Date:         Sat, 12 Nov 2011 19:19:23 -0500
Reply-To:     Michael Snow <slowmachine82@GMAIL.COM>
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From:         Michael Snow <slowmachine82@GMAIL.COM>
Subject:      Re: PS leaking
Comments: To: Mike <mbucchino@CHARTER.NET>
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I had a set of hoses made at a local hydraulic shop that caters to the
heavy equipment (backhoe, bobcat, etc.) market.  It was comparable in
cost to the hoses that Frank Condelli sells.

Mike

On 11/12/2011 05:29 PM, Mike wrote:
> I *looked* today. It's one of the steel lines. They are both very rusty ( I
> am in New England after all!). The spot over the right rear trailing arm is
> where it's leaking, but it's not high pressure, so it must be the return
> line. The hole is big enough to empty the reservoir in about two minutes
> of run time. The pump-to-main line pressure hose and the reservoir hoses
> look great.
> Does anyone have some good used ones available (Scott)? How much would it
> cost? I'm not so sure that I could buy 13 feet of Gates 250 psi
> oil-resistant 1/2" hose locally.
>
> Thanks, Mike B.
>