John Deere Maintenance Monday: Checking hydraulic hoses
Living the Country Life Radio Program with Betsy Freese
Radio interview source: Dan Paschke, product manager, John Deere
In this edition of Maintenance Monday, we're answering a question from Randy in Iowa. He's asking how to check the hydraulic hoses for leaks on his loader.
John Deere Product Manager Dan Paschke says every time you go out to operate the equipment, do a line-of-sight check of the hoses with everything turned off. The first thing you're looking for is visible evidence of a leak.
"The nice thing about hydraulic oil is that it does tend to bunch together and collect a little bit of dust so it looks different than the hose," Paschke says. "If there has been some leakage you'll tend to see some gathering, perhaps some dirt or things like that that have been collected out of the environment the last time the tractor was running. So in a lot of cases it's pretty easy to tell if there's been a leak."
If you suspect a leak and are having a hard time finding it, don't stick your hand in places you can't see when the tractor's running. The hydraulic oil is under high pressure and even a small leak will burn if it hits your skin.
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