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Message: <blockquote data-quote="SkidRoe" data-source="post: 107191" data-attributes="member: 3290">I put aux. hydraulics on my 440b a number of years ago. I was going to do the same as you, run all hose, but then I found out how little clearance there was to run the lines down the boom to the couplers. I did end up buying the tubes in the end.  They were $50 each (CAD), which I didn't think was too bad. I did end up running hose from the control to the boom hinge and it worked out great.I ended up sourcing all of the other parts from Bobcat (except the hoses, fittings, and couplers).  When the smoke cleared, it ended up costing about $800, including the spool kit (the spool was blanked in mine).  Long story short, the parts from Bobcat were not outlandishly priced, in my opinion.  And the whole system works like a factory fit.Hope this helps - SR</blockquote>