Hydraulic hose source for OC-46 Loader

[Ed Miller]

I recently replaced the 4'  long 3/4" and 1" lines that went to the backhoe and now remember how much these things cost.  I was in a hurry so I went to a NAPA dealer and it cost me ~$170.  I see that almost all the hoses on the loader are original and in need of some attention.   I have a manual so I have the lengths and sizes.   Is there any source of standard length and custom length hoses that is good but won't charge an arm and a leg?    Are there some hoses that I can use standard lengths and some that it is critical that I get the length exact?

Thanks for any advice.
Ed

[DrD]

Ed,   You can try -Tractor Supply Co., also www.surpluscenter.com . There prices are good.

DrD

[Blake Malkamaki]

If your hoses are original they may have replaceable fittings on the ends. See if they are crimped to the hose, or if they have fittings that can be removed and installed on new hose. If they are replaceable, just buy a roll of the right size hose and put your old fittings on.

Blake

[Ed Miller]

Blake,

What do the replacable fittings look like.   Do you have any pictures?   Do you need special tools?

Thanks

Ed

If your hoses are original they may have replaceable fittings on the ends. See if they are crimped to the hose, or if they have fittings that can be removed and installed on new hose. If they are replaceable, just buy a roll of the right size hose and put your old fittings on.

Blake

[Blake Malkamaki]

You can tell as they are not crimped. It's been a long time since I did them, but I think you just need a couple of wrenches. The one fitting is threaded into the hose first, then the other part is coupled to the first part. One of the parts is left hand thread.

Blake,

What do the replacable fittings look like.   Do you have any pictures?   Do you need special tools?

Thanks

Ed

If your hoses are original they may have replaceable fittings on the ends. See if they are crimped to the hose, or if they have fittings that can be removed and installed on new hose. If they are replaceable, just buy a roll of the right size hose and put your old fittings on.

Blake

[hotratz]

They look like this with wrench flats on the sides instead of crimp marks

[John Schwiebert]

Wait a minute here Blake, on the reuseable ends, you must buy the same brand of hose as what the ends are. I will need to explain that later. Look in the phone book a lot of people make hoses like hydraulic houses and truck equipment dealers plus implement dealers, different brands, different prices, shop around

[Blake Malkamaki]

I've used them on different brand hoses with no problem John, but it's been a while and I forget the details. The hose was probably the same dimensions as the original.

Blake