Kubota supplied hoses, are they any good, what pressure?
I have read that the OEM supplied hoses are possibly a bit light and it's worth having hoses made up. I have replaced a couple of worn ones on the 4 in 1 before and the WP was around 5000 psi, compared to 2500 psi for the OEM hoses. A couple more hoses have just failed, I'm considering ordering a fair whack of them to change out. Ordering by OEM part number and getting exact hoses so I can simply change out a couple at a time has it's advantages, against having to take all the hoses off and have someone make them up. Are the supplied OEM hoses any better these days than the original supplied hoses? I have just blown 2 main boom hoses where they exit the loader valve and join to the solid piping on the boom, they look great on the outside except for the oil pissing out of the outer sheath in many areas. The other 2 to the bucket appear to be the same make/configuration. I'm guessing if I replace all these, the hoses to the cylinders will go next. It appears the backhoe hoses are 3000 psi rated. Does anyone know what OEM supplied hoses are rated at now?
I have read that the OEM supplied hoses are possibly a bit light and it's worth having hoses made up. I have replaced a couple of worn ones on the 4 in 1 before and the WP was around 5000 psi, compared to 2500 psi for the OEM hoses. A couple more hoses have just failed, I'm considering ordering a fair whack of them to change out. Ordering by OEM part number and getting exact hoses so I can simply change out a couple at a time has it's advantages, against having to take all the hoses off and have someone make them up. Are the supplied OEM hoses any better these days than the original supplied hoses? I have just blown 2 main boom hoses where they exit the loader valve and join to the solid piping on the boom, they look great on the outside except for the oil pissing out of the outer sheath in many areas. The other 2 to the bucket appear to be the same make/configuration. I'm guessing if I replace all these, the hoses to the cylinders will go next. It appears the backhoe hoses are 3000 psi rated. Does anyone know what OEM supplied hoses are rated at now?
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