Really thankful for your reply. I did get the coolant bottle out and the hose replaced.. found another leak in the hose that goes from the hydraulic filter to the big pump. got the end off the filter housing, and am still trying to figure out how to get to the other end of the hose. the hose is connectd to the back of the hydraulic pump... looks like i might have to take some of the brackets off the top of the pump..
Sadly space is not your friend on most repairs on these machines, but you will be happy when it's all done though.
I have got crow foot wrenches and a drawer of wrenches cut and bent for fixing bobcats
I had the hoses go bad that feed my bucket cylinder last year. Because the hard lines extend up the right frame tower, the only way they could be changed was to pull the engine/pump group. Needless to say, I did not do that.
I have never used hydraulic compression fittings, how have they held up? What sort of pressures can they handle?
They work great. The ones that I used were Aeroquip Versil Flares, and actually swage on a 37 deg flare seat, so they work with a standard JIC union. I think my buddy said they would work on systems up to 5000 psi with no issues.
Nice, it's good to know there are more options than welding a fitting the a tube line if it was to fail.