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Message: <blockquote data-quote="SkidRoe" data-source="post: 45115" data-attributes="member: 3290">If you are not sure when the last time the hydraulic oil was changed, then yes, you likely should change it.  Cheap insurance.With respect to tightening your hose, I had to change one of the drive hoses on my machine last year.  What I ended up using was 2 different wrench manufactures's  open end wrenches (likely a Westward and a Gray), used alternately, to do the final tightening down at the motor end.  This was after I had loosened the jam nut on one of the adjacent fittings to clock it out of the way for more room.  If it takes more than what an open end wrench is capable of to tighten it to the point that it is leak free, chances are there is something wrong with the flare on either the fitting or the hose.Hope this helps,SR</blockquote>