ultimately it's yeah your call yeah no he's in love with that machine me not so much I like the cat so maybe we should just replace it with a newer cap oh and now you're talking laughs [Music] only in Minnesota can we have negative 18 degrees with a 25 mile an hour wind so it was negative 39 below and then one week later it's freaking raining out for welcome to Minnesota how's that going yeah are you having fun yet Zach wants to be a master mechanic so he's learning the right way oh I don't mind me my master mechanicing things what do you got left to do this bracket and another bracket and then that's it that's it two brackets and she's back together yeah huzzah all right Zach Alex already went out to the plow site yeah he just you just missed it so okay Wilson's EXO talkative I think we'll we'll put this project on pause for another day and then uh come back and revisit it when we got some better light

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