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Attaching a Mulcher to an Excavator and Hydraulic Tip

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What happens here

Two men are shown connecting a large red mulcher attachment (Mongo Attachments brand) to a Kubota KX040-4 excavator. They initially struggle to connect the hydraulic hoses. The presenter explains that when an attachment sits unused for a long time, temperature fluctuations can build pressure within the sealed hydraulic system, making it difficult to connect the hoses. He provides a practical tip: instead of struggling, slightly crack open one of the hydraulic hoses to release the built-up pressure. This allows for easier connection without needing to fully remove the hose. Once the hoses are connected, everything is tightened back up, and the mulcher is ready for operation.

Goal: Two individuals attach a heavy mulcher attachment to an excavator. They encounter difficulty with hydraulic connections due to built-up pressure, leading the presenter to share a tip about releasing pressure by slightly cracking the hydraulic hoses.

Tools and materials

  • Hydraulic Hoses
  • Kubota KX040-4 Excavator
  • Mongo Attachments Mulcher
  • Wrench

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this thing on I'm going to start cleaning the ditch while you're working on the car all right so we did have a struggle connecting up the hydraulic hoses cuz here's the thing if you ever have a struggle connecting up your hydraulic hoses what could have happened is if you let an attachment sit long enough like we let this one sit for over a year now it builds up its own pressure just from the temperature rising and falling so the hotter it is during the day the more the pressure will rise in a sealed system so to get this one on Frankie iight together couldn't push it on what we ended up doing is cracking the hose and releasing some pressure right there so instead of struggling if your attachment isn't connecting up look for a way that you can really just a little bit of pressure just to crack you don't have to take it all the way off just crack it let a little juice run flow flow free and pop your connections together and then put it back uh tighten everything back up now that we got her hooked up let's get to uh cleaning up the state of Minnesota taught me this

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